Hi Steve,

Steve Litt wrote: 
Hi all,

I've created a schematic of a motor control circuit in Inkscape, and want to 
convert it to PDF. File-Save_as and then picking PDF for file type produces 
an image extremely pixelated on all curves, especially when viewed with 
Ghostview. Acroread looks better but is still pixulated on curves. It prints 
fine, but I want to use it as a presentation tool, so it must view well on 
the computer.

I got good results using ImageMagick (IM) for this. That way, I can even
export SVGs as 16-bit/channel (but I guess that you only need 8-bit).
I saved the SVG in Inkscape as 'Plain SVG', but probably 'Inkscape SVG'
will also work. For transparency, use the option '-background transparent'.

An entire command in IM would look somewhat like this:

'convert -background transparent -depth [resolution in dpi] your_file.svg your_file.pdf'.

I am exploring the possibilities of IM right now, and imho it's a great
addition to Inkscape.

HTH,

Claus
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