RE: JPG import in Frame

Subject: RE: JPG import in Frame
From: "Swallow, William" <WSwallow -at- courion -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 09:18:41 -0400

I really don't think it needs to be this complicated. When you take a screen
shot, it's at your system display resolution (pretty much 96dpi across the
board now... not seeing too many machines using 72dpi anymore). So, you have
this 96 dpi image and want it to be smaller in Frame. You just have to
import using a higher dpi setting in Frame. That's it.

Now, for troubleshooting it gets a little more complex.

The "wacked" text should only be appearing in Frame on-screen. Your printed
output, whether paper or PDF, should be clean. Note that online PDF will
show wacky rendering as well... it's got to do with your screen resolution
and the resolution and displayed size of the image on-screen. If you zoom in
to the right % for the resolution you imported in Frame, the image should be
crisp.

If your graphic is choppy when printed from Frame, chances are you have a
slightly distorted image due to resize. To fix this, delete the anchor
completely and re-import the image at the dpi you want.

If your graphic is choppy when printed/viewed from PDF, then you probably
have a compression issue in the Distill. Check your Job Options in Distiller
and see if you are using JPG compression. If so, switch to Zip. JPG
compression is lossy by design. Zip is not.

FWIW, I question the use of JPG for screen captures in general. Though a
bitmapped graphic format, it's designed for photo and other realistic
artwork, not screen captures. The lossy compression is less noticeable in
photo-realistic art than in screen shots, as screen shots are crisp. You may
want to consider GIF for screen shots in the future, as then the hard lines
and clarity of the screen shot will be retained. The file size is still low,
and still web-ready. Just an opinion.

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-----Original Message-----
Considering yours is JPEG in Pallete/256 color form.
Check the property of the image in MS PhotoEditor (File-> Property).
Note the resolution of the image (say it is 96 pix, typical of SnagIt).
In frame import the image (via convert from JPEG dialog), set the Graphics
scaling as seen in property. (i.e. Custom dpi = 96).
Resolution setting anything deviating from that of original image could
stretch the raster.

If you wish to capture different resolution images, in SnagIt, deselect
AutoConfigure and set resolution other than 96 (from Filter, Image
resolution option).

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