{"id":1515,"date":"2022-11-30T16:45:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T15:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/?p=1515"},"modified":"2022-12-01T08:54:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T07:54:04","slug":"how-to-add-logos-in-ocad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/how-to-add-logos-in-ocad\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add logos in OCAD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In OCAD you can add raster logos in the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocad.com\/wiki\/ocad\/en\/index.php?title=Layout\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ocad.com\/wiki\/ocad\/en\/index.php?title=Layout\" target=\"_blank\">Layout<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocad.com\/wiki\/ocad\/en\/index.php?title=Layout\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ocad.com\/wiki\/ocad\/en\/index.php?title=Layout\"> <\/a>menu or you can import a vector <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocad.com\/wiki\/ocad\/en\/index.php?title=Import_Files#Import_PDF_Files\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PDF file<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Add raster logos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raster logos can now be embedded directly in the OCAD file instead of just linking to the original file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Embed<\/strong>: By embedding the raster images directly in the OCAD file, the file size increases accordingly. However, when passing on OCAD files, it is no longer necessary to ensure that the layout images are also supplied and saved in the correct folder. <\/li><li><strong>Link<\/strong>: If your map contains layout images and you pass your file forward to another person, you need to ensure that the layout images are also supplied and saved in the correct folder, as they are not part of the OCAD file.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/AddRasterLayout.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/AddRasterLayout.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/AddRasterLayout.png 578w, https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/AddRasterLayout-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also select a linked image in the <strong>Layout object list<\/strong> and the <strong>Convert<\/strong> button becomes active. Press the <strong>Convert<\/strong> button and the selected image will be embedded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the best case the images are available as .png or.jpg files. Supported image files are also .bmp and .gif. Tiff files can be linked, but not embedded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there are only few and distinct colors with no color gradient, e.g. OCAD logo, the .png file is the best choice. Please note that PNG transparency is not supported. Save the logo as .jpg file if there are color gradients, e.g. IOF World Cup logo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rasterlogos_OCAD_IOF.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rasterlogos_OCAD_IOF.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1521\" width=\"580\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rasterlogos_OCAD_IOF.jpg 580w, https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rasterlogos_OCAD_IOF-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>OCAD logo and IOF World Cup logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The color model for layout images in OCAD is RGB. If you add raster logos, that are saved as CMKY logos, OCAD will convert the colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure the raster images are not unnecessarily too large (e.g. some MB size). In this case, resampling before adding is recommended (e.g. in Paint or IrfanView). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More about the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocad.com\/wiki\/ocad\/en\/index.php?title=Layout\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Layout menu<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Add vector logos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also possible to import logos in vector PDF format. In this case OCAD creates <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocad.com\/wiki\/ocad\/en\/index.php?title=Image_Objects\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Image objects<\/strong><\/a>, which have the correct CMYK color values and can be scaled arbitrarily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/logovectorimport.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/logovectorimport.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/logovectorimport.png 580w, https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/logovectorimport-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In OCAD you can add raster logos in the Layout menu or you can import a vector PDF file. Add raster logos Raster logos can now be embedded directly in the OCAD file instead of just linking to the original file. 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