[Framers] Appearance of graphics in the generated PDF

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And not a stupid one- it's totally valid. 😊- Tammy Van Boening Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com www.spectrumwritingllc.com -----Original Message----- From: Framers On Behalf Of Lin Sims Sent: Friday, August 6, 2021 6:06 AM To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. Subject: Re: [Framers] Appearance of graphics in the generated PDF Probably a stupid question, but is there a reason you're creating the equations in Word rather than in Frame's Equation Editor? On Thu, Aug 5, 2021 at 6:32 PM wrote: > I have an equation-laden document that I am writing. The equations are > being created in a Word doc (.docx) using Word's native equation > editor. The .docx file is then saved as an .htm/.html file and all the > equations in the document are automatically saved as .pngs in a > separate folder named as image.(n), where n is the image number. I > double-click an equation in this folder to automatically open the > equation in my image editor (SnagIT - I don't need anything as heavy > as Photoshop as I am not doing any modifications to the equations) and > save the equation without any changes to it whatsoever with a new > name. I then import the image into Framemaker by > reference. I don't mess w/ the dpi of the image when I select it for > import - any image in the folder that was created during the saving of > the Word file shows a dpi of 96 in the Imported Graphic Scaling dialog > box when I select it for import and although this seems nutty to me > (because none of the images are over-sized). . . they look clear and > crisp in the source FM file (The Advanced Properties of any image in > SnagIT is also showing a resolution of 96 dpi); however, upon > generation of the PDF, it goes to h*ll in a handbasket. The equation > looks almost as if the font is almost bold and therefore much darker > than the text in the FM source file, and it's not nearly as crisp and > clear as in the source FM document - it actually looks > blurry/pixelated. > > > > Initially, the font that was being used in the equations is Cambria > Math, Size 14 with a default color of black without any lightening of the color. > (The font that is being used in the book is also set to a default > color of black without any lightening of the color.) I tried > lightening the font color by different percentages in the Word > document and then regenerated the equations as graphics, and that > helps a bit, but overall, these graphics are just not nearly as crisp > as they need to be in the final PDF. Any other graphics that were > taken as a capture and then imported by reference as PNG are as crisp > as I am used to in FM. > > > > > > I am just at a loss for how to get this cleared up, but it's > absolutely mandatory that I get this problem resolved because the > whole focus of the book is the equations. > > > > Any thoughts are sincerely appreciated. > > > > TVB > > > > > > > > Tammy Van Boening > > Principal/Owner > > Spectrum Writing, LLC > > www.spectrumwritingllc.com > > 303-840-1755 > > > > > _____ > > > < > https://home.mcafee.com/utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign= > sig-e > > mail&utm_content=emailclient?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_camp > aign=s > ig-email&utm_content=emailclient > > > Scanned by McAfee > < > https://home.mcafee.com/utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign= > sig-e > > mail&utm_content=emailclient?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_camp > aign=s > ig-email&utm_content=emailclient > =sig-email&utm_content=emailclient?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&ut > m_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient>> > and confirmed virus-free. > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's > homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com > -- Lin Sims _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com Scanned by McAfee and confirmed virus-free. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/2zCJMrO