Thread: elephant logo in OFM format?
I couldn't find a version of the elephant in OFM format on the site anywhere. Does anyone have one they'd be willing to share? I'm looking to have some shirts embroidered and it requires this format. Thanks!
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On Apr 7, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Douglas J Hunley wrote:
I couldn't find a version of the elephant in OFM format on the site anywhere. Does anyone have one they'd be willing to share? I'm looking to have some shirts embroidered and it requires this format. Thanks!
There's a repo here that has some AI formatted files - perhaps those could be converted: http://pgfoundry.org/docman/?group_id=1000089#
Jonathan
Douglas
Two pieces of information I found on line:
There are currently five applications that create .ofm files. This list continues to grow. OFM file format can contain digital signatures, field validation, attachments, calculations and database field information. The database field information can be used to auto-fill forms with the previously programmed field information. This database information can also be exported to ODBC compliant databases such as Oracle.
Here are the current applications that create .ofm files.
Automated commercial embroidery machine files are created when pixels from image files are converted into .ofm files that instruct the machine how to stitch the image.
OfficeForms made by Toplevel. Creating online e-forms in an .ofm format.
Omniform made by Nuaunce. These are proprietary data files that may only be opened by the Omniform applications.
Adobe font description files.
PostScript font description files.
PNG and PSD files can't just be converted to OFM files. They will need to be digitized. An OFM file is the Melco embroidery file that has been digitized with the Design Shop software. You will need to find someone who can digitize your files for you and they will probably charge you digitizing fees for doing this.
I hope this helps.
On 8/04/13 2:59 AM, "Douglas J Hunley" <doug.hunley@gmail.com> wrote:
Regards
Rob Napier
Two pieces of information I found on line:
There are currently five applications that create .ofm files. This list continues to grow. OFM file format can contain digital signatures, field validation, attachments, calculations and database field information. The database field information can be used to auto-fill forms with the previously programmed field information. This database information can also be exported to ODBC compliant databases such as Oracle.
Here are the current applications that create .ofm files.
Automated commercial embroidery machine files are created when pixels from image files are converted into .ofm files that instruct the machine how to stitch the image.
OfficeForms made by Toplevel. Creating online e-forms in an .ofm format.
Omniform made by Nuaunce. These are proprietary data files that may only be opened by the Omniform applications.
Adobe font description files.
PostScript font description files.
PNG and PSD files can't just be converted to OFM files. They will need to be digitized. An OFM file is the Melco embroidery file that has been digitized with the Design Shop software. You will need to find someone who can digitize your files for you and they will probably charge you digitizing fees for doing this.
I hope this helps.
On 8/04/13 2:59 AM, "Douglas J Hunley" <doug.hunley@gmail.com> wrote:
I couldn't find a version of the elephant in OFM format on the site anywhere. Does anyone have one they'd be willing to share? I'm looking to have some shirts embroidered and it requires this format. Thanks!
Regards
Rob Napier
On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Rob Napier <rob@doitonce.net.au> wrote:
PNG and PSD files can't just be converted to OFM files. They will need to be digitized. An OFM file is the Melco embroidery file that has been digitized with the Design Shop software. You will need to find someone who can digitize your files for you and they will probably charge you digitizing fees for doing this.
This is exactly the current need. I've been quoted $100 for digitizing the elephant, so I thought I'd check to see if anyone on -advocacy already had one since I can't be the first to want embroidered shirts. :)
I'll probably end up just paying the money and then give the resulting OMF to the community (assuming I'm allowed to. I'm looking into this)
Thanks!
