Re: Graphics Problem

[Jay Smith <jay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris,

I am stuck.  I have only had problems printing EPS to Lexmark Optra printers
if the PC-based printer driver was not set up properly for our unix network,
but then the whole job would fail (crash and burn).

I thus come back to the image files themselves.

One thing that sounds odd is that you are using both Photoshop and
Illustrator.  Photoshop is a "bitmap" program and Illustrator a "vector"
program.  You can create/open/save an image in Photoshop as an EPS file, but
it is a "bitmap" format EPS file, not the "usual" Illustrator "vector" format
EPS file.  You can then open that file in Illustrator, as you do, but that
does not convert it into a vector type file.  Perhaps something strange
happening that workflow. 

I have a suggestion.  Try TWO tests.

1) Make a file in Photoshop, from scratch.  It does not matter what it is a
picture of, but MAKE it IN Photoshop (not a capture).  Save it as .EPS format.
Import that into a FM document and try to print it.

2) Do the same thing in Illustrator.  Make it from scratch in Illustrator, do
not import or place anything from anywhere else.  Save it as .EPS format.
Import that into a FM document and try to print it.

Did that work.  If so, then expand the process one step at a time (the
capturing, the placing, etc.) until the process breaks.

BY THE WAY... When you Save or SaveAs to the EPS format, you get a choice of
Binary vs. ASCII format.  I don't know what type of network you are on, so do
your testing using the ASCII format until you have made something work.  Then
try the same test but with Binary and see if that breaks it.  This can be an
important issue.

Good luck.

Jay

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Chris Cox wrote:
> 
> Jay,
> 
> They neither appear on screen or print any different. They appear on screen as you
> stated, but that is also how they print. We have tried various printers in the
> office to no avail.
> 
> I print to a Lexmark Optra PS printer when doing paper versions and when creating
> pdf files I change the printer to HP LaserJet 5P/5MP Postscript Printer. Both
> printers provide the same quality.
> 
> Chris
> 
> Jay Smith wrote:
> 
> > Chris,
> >
> > When you say "they appear", do you mean on-screen or printed out?  The printed
> > out versions ought to be 100% fine.
> >
> > The on-screen should be:
> >
> >   no preview = gray box
> >   1-bit preview = highly pixilated
> >   8-bit preview = moderately pixilated
> >
> > If you are also having problems printing them out, then the question is: what
> > printer are you using; does it have either Adobe Postscript or a postscript
> > emulator.  Many non-postscript-capable printers can't print EPS images
> > (because they are Encapsulated PostScript).  If this *appears* to be the
> > problem, try printing to another printer (if you have one) that is postscript
> > capable.
> >
> > (Sorry if I am doing the "is it plugged in" routine, but the problem crops up
> > relatively often.)
> >
> > --
> > Jay Smith
> >
> > e-mail: jay@jaysmith.com
> >
> > Jay Smith & Associates
> > P.O. Box 650
> > Snow Camp, NC  27349  USA
> >
> > Phone: Int+US+336-376-9991
> > Toll-Free Phone in US & Canada:
> >         1-800-447-8267
> > Fax: Int+US+336-376-6750
> >
> > chris.cox@qsipaytech.com wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I am hoping  that someone has come across the same problem and can
> > > assist me.
> > >
> > > We grab our screen shots and place them into Photoshop. From their we
> > > save them as an eps file and then open them up and pretty them in
> > > Illustrator. All this looks lovely until we import it into FM. They
> > > appear as grey boxes or blotches of pixels. We have saved them using 1
> > > and 8 tiffs per pixel and with nothing at all. We can cut and copy them
> > > from Illustrator into FM but the file sizes are enormous.
> > >
> > > If anyone has encountered this problem and has a solution, or just
> > > plain has a solution, please let me know.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Chris
> > >
> 
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>   Christeen Cox
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