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How do you download JimZ plans with a mac?
Hi,
I have a few Semroc Xkits and just tried to download instructions from JimZ's site. I have a mac and tried to open them in photoshop since they are tif files, but it could not recognize the file type. Has anyone else printed these files from a mac? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, alan |
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I don't use a Mac, but I do use Linux. The Mac uses a variation of the BSD Mach kernel, so they're very similar.
I just downloaded a TIF at random from JimZ and opened it using GIMP (free download, similar to Photoshop) without any problem. What other TIF viewers are there available for Mac? Does JimZ have a PDF download available for the plans you wanted? You should be able to open a PDF on any platform.
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No, unfortunately that one is not available as a PDF. I will try the gimp. Thanks for the tip.
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On my Mac the tif files open with Preview. Tom C. |
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As they do on mine as well.....
Though I admit I've not tried to print to scale from Preview. If you're just printing instructions to go with a Semroc kit that is not a real concern.....
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Hello,
I found sometimes preview would display the tiff files inverted in color, white on a black page. I have had good luck with "xee" for image viewing on the mac http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/xee I hope it helps. -Kurt |
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In whatever image viewer you use, set the resolution for 300 dpi. All plans and templates from JimZ's site will print out at the correct scale with that setting. Back when I had my iMac (OSX 10.2.8, so yeah, it was awhile ago), I downloaded and used plans from JimZ's with no trouble at all
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I have the reciprocal problem in that opening a tif on a Windows machine will enable accurate rendering under Quicktime but prints a blank page. To get around that I went to Irfanview. Enables the page to be opened, and printed without issue. You are required to copy/paste the page URL into the viewer, but it operates pretty well perfectly.
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The easiest way to get the .tif files from JimZ is to ctrl-click (on a Mac, right-click on a PC) on the image that you want to save, and choose "Save Link as" (Firefox) or "Download Linked File" (Safari). As stated earlier, Preview should open the file. To get a correct;y sized print out of the file, I use IrfanView to print it. Make sure the "Original size (from image DPI)" option is checked under print size in the print dialog box. HTH.
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Thanks a lot. Since I posted my more computer literate wife showed me the ctrl/click method of "saving as" and I have been able to open the tiff in photoshop. Thanks a lot for all your help.
alan |
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