pdf doc changed to jpeg, quality losted 2

[sermac]

Hi: Suggestions requested. Writing my software in VFP7 and want to use .pdf convert to image/template to use over and over in printouts. Works good on the the screen by then when I took it to a printout container, it looses it quality and clarity. What I have is .pdf docs thru acrobat. These are 8 1/2 x 14 (real estate contract and addendums)I converted them to .jpegs and placed them on my screen and as a picture and sent the .jpeg to the back and placed fields on top of them and use the form tab to tab etc. (works good)

My dilema is: "WYSINWG" I put the .jpeg on the report in a container and put the fileds etc on top and go to print and it works good, except the .jpeg is not of good quality/clarity. The fields have the quality but the image/template underlying it are not. (I can see the pixels and smudges etc. on the printout.

I was trying to take a short cut, but maybe I can't.

Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated, THX Bill

PS I posted this in vfp forum also. . .

 

[blueark]

JPEGs are raster based (ie, they are made up of individual pixels). PDF files, however, can contain both raster and vector information (vector shapes are mathematically defined and are not fixed to one particular resolution like raster images are). The differences are most noticable in print, especially with type.

You are essentially sending a fixed resolution 'picture' of type/artwork to a printer that probably has a much higher resolution than your JPEG. The overlying fields, however, are probably still in vector format and will therefore print at the highest resolution attainable by the printer.

Note: Increasing the resolution of your JPEG may improve the results, but due to the way raster images are interpreted by printers, it won't necessarily be as good as the vector equivelent. Also be aware that only certain types of image are practical as vectors; photographs, for example, are better left as raster images.

 

[sermac]

Hi: In regard to BLUEARK's comments,

Is there a software addon or plugin out there that would change the document (all text) to vectors so it would be a good .bmp/.gif or .jpeg?

Any feedback is appreciated.

THX

Bill

 

[blueark]

I'm not really familiar with VFP, so I can't say for sure what would work in that environment. What I would say is to avoid the formats you mentioned, as they are all bitmap formats. Try .eps, .ai, .wmf, .emf (among others). They can contain both vector and bitmap information and may give you better quality. Failing that, see if you can create higher resolution bitmaps. If they're just black & white, save them as just two color bitmaps as printers will interpret them differently. Finally, avoid jpegs, and in Acrobat, make sure the compression settings for images is set to something other than jpeg (with simple images, the compression should still be good enough). Also be careful not to downsample the images.

Hopefully some of the ideas above will be of some help!

 

[sermac]

BlueArk:
You wrote:

. . .as they are all bitmap formats. Try .eps, .ai, .wmf, .emf (among others).

vfp7 does not have these you memtioned. . .
only .bmp .dib .jpg .gif


I was looking for a short way around the barn.
I can build them object over object. . .line by line word by word. . .

vfp is generally powerful but when it comes to printer output/graphs etc. it leaves a lot to be desired.

THX for your feedback

 

[advicent]

Hello this is Roy writing from Japan. We only have few IT related information over here. If youdon't mind, I would like to know the name of the software which you had converted the pdf file to the Jpeg file. Thank you