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twombo
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April 1, 2010
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Resolution problems with imported Illustrator files

  • April 1, 2010
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This is in only in one book of many.  Framemaker 9.0.3.  Running XP Pro on  Parallels on a Mac Pro.

All but one Illustrator based graphic, of many, in a book, has severe resolution loss (almost looks like a low rez bitmap).

All files are imported by reference. All files are are created in CS3 as .ai files and show as PDF in the Facets block of the Object Properties menu.  I just encontered this upon opening the Book yesterday and up until then everything was just fine.

The one graphic that is OK is listed as a FrameVector  and CGM in the Facets window.

I've tried adding new graphics frames and re-importing my files tpo existing graphics frames  to no avail.

Of course,  this only happens when the book is nearly complete deadline is now fully amped up!!!

I'm far less Windows OS savvy but have to run Frame Windows on Parallels on my Mac to survive

Thoughts? Some arcane setting  or preference somewhere?

mike

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    Matt-Tech Comm Tools
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    Matt-Tech Comm ToolsCommunity Expert
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    April 1, 2010

    Hi Mike,

    I'm not sure if I'm coming into an existing thread, but here's my $.02

    Where are you seeing the resolution loss?

    In FM, you may/may not get a good preview, but that shouldn't be a

    showstopper.

    If you're seeing the problem in print, you're likely not using a Postscript

    printer driver.

    Save as PDF (yes, you can also print to the Adobe PDF printer driver) and

    you should be ok.

    If not, let "us" know & we'll go from there.

    -Matt

    -Matt Sullivan, FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant
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    twomboAuthor
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    April 1, 2010

    Resolution loss is in the screen view to a noticable degree. But very severe when saved as a pdf.  I have the output selected to "High Quality Print".

    Most illustrations have no text, as I do callouts and leader lines in the documents with the Graphics toobar to maintain consistent font size.  The one graphic that has text in the Illustrator file looks fully rasterized at 400% in screenview, almost a greyscale like effect.

    For print output I use the HP 5200 postscript driver.

    I notice also my Frame 9 doesn't  accept .eps graphics.  Is this a version issue or  possibly a import filter issue. I thought Frame recognized .eps.  I  seem to recall that .eps was OK with 7 and 8.

    If I didn't mention it, I use Illustrator CS3  for Mac for illustrations.  All current up dates are installed.

    I also have all current service packs installed for Windows as well.

    mike

    Arnis Gubins
    Arnis Gubins
    Inspiring
    April 1, 2010

    Check the default print driver used when FM fires up. If it's not a proper postscript device, FM only picks up the the low-res raster preview images for eps and pdf files - which is what your descriptions sound like. It may also balk at importing the eps.

    It's best to set the AdobePDF printer instance as the system default printer for FM use. The Sundorne SetPrint utlity at (http://www.sundorne.com/FrameMaker/Freeware/setPrint.htm) will do this for you automatically.

    Note: Illustrator .ai files are a special form of a PDF file with editing info. FM does not support native import of this format. It tries to parse the PDF component and render it internally as an eps format. Either save as PDF or EPS from AI to get a stable graphic for your FM workflow.

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