John, You wrote:
>... He switched to using PNGs for the many screenshots in his very large >manuals >-- but the file sizes have blown out exponentially, presumably because of the >now millions of extra colours introduced to the Frame colour lists. (All >images are imported by ref, BTW.) He is using FM 7.1, having recently binned >5.5.6 (where the problem also existed). > >I vaguely remember reading that this colour blow-out applies only when one >particular Windows Colour Quality setting is used. > >Can anyone please remind me which one? The PNGs have to be non-indexed (24-bit color instead of 8-bit color). >He will also need some plugin (or a FrameScript) that he can wipe over >10,000 >pages to rid them of the extra colours. Saving as MIF will clear all of the "RGB nnn,nnn,nnn" colors. If many FM files are involved, visit http://www.microtype.com/Links.html for information on utilities which save all files in a book as MIF. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants Template Design, Single Sourcing, FM-to-PDF & Technical Indexing seminars
