Re: text

At 01:51 PM 26/01/99 -0600, you wrote:
>> I'm having a problem with Photoshop. I've been trying to create=20
>> text links and they are blurry. I'm using Arial at 8 point bold,=20
>> the original links were Arial at 7 point regular.=20
>
>Cheryl:
>
>I've used software similar to yours and also noticed=20
>that small text originating in Illustrator was not=20
>sharp when opened in Photoshop. By the time Illustrator=20
>converts text to outlines, and Photoshop assigns=20
>anti-aliasing, small type readability is compromised.

How are you getting your images from Illustrator to Photoshop?  I have no
problem with blurry text when I export an image from Illustrator 8 to
Photoshop 5.02.  In the export dialog (File>Export) within Illustrator you
get to choose your final bitmap resolution as well as if you want it
anti-aliased or not.  I always edit raster images at 300dpi even if they
are for the Web.  Illustrator 8 also exports to Photoshop with layers
intact now.  With the Photoshop 4.01/Illustrator 7.01 combo I used to do
the opposite with equally good results.  I mean I imported Illustrator
files from within Photoshop and also got to set resolution and
anti-aliasing at the import stage.  I tend to stick to Photoshop more and
more to create text since it is now editable but for some things, nothing
will replace a good vector program.
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>By the way, even after you solve this problem, text images at 7 or=20
>8 points are difficult to read on a computer screen.=20
>I avoid anything smaller than 10-point text.

I agree.  Anything below 8 pt is almost unreadable on my 15" at 1024x768=
 res.

I've heard=20
>Macromedia Fireworks can generate good text images for=20
>the Web but I haven't tried that yet. Good luck!

Yes, it does a great job actually but for text images I still get better
results exporting to Gif right from Illustrator... and I don't have to
fight the interface so much ;-)

Anyway, that was my 2 cents... HTH!

St=E9phane Bergeron

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