from Freehand MX to Illustrator CS

[helias@adobeforums.com]

Guys i have a problem
Am working with Illustrator CS
I would like to open and edit freehand files made in Freehand MX but no use .. it cant …it work on a lower version of freehand but its not working with freehand MX and I don’t want install freehand MX just to export this files… anyone can help ?

I have Freehand MX files many of them more than 200 :(
So HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP !

[BobHill@adobeforums.com]

Helias,

How about having someone with Freehand Save As to EPS or Export to PDF format which Illustrator should be able to open for you. No versions of Illustrator will open or Place a version MX file from Freehand.

Bob

[helias@adobeforums.com]

Ohh thx Bob .. wel u c
We have more than 20 person works with ai. and we had no problem at all opening freehand files so fat, till now cos all the other ai files are not freehand MX :/
And we are not planning to install freehand just to export this files, freehand is not installed anywhere heir :)

Hilda

[BobHill@adobeforums.com]

Hilda,

If you only have one file, can't you find someone who has Freehand to convert the file for you? I could do it for you in Freehand 10, which I believe is MX, isn't it?

Bob

[helias@adobeforums.com]

hmm will to till u the truth …i was looking for an update or something like that with out the need for a second party Freehand MX “10” ..
Man i was like marketing allot for AI. that is better than freehand and now every one is making fun me lol :D

I guess I will wait and c maybe someone else can find something

thx for the help Bob

[BobHill@adobeforums.com]

If you need that/those files, Helias, you'll have to do the convert. There just is no FH10 format parsing for Illustrator and until at least one or two more upgrades of Illustrator, I doubt you'll see one. In the long run, you'll find you will be the one who has the last chuckle, however. You'll find Illustrator a far better working environment for professional use IMNSHO.

Bob

[Helda]

Oh wait just come across on what u have said, and no Freehand MX is Fh11 not Fh10 format :/ and in ai i can open up till fh9

PS what do u mean with IMNSHO ?

[BobHill@adobeforums.com]

Which still doesn't help him.

Bob

[Helda]

My latest news about this problem is that we have now more than 1200 freehand MX fil
FH11 … so what is the solution? :-(

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Illustrator 10 Import and Export File Formats
What's Covered
Mac OS Import Formats
Mac OS Export Formats
Windows Import Formats
Windows Export Formats

Adobe Illustrator 10 for Mac OS and Windows can import native Illustrator files that were created in previous versions of Illustrator for Mac OS or Windows.
You can transfer Illustrator files between platforms as long as you use the same major version of Illustrator on both platforms. Illustrator 10 also supports the following import and export formats.

Mac OS Import Formats
Illustrator 10 for Mac OS can import files saved in the following formats:

Text Files
-- Rich Text Format (*.rtf)
-- Microsoft Word (*.doc)
-- Text (*.txt)

Graphic Files
-- Adobe Photoshop 2.5-6.x (*.psd, *.pdd)
-- Adobe Portable Document Format (*.pdf)
-- Amiga IFF (*.iff)
-- Animated GIF (*.gif)
-- CGM 1.0-3.0 (*.cgm)
-- CorelDRAW for Windows 5.0-10.0 (*.cdr)
-- CorelDRAW for Mac OS 5.0-8.0 (*.cdr)
-- DWG Release 13, 14, 2000 (*.dwg)
-- DXF Release 13, 14, 2000 (*.dxf)
-- Enhanced Metafile (*.emf)
-- EPS (*.eps)
-- Filmstrip (*.flm)
-- GIF 89a (*.gif)
-- JPEG (*.jpg, *.jpe)
-- Kodak PhotoCD (*.pcd)
-- Macromedia Freehand 4.0-9.0 (*.fh)
-- PCX (*.pcx)
-- PICT (*.pct, *.pic)
-- Pixar (*.pxr)
-- Portable Graphics (*.png)
-- PostScript (*.ps)
-- Targa (*.tga)
-- TIFF (*.tif)
-- Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)
-- Windows Meta File (*.wmf)

Mac OS Export Formats
Illustrator 10 for Mac OS can export files saved in the following formats:

Text Files
-- Text (*.txt)

