On Jun 24, 3:05=A0am, puzzle <nepisemM...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Why text looks "Fatter" when converted to outlines:
>
> from:http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3bbafc26/0
>
> "Thomas Phinney, Program Manager Fonts & Core Technologies from Adobe
> Systems tell about why the text fattens when you convert to outlines.
>
> TWO things happen when you outline fonts:
> - loss of hinting
> - change in fill algorithm
>
> The loss of hinting makes certain features potentially inconsistent.
> For example, letter strokes that you expect to be the same width might
> turn out to be different widths depending on how they fall on the grid
> of the output device. Slight differences can get magnified
> unexpectedly, like rounded letters going below the baseline. This
> happens because the information that makes the outlines round
> consistently to the pixel grid has been lost.
>
> The change in the fill algorithm combines with the lack of hinting to
> make the letters look fatter. Font rasterizing uses a fill algorithm
> that turns on a pixel only when the center of the pixel is within the
> glyph outline (center-scan). Graphics rasterizing uses a fill
> algorithm that turns on a pixel when any part of the pixel is within
> the graphic outline (overscan). Given that the outline is no longer
> being rounded to pixel boundaries at key points, the rendering will
> generally be at least one pixel thicker, occasionally two.
>
> Of course, how much difference this makes depends on the size and
> style of the type, and especially on the resolution of the output
> device. At 2400 dpi with typical text sizes, the effect is pretty
> subtle. At 600 dpi with 6 point text, the effect is quite obvious."
>
> puzzle
> cetirib...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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> My Co-worker is trying to create outlines of a map file to send to
> print. the font sizes are very small so when creating to outlines,
> the fonts and lines in the maps appear to be way to bold to read when
> printed.
> How do we create outlines and still have it come out crisp, clean and
> legible?
>
> thanks,
> Nora
>
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Thanks.
So how would we change things on our end so that the printing place
prints our maps without that bold look? check the resolution?
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