[Framers] Graphics quality

Robert Lauriston robert at lauriston.com
Sat Sep 29 08:31:59 PDT 2018


FrameMaker can't render AI grphics, it uses the low-resolution preview
bitmap embedded in the file.

If PNG images in FrameMaker look worse than they do in the exported
PDF in Acrobat or Adobe Reader, Acrobat probably does a better job of
rendering bitmaps at some zoom levels.

On Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 4:55 AM Doug <dbailey4117 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> We use either PNG or AI files, FrameMaker 2017, Windows 10 w/latest updates
>
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 9:33 PM Robert Lauriston <robert at lauriston.com>
> wrote:
>
> > What format image and which version of FrameMaker?
> >
> > If you're displaying EPS, you're not looking at the same image.
> > FrameMaker's showing a preview bitmap stored in the EPS file and PDF
> > is rendering the actual vectors.
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 5:20 PM Doug <dbailey4117 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm comparing how an image looks on the same monitor when displayed by
> > > Frame and in PDF produced from Frame.  In all cases the image looks
> > better
> > > when displayed in PDF.  It doesn't matter what quality the image is;
> > Frame
> > > just seems to display images poorly in comparison.


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