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Subject:RE: problems with eps graphics in framemaker From:"Butler, Darren J Ctr 584 CBSS/GBHAC" <Darren -dot- Butler -dot- ctr -at- Robins -dot- af -dot- mil> To:"pacholkd" <pacholkd -at- comcast -dot- net>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:05:19 -0500
Hello,
'Need a bit more info.
>a good sized EPS graphic imported by reference can take 5 minuets
How large are these "good sized" graphics. *.eps files tend to be more
compact.
>trouble bringing up EPS graphics imported by reference in FrameMaker
7.2 and FrameMaker 8 documents. JPG, TIF, PNG, and other formats load
quickly
Have all the layers in the EPS been flattened? Is EPS the original
format for these files?
Are there links within the file to another type of format (such as TIF
or JPEG).
>This only happens when working off the server.
Do you have a different or backup server that you can experiment
loading/importing the file from? The data transfer rate benchmark may
not be giving you the whole picture
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Subject: problems with eps graphics in framemaker
> Hello. I'm having trouble bringing up EPS graphics imported by
reference
> in FrameMaker 7.2 and FrameMaker 8 documents. JPG, TIF, PNG, and other
> formats load quickly. However, a good sized EPS graphic imported by
> reference can take 5 minuets or more before it shows up. This only
happens
> when working off the server. If I copy all files and work locally, EPS
> graphics show up almost immediately.
>
> The same EPS graphics load just fine in other applications (FreeHand
9, MS
> Word from Office 2003). The IT tech has done data transfer rate
benchmarks
> and data is moving back and forth between the server and my laptop
> normally; laptop is an IBM ThinkPad T60p wide screen, with 3GB RAM,
ATI
> graphics. The EPS graphics load just fine on my old Pentium III
> workstation.
>
> Any insight as to what's happening would be appreciated.
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