Importing clear, sharp images

[Scott Turner]

We use PNG or GIF formats to get the sharpest screen captures. We use PDF for all other graphics.

> On Jun 18, 2015, at 10:36, Robert Lauriston <robert at lauriston.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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