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Twitter: @hunleyd Web: douglasjhunley.com
G+: http://goo.gl/sajR3
Douglas J Hunley (doug.hunley@gmail.com)
Twitter: @hunleyd Web: douglasjhunley.com
G+: http://goo.gl/sajR3
> This is exactly the current need. I've been quoted $100 for digitizing the > elephant, so I thought I'd check to see if anyone on -advocacy already had > one since I can't be the first to want embroidered shirts. :) > > I'll probably end up just paying the money and then give the resulting OMF > to the community (assuming I'm allowed to. I'm looking into this) If not, I can look at the community paying it. -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. http://pgexperts.com
On 04/08/2013 09:58 AM, Josh Berkus wrote: > > >> This is exactly the current need. I've been quoted $100 for digitizing the >> elephant, so I thought I'd check to see if anyone on -advocacy already had >> one since I can't be the first to want embroidered shirts. :) >> >> I'll probably end up just paying the money and then give the resulting OMF >> to the community (assuming I'm allowed to. I'm looking into this) > > If not, I can look at the community paying it. I would think that SVG makes more sense? JD -- Command Prompt, Inc. - http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Support, Training, Professional Services and Development High Availability, Oracle Conversion, Postgres-XC @cmdpromptinc - 509-416-6579
> I would think that SVG makes more sense? I'd say both. SVG is open source, but few embroidering companies use it. -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. http://pgexperts.com
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote: > >> I would think that SVG makes more sense? > > I'd say both. SVG is open source, but few embroidering companies use it. We already have it in vector formats that can be trivially converted to SVG. I've done it a number of times in the past. Look for the .ai files in the graphics project on pgFoundry. -- Dave Page Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com Twitter: @pgsnake EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
On 04/08/2013 10:57 AM, Dave Page wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote: >> >>> I would think that SVG makes more sense? >> >> I'd say both. SVG is open source, but few embroidering companies use it. > > We already have it in vector formats that can be trivially converted > to SVG. I've done it a number of times in the past. Look for the .ai > files in the graphics project on pgFoundry. It we already have it in .ai there is no reason to pay to have it converted to any other format. JD -- Command Prompt, Inc. - http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Support, Training, Professional Services and Development High Availability, Oracle Conversion, Postgres-XC @cmdpromptinc - 509-416-6579
On Apr 8, 2013, at 2:36 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > On 04/08/2013 10:57 AM, Dave Page wrote: >> >> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I would think that SVG makes more sense? >>> >>> I'd say both. SVG is open source, but few embroidering companies use it. >> >> We already have it in vector formats that can be trivially converted >> to SVG. I've done it a number of times in the past. Look for the .ai >> files in the graphics project on pgFoundry. > > It we already have it in .ai there is no reason to pay to have it converted to any other format. Well, perhaps for convenience (recall me working on one of the logos during East where I had no idea how to manipulate it). Plus not everyone has access to Adobe Illustrator, so having the SVG available would be nice. On another note, perhaps we should move those assets to the Wiki page for logos? Jonathan
On 04/08/2013 11:44 AM, Jonathan S. Katz wrote: > > On Apr 8, 2013, at 2:36 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > >> On 04/08/2013 10:57 AM, Dave Page wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I would think that SVG makes more sense? >>>> >>>> I'd say both. SVG is open source, but few embroidering companies use it. >>> >>> We already have it in vector formats that can be trivially converted >>> to SVG. I've done it a number of times in the past. Look for the .ai >>> files in the graphics project on pgFoundry. >> >> It we already have it in .ai there is no reason to pay to have it converted to any other format. > > Well, perhaps for convenience (recall me working on one of the logos during East where I had no idea how to manipulateit). Plus not everyone has access to Adobe Illustrator, so having the SVG available would be nice. Well that is a good point. We need to convert those to SVG or at least .ps. I can certainly get that done. JD -- Command Prompt, Inc. - http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Support, Training, Professional Services and Development High Availability, Oracle Conversion, Postgres-XC @cmdpromptinc - 509-416-6579
On 04/08/2013 11:44 AM, Jonathan S. Katz wrote: > > On Apr 8, 2013, at 2:36 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > >> On 04/08/2013 10:57 AM, Dave Page wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I would think that SVG makes more sense? >>>> >>>> I'd say both. SVG is open source, but few embroidering companies use it. >>> >>> We already have it in vector formats that can be trivially converted >>> to SVG. I've done it a number of times in the past. Look for the .ai >>> files in the graphics project on pgFoundry. >> >> It we already have it in .ai there is no reason to pay to have it converted to any other format. > > Well, perhaps for convenience (recall me working on one of the logos during East where I had no idea how to manipulateit). Plus not everyone has access to Adobe Illustrator, so having the SVG available would be nice. > > On another note, perhaps we should move those assets to the Wiki page for logos? > > Jonathan > Looks like we are chasing shiny things see here: http://pgfoundry.org/docman/?group_id=1000089# Sure looks like there is svg already available to me. -- Command Prompt, Inc. - http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Support, Training, Professional Services and Development High Availability, Oracle Conversion, Postgres-XC @cmdpromptinc - 509-416-6579
On Apr 8, 2013, at 2:50 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
On 04/08/2013 11:44 AM, Jonathan S. Katz wrote:On Apr 8, 2013, at 2:36 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:On 04/08/2013 10:57 AM, Dave Page wrote:On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:I would think that SVG makes more sense?I'd say both. SVG is open source, but few embroidering companies use it.We already have it in vector formats that can be trivially convertedto SVG. I've done it a number of times in the past. Look for the .aifiles in the graphics project on pgFoundry.It we already have it in .ai there is no reason to pay to have it converted to any other format.Well, perhaps for convenience (recall me working on one of the logos during East where I had no idea how to manipulate it). Plus not everyone has access to Adobe Illustrator, so having the SVG available would be nice.On another note, perhaps we should move those assets to the Wiki page for logos?Jonathan
Looks like we are chasing shiny things see here:
http://pgfoundry.org/docman/?group_id=1000089#
Sure looks like there is svg already available to me.