Graphics Files
-- Adobe Photoshop 6.0 (*.psd)
-- Adobe Portable Document Format (*.pdf)
-- Amiga IFF (*.iff)
-- BMP (*.bmp)
-- CGM 1.0-3.0 (*.cgm)
-- DWG Release 13, 14, 2000 (*.dwg)
-- DXF Release 13, 14, 2000 (*.dxf)
-- Enhanced Metafile (*.emf)
-- EPS (*.eps)
-- GIF 89a (*.gif)
-- JPEG (*.jpg, *.jpe)
-- PCX (*.pcx)
-- PICT (*.pct, *.pic)
-- Pixar (*.pxr)
-- Portable Graphics (*.png)
-- Scaleable Vector Graphics (*.svg)
-- SWF (*.swf)
-- Targa (*.tga)
-- TIFF (*.tif)
-- Windows Meta File (*.wmf)

Windows Import Formats
Illustrator 10 for Windows can import files saved in the following formats:

Text Files
-- MS Rich Text Format (*.rtf)
-- MS Word (*.doc)
-- Text (*.txt)

Graphic Files
-- Adobe Photoshop 2.5-6.x (*.psd)
-- Adobe Portable Document Format (*.pdf)--one page at a time
-- Amiga IFF (*.iff)
-- Animated GIF (*.gif)
-- CGM 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 (*.cgm)
-- CorelDRAW for Windows 5.0-10.0 (*.cdr)
-- CorelDRAW for Mac OS 5.0-8.0 (*.cdr)
-- DWG Release 13, 14, 2000 (*.dwg)
-- DXF Release 13, 14, 2000 (*.dxf)
-- Dynamic Exchange Format (*.dxf)
-- Enhanced Metafile (*.emf)
-- EPS (*.eps)
-- Filmstrip (*.flm)
-- GIF 89a (*.gif)
-- JPEG (*.jpg)
-- Kodak PhotoCD (*.pcd)
--Macromedia Freehand 4.0-9.0 (*.fh) <<<<------- -- PCX (*.pcx) -- PICT (*.pic, *.pct) -- Pixar (*.pxr) -- Portable Graphics (*.png) -- PostScript (*.ps) -- Targa (*.tga) -- TIFF (*.tif) -- Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) -- Windows Metafile (*.wmf)

Windows Export Formats
Illustrator 10 for Windows can export files saved in the following formats:

Text Files
-- Text (*.txt)

Graphics Files
-- Adobe Photoshop 6.0 (*.psd)
-- Adobe Portable Document Format (*.pdf)
-- Amiga IFF (*.iif)
-- Bitmap (*.bmp)
-- CGM (version 1 only (*.cgm)
-- DWG R13, R14, R2000 (*.dwg)
-- DXF R13, R14, R2000 (*.dxf)
-- Enhanced Metafile (*.emf)
-- EPS (*.eps)
-- GIF 89a (*.gif)
-- JPEG (*.jpg)
-- PCX (*.pcx)
-- PICT (*.pic, *.pct)
-- Pixar (*.pxr)
-- Portable Graphics (*.png)
-- Scaleable Vector Graphic (*.svg)
-- SWF (*.swf)
-- Targa (*.tga)
-- TIFF (*.tif)
-- Windows Metafile (*.wmf)

[BobHill@adobeforums.com]

Helias,

The only solution I know then would be to re-install Freehand and either continue to use it or manually convert (no batching in Freehand that I'm aware of) the files when you have time and be sure all new files are done in Illustrator. Certainly there is no conversion to FH11 files within any version of Illustrator and I've not heard of a batch conversion PlugIn or program for any other compatible format, even to downgrade to an acceptable FH version.

Bob

[Poul_Solbjerg_Holst@adobeforums.com]

If you reinstall Freehand and get Quickeys, you should be able to batch
convert your files...

[url]www.quickeys.com[/url]

Poul Solbjerg

[BobHill@adobeforums.com]

Aha, so there is a after market plugin for batching in Freehand. Thanks for that information, Poul.

Bob

[Poul_Solbjerg_Holst@adobeforums.com]

Hello Bob....

This is not a plugin for batching Freehand.... It's for batching
everything, making shortcuts, toolbars, sequences.. a lot of things in
every programme...

Poul Solbjerg

[BobHill@adobeforums.com]

That sounds like a VB scripting program, then.

Bob