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If printing the screen capture, try changing the dots per inch (dpi) size
rather than changing the size of the image. For example, if your screen
capture is 640 x 480 at 72 dpi, and you need it to fit on a letter sized
page, change the dpi to 100 or 150 instead of reducing the pixel size.
If you're not already using a third-party screen capture tool, then I
recommend TechSmith's Snag-It or Camtasia and/or Ulead's PhotoImpact. Free
downloads are available.
For Adobe Acrobat Distiller, verify that the output (aka, Job Options) is
Press Optimized or Print Optimized vice Screen Optimized.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Carr" <Jeff -dot- Carr -at- Sameday -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 5:00 PM
Subject: Improving .gif readibility in Framemaker .PDF File
> When I create a screen snap in Photoshop, save it as a .gif, then import
it
> into my Framemaker document and save it as a .pdf file, the screen snap is
> too blurry when viewed in Acrobat. Are there any settings that I can apply
> in Photoshop, Framemaker, or Acrobat Distiller to make my screen shots
more
> "crisp"?
>
> Jeff Carr
> Senior Technical Writer
> Sameday.com
> 626 435-8218
> ICQ: 92060869
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