tcs@brl.mil (SECAD) (01/03/89)
>> If you import intricate graphics from another source >> FrameMaker will probably ruin them. > Lots of people have > been importing "intricate" graphics without problems. What do each of you mean by 'graphics'? One probably means vector data and the other means pixel data. I have tried to import vector data to Framemaker by using a filter produce the necessary MIF format data. As originally stated, this type of graphics is not correctly imported. Frame has known about this for a long time - I first reported it soon after 1.0 was released. > I've never had this problem... even when editing and overlaying graphics > onto 1200 dpi images and then outputing to a 2500 dpi typesetter. Agreed. For pixel data, I've used scanners to import this type of graphics to Framemaker with great success. >> The tech support person I spoke with on the phone said that it would >> improve some with the next version (in 6 months or so) but that it still >> wouldn't be 300 dpi (which is what most laser printers do). 300dpi still isn't enough. Vector graphics data from MIF files should be retained in full floating point precision. This is the only way I feel confident about importing drawings and knowing that they are not going to be munged in the process. -tcs