Hi, CAVEAT: Dov does not like this content, and I respect his judgement. Nonetheless, I believe there's good information here on the whole. two points:
1) Take a look at Screen Captures 102 here: http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/magazine/technical/screencapgraphicshomepage.html . 2) Drawing software tells me you're using vectors and want to use EPS instead of rasters like PNG, GIF, TIFF, etc. Cheers, Sean On 1/29/07, Jon Harvey <JHarvey at cambridgesoft.com> wrote: > > Dov, > > I tried this. FrameMake imports the tif as an empty graphic frame with > the image file name in it. The image can be activated but only in a > graphics program. And, what you see in FM is the same as you get in the > PDF. Unless there is something I can't get FM 7.2 on Windows to display > the TIF with LZW compression. > > BTW, high quality imaging is an important subject to me since my company > creates drawing software. Our images HAVE to look good. What am I > missing here? > > Jon Harvey > Manager, Desktop Documentation > > CambridgeSoft Corporation > 100 CambridgePark Drive > Cambridge, MA 02140 > > -----Original Message----- > From: framers-bounces+jharvey=cambridgesoft.com at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces+jharvey=cambridgesoft.com at lists.frameusers.com] > On Behalf Of Dov Isaacs > Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 3:01 AM > To: Stuart Rogers; Clara Hall > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: High quality images > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stuart Rogers > > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 10:28 AM > > To: Clara Hall > > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com > > Subject: Re: High quality images > > > Clara Hall wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > We have recently adopted a procedure to yield the highest quality > > > images which includes the following steps: > > > > 1. Alt-PrintScrn the image into Photoshop > > > 2. Save the image as a "Photoshop EPS". Make sure "Image > > > Interpolation" is set. > > > > This sets a image dictionary key that Adobe PostScript Level 2, > Adobe > > > PostScript 3, Acrobat, and Acrobat Reader use to do very high > > > > quality image interpolation and/or downsampling appropriate to the > > > device's actual resolution and technology at the time the image is > > > viewed or printed. (Distiller passes this key along from PostScript > or > > > EPS in a PostScript stream into the equivalent PDF image key!) > > > > 3. Import the resultant EPS file into FM. > > > > > > This procedure is a bit time consuming and I was wondering if anyone > > > > has another way, or knows of a script which might be able to do a > > > comparable task. > > > The procedure you describe is advocated by Dov Isaacs of > > Adobe, and his instructions also include selecting Binary > > encoding and TIFF 8-bit preview. I don't know if the current > > version of Snag-It, suggested by Art, includes those options. > > In my somewhat geriatric version of Snag-It, the only > > setting for EPS is colour-depth. > > > But I'm not sure there's a great deal of benefit if you're > > starting out with screenshots, which are low-res to begin > > with. Photos and other types of graphics may benefit more > > from the treatment you describe. > > > (If you're monitoring this thread, Dov, can you comment?) > > > As far as scripting your current process goes, you can > > automate at least part of it by using the built-in > > macro-recording feature in Photoshop (Window > Actions) to > > open a new RGB window, paste, flatten, save as in folder... etc. > > > HTH, > > > -- > > Stuart Rogers > > > FWIW, > > Yes, in the past I did recommend the EPS route with the image > interpolation flag from Photoshop. > > In the meantime, Acrobat and Reader, beginning with versions 6 > or 7, do a much better job of displaying and enhancing low > resolution images (such as those from screen shots) on screen, > making that "interpolation flag" (available in the workflow > available now only when saving EPS from Photoshop) somewhat > unnecessary. I do not use this anymore. For printing, virtually > every PostScript or PDF RIP / printer that I know of will > adequately handle the images without the interpolation bit on. > > As such, my current recommendation for screen shots in FrameMaker > or for that matter, almost any other page layout program, is to > capture the image and save without any resampling as a TIFF file > using the LZW compression option. > > - Dov > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as jharvey at cambridgesoft.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jharvey%40cambridges > oft.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. 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