The on-screen preview will always look "bad" since you are only seeing a preview. Photos will look OK, but not in the details. Luckily however, that is only the on-screen preview--for print/PDF output, the actual graphic file is used.
Depending on the source of the artwork, here are the _typically_ settings I use... Vector Art PDF or native AI. I use EPS if I have to or art was supplied in that mode. Photos (color and grayscale raster images) 225 ppi RGB output: PNG, TIFF, JPEG @ high quality CMYK output (for printing): TIFF with LZW compression Scanned Line Art (black-only raster art) 1200 ppi / 1800 ppi for print TIFF w/ LZW Make sure it is scanned as "line art" or "black & white" mode--in Photoshop, it would be in Bitmap mode. These settings have to be used during scanning and generally, they cannot be "retro-fitted". If scanned correctly, this will look as good as vector art. Sometimes, I will downsample the resolution in my PDF export mode, but I find that Frame is usually more responsive is you size the dimensions and resolution before import. If creating a PDF for commercial printing (offset), I usually make an RGB PDF and convert in Acrobat Pro. I can make sure any RGB blacks convert to 100% K. David Creamer IDEAS Training _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@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 listad...@frameusers.com
