Re: Problem with Graphic Display in PDF

[Dov Isaacs <isaacs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Val,

Normally, our advice with Illustrator and FrameMaker would be to save
your Illustrator files as EPS files with fonts embedded, language level 3,
TIFF preview and to import those EPS files into FrameMaker. The reason for
this is that the Illustrator documents might be created on a system with
fonts that aren't available on the system on which FrameMaker is running.

Unfortunately, Illustrator has a "limitation" in which TrueType fonts
are not properly embedded in EPS files. They are embedded as unhinted,
Type 1 outlines which could look pretty ragged at combinations of
small pointsize, small magnification, and/or low resolution (such as
on a screen). I suspect that is what happened with one of the "versions"
of Futura that you had.

A better workaround that yields really compact EPS files for import
into FrameMaker is to save the Illustrator file as PDF with fonts
embedded and then, in Acrobat, save the PDF as EPS with fonts embedded,
language level 3, opaque preview header, etc. Do NOT select the option
to convert TrueType to Type 1 or you will end up with the same problem
you originally had.

        - Dov



At 4/13/2003 07:51 AM, Val Swisher wrote:
>Hi Dov;
>
>Thanks for your quick response.
>
>After much churn on this issue, it apparently had something to do with an Illustrator option that allows the artist to save the file  WITH fonts and save the file WITHOUT fonts. It also had to do with one artist using a 'slightly different version' of Futura from the other artist.
>
>So, we had the artist resave all of the illustrations WITHOUT fonts (I suppose this is so that the illo picks up the fonts from FrameMaker??). That alleviated the funky-font problem.
>
>Just so you know, we are not using Photoshop at all. We are using FrameMaker 6.0 to develop the documentation and Illustrator (whatever is the latest version - I don't know because I'm not the artist!) to create the illustrations. I believe that Christine is using the standard Acrobat Distiller driver, with standard settings. This is the third revision of the books and we recently switched artists.
>
>I think that we are all set. Please let me know if we can provide you with any additional information for your records.
>
>Thanks again for helping us on a Saturday night!!
>
>Val Swisher
>President
>Oak Hill Publications, Inc.
><http://www.oakhillpubs.com>www.oakhillpubs.com
>
>Dov Isaacs wrote:
>>There are really no settings for PDF file creation in Distiller
>>that would make any real difference vis-a-vis text display
>>ASSUMING that what you talking about is REALLY TEXT!
>>
>>What do you mean by Futura being a "nonstandard font"?
>>What is not standard about Futura? 
>>
>>And what do you mean by a "shading of objects"?
>>
>>It almost sounds like you are combining text and images in
>>Photoshop or the like. In that case, Distiller job options would
>>certainly make a difference.
>>
>>Another possibility of text problems would be if you are using
>>some dumb driver settings such as converting TrueType to bitmaps
>>or unhinted outlines instead of "native TrueType" support (which
>>could happen easily if you create PostScript via the "generic
>>PostScript" or other driver instances other than one that uses
>>the Acrobat Distiller PPD.
>>
>>Provide more specific info and maybe we can be of more assistance.
>>
>>        - Dov

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>>At 4/11/2003 08:28 PM, Christine Milbank wrote:
>>>Any advice on what Acrobat job settings to use that will optimize the
>>>viewing and printing of a file that includes graphics with nonstandard fonts
>>>(Futura) and shading of objects? I was using the standard Print_Optimized
>>>setting originally, but it didn't work for the text (Futura) in certain
>>>images (all cap text appeared as different heights in the PDF file; but not
>>>in the Frame file or graphic source file). I changed Distiller to use
>>>Screen_Optimized setting and that cleared up the text problem, but the
>>>shaded objects in the file did not display properly in the PDF output (I
>>>also disabled graphics resampling and compression). I'm looking for a
>>>combination of settings to use that will properly display both the text and
>>>shaded graphic objects.



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