Post by LukeP on Jun 5th, 2012 at 3:04pm
So after doing some testing I almost forgot about the EFB. I mainly fly out of EGLL (London Heathrow) so this is where I'd get my charts from - http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=94&Itemid=143.html
You'll want -
1. Photoshop is what I used
2. High quality charts preferably so when zooming in no blurring occurs
Now, when you go to download these charts of NATS you'll notice it's an PDF file, which the EFB does NOT support. This is where you'll need Photoshop (probably more ways to do it but this is mine). Download the chart > Right Click > Open With > Photoshop. Now select OK. You may find the background of the Chart is transparent, not to fear! Now all you need to do is save it as a GIF, I got best results with GIF, plus the ones already in there are that file.
To save do as followed. File > Save as > Select where you want it saved too and select the file as GIF (You can try others out if you really like) > Then a boxed called "Indexed Colour" will come up, leave everything BUT make sure you UNTICK "Transparency" > Then GIF Options will pop up, leave "Row Number" as Normal then it's saved!
Next, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\CS_B777-200\EFB and select either folder being SID, STAR ETC. Whatever the Chart is put it in the correct folder (If the Chart is a SID put in SID Folder). Then that should be good! Easy to do after the first one, shouldn't take too long. On the NATS Charts, when zooming in you loose no quality. Not tried ones from FlightAware etc yet.
Tell me how this works for you.
Cheers!
P.S the photo is the OCK STAR for EGLL via North/West zoomed in.
EFB1.jpg (Attachment deleted)
You'll want -
1. Photoshop is what I used
2. High quality charts preferably so when zooming in no blurring occurs
Now, when you go to download these charts of NATS you'll notice it's an PDF file, which the EFB does NOT support. This is where you'll need Photoshop (probably more ways to do it but this is mine). Download the chart > Right Click > Open With > Photoshop. Now select OK. You may find the background of the Chart is transparent, not to fear! Now all you need to do is save it as a GIF, I got best results with GIF, plus the ones already in there are that file.
To save do as followed. File > Save as > Select where you want it saved too and select the file as GIF (You can try others out if you really like) > Then a boxed called "Indexed Colour" will come up, leave everything BUT make sure you UNTICK "Transparency" > Then GIF Options will pop up, leave "Row Number" as Normal then it's saved!
Next, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\CS_B777-200\EFB and select either folder being SID, STAR ETC. Whatever the Chart is put it in the correct folder (If the Chart is a SID put in SID Folder). Then that should be good! Easy to do after the first one, shouldn't take too long. On the NATS Charts, when zooming in you loose no quality. Not tried ones from FlightAware etc yet.
Tell me how this works for you.
Cheers!
P.S the photo is the OCK STAR for EGLL via North/West zoomed in.
EFB1.jpg (Attachment deleted)