Vector Converter

An Open Source project for converting SVG into VML and GIF and back

What can Vector Converter translate

At the present moment, March 2007, Vector Converter does not consider some features and does not recognize some properties of VML and of SVG. The following tables specify what the tool can effectively translate at the moment.

Conversion from SVG to VML and to GIF

This table describes what we translate starting off an SVG:

Object	SVG->VML	SVG->GIF
SVG
G
Dimensions and measures
DEFS, SYMBOL e USE
DESC, TITLE
IMAGE
STYLE, @STYLE
TRANSFORM
PATH
Predefined figure (rect,...)
TEXT,TSPAN,TREF,TEXTPATH
@STROKE, @FILL
GRADIENT
OPACITY
A
PATTERN
MARKER
MASKING
FILTER
SCRIPT
Animations
FONT

Legend:

ELEMENT: SVG translated element
@ATTRIBUTE: SVG translated attribute
Objects description: a group of SVG elements

Conversion from VML to SVG and to GIF

This table describes what we translate starting off an VML:

Object	VML->SVG	VML->GIF
GROUP
SHAPE, SHAPETYPE
PATH, @PATH
STROKE, FILL, @STROKE and @FILL
TEXTBOX
TEXTPATH
IMAGE and IMAGEDATA
Predefined figure (rect,...)
BACKGROUND
SHADOW
FORMULAS and F
HANDLES and H
Dimensions
@STYLE
Transformations (rotate,...)