RE: Adobe PS driver question

["Dov Isaacs" <isaacs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

Your observations are indeed correct, but this isn't a variable
associated with FrameMaker 6 as opposed to FrameMaker 5.5.6.

By the way, the compression "bug" you note is fixed in the next
version of Acrobat. HOWEVER, under Windows, FrameMaker is a GDI
application and as such, grayscale images will convert to RGB
when presented to FrameMaker in any format other than EPS.
Thus, my strongest recommendation for grayscale and monochrome
image import into FrameMaker under Windows is to do such import
only via EPS. Likewise, images that MUST remain CMYK should
be imported via EPS.

        - Dov


At 9/25/00 04:38 AM, Jim.Prince@banctec.com wrote:
>If you are using grayscale images imported as TIF or JPEG, this problem occurs.
>FM exports indexed files and Acrobat ignores them.
>
>The solution for us was to convert these files to EPS. One example we had was
>AC3 PDF was 70Meg, AC4 PDF was 320 Meg!! - After we converted our graphics, the
>AC4 PDF file was 31Meg.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: "Alex Ragen" <alex@checkpoint.com> 
>Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 1:14 PM
>To: framers@FrameUsers.com
>Subject: Adobe PS driver question
>
>
>FMers--
>Our group finally upgraded to FM 6 and installed the PS driver on
>the CD, using the PPD on the CD (we use NT 4.0). The problem is
>that the driver makes huge PS files. My guess is that it does not
>compress graphics the way the previous (NT 5.1.2) driver does,
>but that's just a guess. Distiller makes normal size PDFs.
>Has anybody else seen this behavior?
>Thanks in advance.
>--Alex


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