[OS X TeX] TeXShop/PdfTeX output resolution at 2400 dpi

[William F. Adams]

On Jun 24, 2005, at 10:00 AM, Peter Dyballa wrote:

> If you use graphics to explain things, try to use pstricks. PS is  
> vector based and renders in any resolution. I think this quality is  
> saved too when you have EPS without bitmapped graphic content that you  
> need to convert to PDF -- but here I am not completely sure. If you  
> have other graphics you should try to convert it to PostScript or PDF.  
> Screenshots at 72 DPI probably can be 'enhanced' to not look like LEGO  
> at 2.400 DPI, but probably this work will take a long weekend,  
> possibly for each screenshot.

No work at all.

Just don't resample them (shrinking / enlarging is okay) and they'll  
turn out okay.

If you desire better quality open them in PhotoShop 6 or later and  
re-save them as .eps or .pdf with the ``direct interpolation key''  
turned on.

Here's a graphic which shows the difference:

http://members.aol.com/willadams/portfolio/interfaceconcepts/ 
screengrabcomp.pdf

Alternately, you can do like Michael Harvey and just re-draw them all  
in pen and ink as he did for his book _Creative Lettering Today_

> Look at your graphics at 3.000 % magnification -- that's close to from  
> 72 DPI -> 2.400 DPI.

Probably the better thing to do here is work out what sort of .pdf  
requirements the printer has and either re-distill to that, or check  
the output using a pre-flight program.

William

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