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Subject:Re: PDF screenshots From:Kim Nylander <nylanderk -at- IPIX -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 28 May 1999 13:53:46 -0400
On 5/28/1999 1:20 PM, Alling, Lisa said:
>Hello, we are currently capturing screens using Paint Shop Pro, saving
>as a 16 colors BMP, inserting to Word as a picture and finally using
>PDFWriter to create the PDF. The screenshots look terrible in PDF form,
>both on the screen and printed. Any ideas?
Don't use PDF Writer. Write a post script file and then use Distiller to
create your PDF. You might also try one screen shot in 256 colors, and
the same in 16 colors, and see how they compare.
Kim Nylander
Technical Writer
Interactive Pictures
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(423) 482-3000
