vector shape looks jagged

[cyberdao]

I created some very simple characters (letters) and when I print them at 100 %, there are some "bumps" on most characters which I can't explain (my printer ist fine). If I scale the characters down, it looks really bad.

Here is an [url]http://cyberdao.com/freehand1.gif[/url]

Any ideas what I did wrong?

Thanks a lot for your help!

Marcus

[wrand@mac.com]

cyberdao wrote:

>
>I created some very simple characters (letters) and when I print them at 100 %, there are some "bumps" on most characters
> which I can't explain (my printer ist fine). If I scale the characters down, it looks really bad.
>
>Here is an [url]http://cyberdao.com/freehand1.gif[/url]

Maybe I'm just missing what the problem is but where are the bumps in the image?

-Wes

[cyberdao]

Maybe I'm just missing what the problem is but where are the bumps in the image?

-Wes

Hi Wes,

this is a screenshot from FH MX and it looks ok for me, but when I print it, the top curve of the "e" does not look clean and there are tiny bumps (does not look like a vector). When I print a regular font on the same page, the font looks perfect, only my own characters look crappy.

[Judy Arndt]

cyberdao wrote:

> this is a screenshot from FH MX and it looks ok for me, but when I print it,
> the top curve of the "e" does not look clean and there are tiny bumps (does
> not look like a vector). When I print a regular font on the same page, the
> font looks perfect, only my own characters look crappy.

What kind of printer are you printing to? Is it a PostScript printer?

If you're printing to a non-Postscript printer, FH sends a rasterized
version of the vector info on the page. Live text is handled separately.

In the Document panel, set the Printer Resolution to the max your printer
can handle (e.g. 1200 dpi for some laser printers).

In File > Document Settings > Raster Effects settings, set the Resolution to
300 ppi. Note: this will dramatically slow down redraw so set it back to 72
ppi when you're working in FHMX.

Judy Arndt