Re: epsi import looks black, prints OK

[Fred Ma <fma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: epsi import looks black, prints OK
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 13:02:33 -0500
From: Fred Ma <fma@doe.carleton.ca>
To: Larry.Kollar@arrisi.com
References: <OF661D7118.AC572128-ON85256DCE.004BC85F-85256DCE.0050204A@ARRISI.COM>

Larry.Kollar@arrisi.com wrote:
> 
> > ... I export to
> > Distiller PS and apply ps2epsi to
> > convert to EPSI; ps2epsi uses Gnu's ghostscript 7.05.
> > When I import into FM, the import looks all black.
> > When I print it out (again to Distiller PS), the page
> > is blank.
> 
> I've always had trouble with ps2epsi; I have GS 8.00
> and 8.11 available & they don't work either. What I
> do is:
> 
>   1) Use "eps2eps" to convert the exported PostScript
>      file to EPS format without a preview. You can import
>      that into Frame if you don't mind the grey box.
> 
>   2) Open the new EPS file in Illustrator (if you have
>      it) and save it back out so it gets a usable preview.
> 
> Another possibility is to use Frame's drawing tools only
> for things you don't have to resize, and use an external
> tool for most graphics.
> 
> --
> Larry Kollar, Senior Technical Writer, ARRIS
> "Content creators are the engine that drives
> value in the information life cycle."
>     -- Barry Schaeffer, on XML-Doc


Hi, Larry,

I just tried it.  The imported EPS is indeed grey,
but I think the bounding box is oversized as the
outline is much bigger than the line art content.
It's hard to resize the graphic import when the
bounding box is much bigger than the content,
and the content is invisible.  I printed it out
anyway, and the output showed white blank where
the gray box was.  Thanks anyway for your suggestion.

Fred
-- 
Fred Ma, fma@doe.carleton.ca
Carleton University, Dept. of Electronics
1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K1S 5B6

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