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Subject:Re: Printing PDF graphics, or See grown man weep. From:Miark <miark -at- MIJENIX -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 7 Nov 1997 15:38:12 -0600
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From: David Hirschler <DGHirschler -at- AUTOMATEDLOGIC -dot- COM>
>For example, for raster images you might try PCX or BMP rather than TIF...
All my graphics are bitmaps, and all are already 4- or 8-bit BMPs.
>There could be a bug in the filter you are using to export your graphics.
Where, in FrameMaker?
>I have also seen improved results by switching to a different Postscript
>printer driver and PPD file. Try the latest Adobe postscript driver
>available on their web site.
I just installed the AdobePS 4.1 driver. No go.
>Avoid hairlines...Or you could go ahead and use a 600 dpi printer
No hairlines. They're all 150 dpi screen shots, and the printer is set to at
least 600 dpi.
>Last resort -- reinstall Distiller. I have seen it become corrupted on
>some machines. Reinstalling the software fixed the problem.
I just did that too--no go.
And it gets better. I can't get a decent print even when compression is
totally disabled!