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2015jlg
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January 6, 2015
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FM 12 - Imported images fuzzy but OK in PDF output

  • January 6, 2015
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Does anyone know how to make the images inside my FM files look better?  The images are 150 dpi and look perfectly fine when I output to PDF.  I would like to have a better viewing experience inside FM.  Can I change any computer settings, etc. to fix this? Thanks, in advance, for advice.

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Correct answer Arnis Gubins

Photographic images at those settings should render reasonably well in FM. However, if these are screen captures where you have straight lines and text, then you're using the wrong format. JPG compression is lossy and will introduce artifacts (ringing/shadows/fuzzies) around text and straight line or high-contrast borders. You should use PNG for screen captures.

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Arnis Gubins
Arnis Gubins
Inspiring
January 6, 2015

What format are your images files? What resolution in FM (dpi setting) are you using? How big (pixel dimensions) is the typical image?

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2015jlgAuthor
Participant
January 6, 2015

Thank you for the reply...

I have tons of images, and they are jpg at 150 dpi.

The typical image size in pixel dimensiions is 904 pixels x 585 pixels

(total 1.5M). Image here is out of Photoshop. When in FrameMaker, I

usually scale down to 55-60%.

Thanks for taking the time to answer me.

Best regards.

Arnis Gubins
Arnis GubinsCorrect answer
Inspiring
January 6, 2015

Photographic images at those settings should render reasonably well in FM. However, if these are screen captures where you have straight lines and text, then you're using the wrong format. JPG compression is lossy and will introduce artifacts (ringing/shadows/fuzzies) around text and straight line or high-contrast borders. You should use PNG for screen captures.

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