The rough bitmap problem can be solved if you use a postscript printer
driver to create a .ps (I like the HP 8500) file and use Distiller to create
the PDF.
Distiller's options default to resampling bitmaps to 72 dpi. Turn that
nasty thing off. Set the output resolution to 400 dpi for the PDF itself
and everything looks great with JPEG compression set to high quality.
Bill Landis...
Information Management Director, Global Mapping Services
CB Richard Ellis
P 602 735 5233 F 602 735 5655
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of James Marlow
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 12:09 PM
To: 'Declan Troy'; Mapinfo-L (E-mail)
Subject: RE: MI MapInfo to pdf
Hi Declan
I have had excellent luck printing to a pdf, with the
exception of some
bitmaps. We actually produce about 20% of our final output
in pdf files and
it makes my life _much_ easier. My clients like it, too,
because they can
reprint (to various printers) as often as they want. The PDF
writer also
allows you to build documents from multiple sources - pretty
cool if you
need a map in a report.
A couple of comments:
1) You need to get the latest edition of Adobe Acrobat
(4.0x) - 3.0 does not
work nearly as well.
2) Bitmapped images in a layout window sometimes come out a
bit ragged.
However, raster underlays in maps seem to work just fine.
3) You will need to tinker a bit to get the right output
settings.
Overall, I strongly recommend using pdf files - they do a
good job and make
your maps very transportable.
Regards,
James
James L Marlow
Director, Geographic Information Systems
Channel Marketing Corporation
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-----Original Message-----
From: Declan Troy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 1:04 PM
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Subject: MI MapInfo to pdf
Mappers,
Anyone with positive comments about printing layouts (map
windows) to pdf
files using Acrobat. Do the pdf files look pretty true to
the originals?
Does printed output of the pdf file compare well with
printing direct from
MapInfo? I've yet to try it but it seems that combining pdf
files might be
a good way to get map illustrations into reports with
reasonable quality
(better than saving windows as files) if the map pdfs retain
printer
quality.
Declan
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