[WinMac] Avoid Conversions - Try to just use Name Cleaner

Harris, Matt(HARRISMA[at]Mattel.com)
Wed, 20 Oct 1999 09:03:55 -0700

Dan,
As great as Conversions Plus is, it alters files to make them more
compatible. Name Cleaner (Shareware available from
http://www.sigsoftware.com ) should be used for this purpose because it only
changes the name. If Conversions Plus is needed, you can always use it
later. It is safer to just name clean for starters since many file formats
are identical or at least compatible now between the platforms.

If you use Conversions Plus certain file types loose on screen quality, such
as Photoshop EPS with clipping paths placed in Quark. Other anomalies are
possible as well. You are better off to just add the file's extension and
make sure their are no illegal characters in the filename. Name Cleaner
will do that.

I have had enough problems with Conversions Plus, that I am using Mac
Opener, also from DataVis, as my HFS driver on NT. It is Conversions Plus
light, without the conversion capability.

________ o0O0_____@^@_____0O0o _____________
          Matthew Harris, Mattel Inc.
>>>>>>>>> Advanced Graphic Technologies
>>>>>>> Sr. Analyst, Applied Systems
>>>>> HarrisMa@Mattel.com

Avoid Conversions - Try to just use Name Cleaner

Dan,
As great as Conversions Plus is, it alters files to make them more compatible.  Name Cleaner (Shareware available from http://www.sigsoftware.com ) should be used for this purpose because it only changes the name.  If Conversions Plus is needed, you can always use it later. It is safer to just name clean for starters since many file formats are identical or at least compatible now between the platforms.

If you use Conversions Plus certain file types loose on screen quality, such as Photoshop EPS with clipping paths placed in Quark.  Other anomalies are possible as well.  You are better off to just add the file's extension and make sure their are no illegal characters in the filename.  Name Cleaner will do that. 

I have had enough problems with Conversions Plus, that I am using Mac Opener, also from DataVis, as my HFS driver on NT.  It is Conversions Plus light, without the conversion capability.

________ o0O0_____@^@_____0O0o _____________
          Matthew Harris, Mattel Inc.
  >>>>>>>>> Advanced Graphic Technologies
     >>>>>>>  Sr. Analyst, Applied Systems
        >>>>>   HarrisMa@Mattel.com

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