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2005-03-01
12:54 PM
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10:26 PM
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Gordana Radonic
2005-03-01 03:30 PM
Wendy wrote:Wendy,
I finally figured out how to get my file saved to PDF in PM 3.1, and found myself needing to go to Kinko's to print it. The ortho drawings came out reasonably well (I need to learn how to deal with line weights so they don't look like I've been using a big Sharpie to draft with), but the rendering quality orthe JPGs I had saved as I was working was absolutely *horrendous*!....
....What am I missing?
Wendy
2005-03-01 05:57 PM
Dan wrote:Where would I look for this setting in the Acrobat driver? I can't remember if I saw it or not. I do recall seeing the settings on the Amyuni converter (maybe it was the Acrobat one; I'll have to double check). I remember setting it at 300, though, when I came across it. I would have thought that would be high enough, no?
Check to see what the printer/driver you're using to create the PDF has for resolution settings. For example, the Amyuni PDF Converter has settings for 72,150,300,600 and 1200dpi...also check to see what Image Compression setting you might be using.
Keep in mind that the highest resolution settings in your driver can't overcome a lack of pixels in your rendered images...make sure you render the individual images with enough pixels in the first place.Where and how do I control that? Is that the various subjective quality selections in the rendering engine selection screen (the "better, best, draft" kinds of settings? I tend to run into problems with the programs crashing when I get into the higher levels there.
Likewise, low resolution settings in you PDF driver will degrade even the highest resolution image you might print with it.That makes sense.
You should do a side by side comparison on your screen of one of your pdfs and one of the image files to see if this degradation is taking place.Thanks much for the suggestions.
2005-03-01 06:21 PM
Wendy wrote:
Where would I look for this setting in the Acrobat driver? I can't remember if I saw it or not. I do recall seeing the settings on the Amyuni converter (maybe it was the Acrobat one; I'll have to double check)....
Wendy wrote:In the top of the PhotoRenderings Settings you can set the number of horizontal pixels and the number of vertical pixels. The more the better for crispness in your final image. ArchiCAD does have a limit though...somwhere around 4098 pixels max for either horizontal or vertical.
...Where and how do I control that? Is that the various subjective quality selections in the rendering engine selection screen (the "better, best, draft" kinds of settings? I tend to run into problems with the programs crashing when I get into the higher levels there...
2005-03-01 07:04 PM
Dan wrote:Ah, I never knew anything about that part. Thanks for the tip, Dan.
In the top of the PhotoRenderings Settings you can set the number of horizontal pixels and the number of vertical pixels. The more the better for crispness in your final image. ArchiCAD does have a limit though...somwhere around 4098 pixels max for either horizontal or vertical.
2005-03-01 07:46 PM
Wendy wrote:Wendy,
Ah, I never knew anything about that part. Thanks for the tip, Dan.
But doesn't number of pixels affect the dimensions of the image somehow as well as the resolution? I get this stuff so confused.
Wendy
2005-03-01 09:16 PM
Dan wrote:Thanks very much for that example, Dan - it makes the relationship very clear.
Don't feel bad many users are perplexed about this area of ArchiCAD...Just try not to confuse the number of pixels in an image with the DPI resolution.
Here's an example:
2005-03-01 09:31 PM
Wendy wrote:Wendy,
Thanks very much for that example, Dan - it makes the relationship very clear.
So AC's default resolution is only 72 dpi? No wonder these images look so crappy!
I would imagine that rendering time will increase substantially if I increase the resolution a lot, though, am I right?
Wendy