User Guide

Chapter 3132
Importing PICT files
FreeHand can import PICT patterns and convert their fills to PostScript tints to
maintain the original’s tint.
To choose PICT import preferences (Macintosh):
1 Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Import.
2 Select Convert PICT Patterns to Grays to convert a pattern fill or line to a
PostScript tint that approximates the darkness of the original PICT pattern.
3 Click OK.
Photoshop (EPS and PSD)
FreeHand can import Photoshop file images in either the PSD or DCS EPS file
format. (For more information on DCS EPS, see “Importing EPS and DCS EPS
files” on page 129.)
FreeHand imports Photoshop PSD files as bitmap images. If you open a PSD file
directly in FreeHand, you can still edit the file using Photoshop, either by
extracting the file or by launching Photoshop as an external editor.
Note: To preserve spot colors in Photoshop images, export from Photoshop as DCS2 EPS.
For information on working with imported PSD files as bitmap images, see
“Working with bitmap images in FreeHand” on page 125.
PNG
Portable Network Graphic (PNG) is an extensible bitmap image format that
features lossless, well-compressed storage of bitmap images.
If a PNG file contains extra data appended by another application such as
Fireworks, FreeHand ignores but doesn’t delete the data.
Targa
Targa is a bitmap graphic format developed by Truevision, Inc., that is widely used
in professional video editing.
Targa can support 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit color and can contain an
alpha channel.