Importing clear, sharp images

[Robert Lauriston]

Are you using File > Import > File > by Reference?

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 7:52 AM, Tim Pann <TPann at telecomsys.com> wrote:
> Output is PDF, and yes, my issue is with the finished product, not what I'm
> seeing on my computer screen.
>
> ________________________________
> From: Shmuel [shmuelw1 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 3:15 AM
> To: Tim Pann; framers
> Subject: Re: Importing clear, sharp images
>
> Images often appear choppy in FrameMaker, but come out better in the PDF.
> The way they look in FrameMaker is just like a preview. Is your output PDF,
> online help, or both?
>
> --
> Shmuel Wolfson
> Technical Writer
> 052-763-7133
>
> On 18-Jun-15 12:10 AM, Tim Pann wrote:
>
> I'm using Frame 9 on Windows 7. And my apologies if this has been covered
> and answered.
>
> Can anyone point me toward a good resource (or just tell me if it's quick)
> for understanding how to get nice sharp images imported by reference in
> FrameMaker? I'm working on a doc right now in which I'm mostly importing PSD
> files. They're all screen captures of a user interface. I have to resize
> most of them and they're looking pretty choppy. I switched to a TIF image
> for one and that didn't help.
>
> I know that TIFF is the preferred format (not sure about PSD but many of my
> PSD imports look nice) but I don't know if there are specific guidelines or
> recommendations about resolution, resizing once imported, etc.
>
> I'm happy to provide more information about what I'm doing if needed. No
> idea what's relevant and what's not.
>
> Thank you,
> Tim
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