From: Clay Leeds (cleeds@medata.com)
Date: Mon Feb 24 2003 - 13:26:04 PST
Clay Leeds wrote:
> Nikolai Grigoriev wrote:
>
>> JPEG is generally not the best format for line art containing
>> sharp edges - it tends to create transition effects ("JPEG artifacts").
>> Edge fuzziness is inherent for the type of compression used in JPEG;
>> there's nothing to do. You may consider other, non-lossy formats
>> instead. For example, PNG is equally efficient with XEP: unless
>> there are some special features like gamma, interlacing, or alpha
>> channel,
>> the data are copied transparently from the input file to the resulting
>> PDF, generating no overhead even for big images.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Nikolai Grigoriev
>> RenderX
>
> I had some problems with "fuzziness" with my JPG images. Then I realized
> that I was printing at +300dpi, and the JPG had a 72dpi resolution. I
> changed my JPG to 300dpi, and much of the fuzziness went away. That
> said, TIFF or PNG might improve the clarity, although SVG might be even
> better (I think SVG is supported by XEP?).
I should add, that I had to convert my original vector/EPS drawing to
300dpi. Starting from a 72dpi and moving to 300dpi shrinks the size of
your image by 50% or more (garbage in, garbage out ;-). I had to start
with a larger version of my logo, then convert to 300dpi. I hope this is
relevant to the discussion and helps!
Web Maestro Clay
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