Exporting grayscale BMP’s from FreeHand MX to FreeHand 10

Issue
BMP images in a FreeHand 10 file exported from FreeHand MX lose attributes.

Reason
Image ramp, transparency and colorization attributes attached to a grayscale BMP are not supported by the FreeHand 10 file format and will be ignored.

Solution

Use one of the following options to workaround this issue:

	Convert the BMP to a TIFF:
	1 Using a product like Macromedia Fireworks, save or export the file as a TIFF. 2 In FreeHand MX:   Select the image, then click the Links button in the Object panel. 3 In the Links dialog select the Change button 4 Locate and select the TIFF image then choose Open
	Rasterize the image in FreeHand MX:
	1 Select the BMP. 2 Select Modify > Convert to Image   Note: Rasterizing the image will lose the transparent effect but will keep the color change.