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The file format for screen shots shouldn't really make any difference, as
with bitmap/raster images, you're dealing with a set of finite pixels. It
doesn't really matter if it's TIF, BMP, or JPG.
If it were a vector format, such as an Illustrator drawing, and exported to
AI or EPS (among other vector formats), then you can scale indefinitely in
either direction with no loss of quality. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics for a good explanation and
sidebar graphic.
I think you're simply overthinking this. If it looks good in Frame, why
scale it, then reimport into Frame? Why not scale it there to the size you
need? When you use OPM, you're throwing out pixels, and that degrades your
final resolution.
Hope this helps,
-=Ed.
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> Subject: Re: Re: Graphics Resolution Confusion Once Again
>
> Also, I shy away from the Office Picture Manager, although I can't report
> that it's no good.
>
> My method is first save the image as a TIF in MS Paint (or PAINT.NET).
Once
> it's in the correct format, my experience has been that resizing the image
> doesn't distort or pixelate it.
>
> > Chris
>
> On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net> wrote:
>
> > Oh, yeah -- sorry! It is a .bmp file.
> >
> >
> > Feb 8, 2011 03:10:31 PM, salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com wrote:
> >
> > What file format are using? That is, what is the file extension of the
> > graphic file?
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