Converting Images of an Unusual Type

Cosmo Create knows how to display GIF, JPEG, and several other standad Web image format types (for a complete list, see the Conversion Preferences panel). If you wish to insert an image file of a type with which Cosmo Create is unfamiliar, you can use the conversion function, available through the preferences dialog. This function allows you to convert one file type to another with a tool that you specify in the dialog.

To convert one image type to another:

  1. Choose File > Preferences..., then click the Converting tab to bring up the conversion panel.

  2. Click the Add button.

  3. Enter the image type that you are converting from in the Original File Type text field, or drag an icon representing the file to be converted from the desktop and put it in the drop pocket in the dialog.

  4. Enter the image type that you are converting to in the Published File Type text field, or drag an icon representing the file type you are converting to from the desktop and put it in the drop pocket in the dialog.

  5. Enter the suffix of the file in the Suffix text field (this field is automatically filled in if you use the drop pockets unless the system cannot recognize the file type).

  6. Enter the command to be used for the conversion in the Conversion Command text field. This command must be only one command (in other words, no shell scripts that call multiple executables) and must accept both an input and output file.

  7. To move the conversion up or down the list, use the Up and Down buttons. Note: If the list contains multiple conversions for the same file type, the first one is always used.

  8. Click OK.