And sure enough, it is on this page too: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Logo - so we're all set on that
= >> Looks like we are chasing shiny things see here: >> >> http://pgfoundry.org/docman/?group_id=1000089# >> >> Sure looks like there is svg already available to me. > > And sure enough, it is on this page too: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Logo - so we're all set on that Right, but I thought the issue was that only limited-availability proprietary software could produce an OFM, and that's what we were proposing to pay for? -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. http://pgexperts.com
On 04/08/2013 12:04 PM, Josh Berkus wrote: > > = >>> Looks like we are chasing shiny things see here: >>> >>> http://pgfoundry.org/docman/?group_id=1000089# >>> >>> Sure looks like there is svg already available to me. >> >> And sure enough, it is on this page too: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Logo - so we're all set on that > > Right, but I thought the issue was that only limited-availability > proprietary software could produce an OFM, and that's what we were > proposing to pay for? Well.. maybe but if we need OFM format it is likely the people have said software and can convert it on their own, when it is needed. Then we can get the conversion for free? JD > -- Command Prompt, Inc. - http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Support, Training, Professional Services and Development High Availability, Oracle Conversion, Postgres-XC @cmdpromptinc - 509-416-6579
>> Right, but I thought the issue was that only limited-availability >> proprietary software could produce an OFM, and that's what we were >> proposing to pay for? > > Well.. maybe but if we need OFM format it is likely the people have said > software and can convert it on their own, when it is needed. Then we can > get the conversion for free? No, vendors who have the conversion software charge $100 per "design", and as a rule don't give you the file, so if you want to switch vendors you have to pay the fee again. That's how the embroidery vendor pay their software fees. FWIW, in the USA neither LLBean nor Elegant Stitches require OFM files. -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. http://pgexperts.com
Hi, On 08/04/2013 21:58, Josh Berkus wrote: > No, vendors who have the conversion software charge $100 per "design", > and as a rule don't give you the file, so if you want to switch vendors > you have to pay the fee again. That's how the embroidery vendor pay > their software fees. > > FWIW, in the USA neither LLBean nor Elegant Stitches require OFM files. I've just installed and registered a free software that should be able to produce OFM files, Stitch Era Universal. It's getting a bit late here right now, so I'll take a look tomorrow and see if I'm able to convert the SVG or PNG logo files with it. Cheers -- Matteo Beccati Development & Consulting - http://www.beccati.com/
On 09/04/2013 00:11, Matteo Beccati wrote: > Hi, > > On 08/04/2013 21:58, Josh Berkus wrote: >> No, vendors who have the conversion software charge $100 per "design", >> and as a rule don't give you the file, so if you want to switch vendors >> you have to pay the fee again. That's how the embroidery vendor pay >> their software fees. >> >> FWIW, in the USA neither LLBean nor Elegant Stitches require OFM files. > > I've just installed and registered a free software that should be able > to produce OFM files, Stitch Era Universal. It's getting a bit late here > right now, so I'll take a look tomorrow and see if I'm able to convert > the SVG or PNG logo files with it. Oh well, gave it a try. It cannot export to OFM, but DST instead. I've uploaded the DST to zazzle and you can find a preview here: http://snag.gy/fgIXv.jpg It has a little "bug": the left eye seems to be connected to the white border, although there's no indication of it in the software itself. Cheers -- Matteo Beccati Development & Consulting - http://www.beccati.com/
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 6:59 PM, Matteo Beccati <php@beccati.com> wrote:
Oh well, gave it a try. It cannot export to OFM, but DST instead. I've
uploaded the DST to zazzle and you can find a preview here:
http://snag.gy/fgIXv.jpg
I was trying to use Zazzle actually! I didn't realize they'd take DST as well as OFM. It sounds like my particular problem is solved, if I can get to your DST file that is.
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Hi Douglas, On 09/04/2013 14:52, Douglas J Hunley wrote: > I was trying to use Zazzle actually! I didn't realize they'd take DST as > well as OFM. It sounds like my particular problem is solved, if I can > get to your DST file that is. You'll find the DST attached. It is roughly 2"x2" in the designer software. I've been able to get rid of the "bug" by making the eyes a fourth color, but I can't guarantee it's 100% perfect. With DST files you have to set the colors manually anyway as color information is apparently not embedded in the files. (CC-ing the list in case someone else is interested) Cheers -- Matteo Beccati Development & Consulting - http://www.beccati.com/
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On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Matteo Beccati <php@beccati.com> wrote:
You'll find the DST attached.
Thanks a lot Matteo!
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On 09/04/2013 18:27, Douglas J Hunley wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Matteo Beccati <php@beccati.com > <mailto:php@beccati.com>> wrote: > > You'll find the DST attached. > > > Thanks a lot Matteo! Happy to help. Please let us know the outcome! Cheers -- Matteo Beccati Development & Consulting - http://www.beccati.com/
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 6:36 AM, Matteo Beccati <php@beccati.com> wrote:
Douglas J Hunley (doug.hunley@gmail.com)
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On 09/04/2013 18:27, Douglas J Hunley wrote:
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> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Matteo Beccati <php@beccati.com
> <mailto:php@beccati.com>> wrote:
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> You'll find the DST attached.
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> Thanks a lot Matteo!
Happy to help. Please let us know the outcome!
Just an update, the DST file worked perfectly. It uploaded, they accepted it, no conversion needed, no extra fee. I would suggest the community store this file with all the other logos for posterity.
Thanks a bunch!
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