SiDxf - vector/bitmap converter
(c) Barkhatov A.E. abarkhatov@yahoo.com 

Fast, small program (GUI or console) to convert and compose vector/bitmap graphic files in following formats: 
Bitmaps 
* GIF
* BMP
* JPEG
* TIFF
* G3-Fax
Vector 
* AutoCAD DXF
Mixed 
* Windows Enhanced/Peaceable EMF/WMF
* VML (output only)

The program can be used for: 
* bitmap/bitmap conversion with optional compression
* bitmap/multipage creation with optional positioning
* bitmap/vector rasterization
* vector/vector conversion
* mixed graphic composition

File format choice: 
* Input DXF is ASCII mode 2D, used for vector data exchange
Layers,True Type fonts, LWpolylines are aware
Output DXF is simplified, but v12+ complaint
* Uncompressed BMP and TIFF bitmaps are useful for small pictures
Valid RLE compressed BMP may be unreadable
It can be used for output G3-Fax pages
Compressed TIFF is not implemented
* GIF is used for 8 bit palette images (e.g. after DXF rasterization)
GIF can store multiple images (including positioning)
* JPEG (progressive, with compression quality parameter) is good for True Color (24 bits) big photo images
* Output HTML (VML) is useful for vector/mixed graphics Web publishing
* EMF/WMF is good for mixed graphics viewing, exchange and printing

To make overlaid composition several bitmaps and vector files can be opened onto a page with optional position/scale parameters. Vector elements (polylines and text items) are clipped by a ground bitmap. 

The program contains: 
* JPEG - Intel(c) IJL library
* G3(CCITT-1D) Fax - Ed Casas open source EFAX
* Eddie Kohler Gifsicle

Registration at ShareIt!: http://shareit1.element5.com/programs.html?productid=133799 
Registered users will be provided with C source code of the program and the binaries without some restrictions for the freeware version 
Home page : http://titan.spaceports.com/~spi 

VML directory contains some HTML compositions
made by the program from Sovinformsputnik demo CD.
