[Framers] Appearance of graphics in the generated PDF

[Syed Zaeem Hosain]

I have been reading this thread with some interest, but remain confused about one thing. 

As I understand (perhaps incorrectly?), since the equation "source" that is brought into FrameMaker is a PNG image (right?), _all_ knowledge of fonts, text, equation info, etc. is really not in there. 

I.e., PNG's are just loss-less bit-maps without any such context details!

So, if viewing it as an image within FrameMaker looks good, then there is _probably_ some issue with the FM conversion/printing/process of going from PNG --> PDF that needs to be figured out?

I would also look at the "staying at 96 dpi" for the PNG input - this is typical for web displays and the like (although somewhat low for today's high-res monitors). 

Perhaps, using a higher DPI original (without simply interpolating from a 96 dpi original) may fix the crispness and detail issues noted? 

Meaning that I think that looking at the Word originals is not vital per se, I would think ... other than perhaps checking for a setting that selects higher DPI values for PNG creation from the equations.

This is a complete SWAG, of course!

Z

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From: Framers <framers-bounces+syed.hosain=aeris.net at lists.frameusers.com> On Behalf Of tammyvb at spectrumwritingllc.com
Sent: Thursday, August 5, 2021 3:33 PM
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Subject: [Framers] Appearance of graphics in the generated PDF

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 <http://www.spectrumwritingllc.com> 

303-840-1755

 


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