All,
I know that there are many graphics gurus on this list and I will be the first to admit - I am NOT a graphics guru and it is my weakest point. That said, I have never had any comments from clients until now about what I do for screen captures, and I wanted either confirmation or some additional insight on improvements for taking screen captures. Here is the current comment from a client: Generally, I would like to keep high quality of screen captures. Would like to suggest using a tool that can downscale the images with a smoothing function to keep high quality appearance. (as appear here, this is just sub-sampling with no smoothing.) I use SnagIt as my capture tool. I use the region option and capture either the relevant portion that I need or if required, I take a capture of the whole screen. I then save the capture as a .png, and use the import file function to bring the capture into my Framemaker file. Obviously, the default dpi is set to the fictitious Windows 96 dpi. I change the capture to 150 dpi and import. If this works for size and clarity, then I am done; if not, I right-click on the picture and adjust the dpi until I get the size that works for the page layout and what I am trying to show. (After much reading on this list, and advice from another colleague, I have learned that what I was initially taught at a long ago gig - to set the dpi to 300 and then use the manual sizing handles - is NOT the way to go). Can any of you graphics gurus give me some insight as to what else I should be doing/changing or if I am doing it the right way - and if you want to lecture me off list about dpis and stuff, that is fine with me too. I will gladly take whatever information I can glean so that I can reply professionally and non-emotionally to this client about why the pictures are just fine for PDFs. Thanks so much, TVB Tammy Van Boening Owner/Principal Spectrum Writing, LLC www.spectrumwritingllc.com <http://www.spectrumwritingllc.com/>
