tube VCO / VISIO Software

[David Halliday (Volt Computer)]

Hi Eric!

When you use VISIO to export a TIFF file, it will call up a dialog box
labeled TIFF Output Filter Setup.
There are two things to watch for ( in the lower left corner for version
4.5 )

Resolution and Size - the Resolution defaults to the Screen resolution
which for printed text is downright crappy!  
You need to either change it to Printer ( usually 300 DPI ) or nail in a
custom rez - 150X150 is fine for basic text.  They don't make it clear
but the Screen resolution is when the whole drawing is viewed on the
screen - needless to say, if you were displaying a full 81/2 X 11 page
on a 14" monitor or web page, text will not show up...

Size also limits resolution too - it defaults to Source which if this is
a standard page size, should be OK - you can set it to a really small
page size ( or screen ) and again, have problems with detail.

Best bet might be to save working copies in VISIO format and SaveAs to
generate the files.

Even better is http:\\www.ivex.com where you can download their WinDraft
PC Schematic Capture and WinBoard PC Board Layout for free.  This
supports up to 100 pins - a 200 pin version is available for about $30 -
no other limitations and quite nice after a bit of a learning curve...
Lots of free utilities and conversions on their site too.


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Eric Barbour [SMTP:svetengr at earthlink.net]
> Sent:	Tuesday, August 05, 1997 10:45 AM
> To:	synth-diy at horus.sara.nl
> Subject:	tube VCO
> 
> You gentlemen will be happy to hear that this CRAP SOFTWARE
> called Visio somehow saved that schematic in a ridiculously
> low-resolution format. I did not save it in Visio format, only
> in TIFF. As a result, the file is USELESS. Luckily I printed
> it out before saving it.
> 
> My apologies. If anyone wants a readable copy, send an SASE to me at:
> 
> Metasonix
> Eric Barbour
> 1095 E. Duane 
> Suite 106
> Sunnyvale CA 94086
> 
> Be sure to allow for the ridiculously high cost of airmail.
> If you want all my tube-synth schematics, it will cost
> $5.00 in postage to send to Europe, $2.00 in America, $3.00 to
> Canada.
> 
> God damn Visio and their marketing geniuses!!! May they all
> have flaming Pentium chips stuck up their asses in hell.
> 
> "Oh, yes sir, it handles a wide variety of high-resolution
> file formats....."