I have been using FrameMaker 6 ----> 9 for 15 years.... Ever since I started I have had a problem importing graphics. Basically I will try to import an image by copying from another source and pasting into my FM document. Usually it is by taking a screenshot, or just right-clicking on an image from another source, and selecting "copy." Then when I paste it in, it does paste in but it is a lower resolution than the source. Sometimes it is larger (exploded) than the source and I can resize it to look OK but it never ends up looking as good as the original source. I can take the exact same image and paste it into a simple graphics program, like Windows Paint, and it looks perfect, exactly like the original source. but when I paste it into FM, it is pixelated, blurry, the wrong size (usually too large), etc... I work on technical documents and it is important that our graphics are clear and easy to read, so this is a real problem for me (and my team).
I have attached two images.... a screenshot of the exact same image after it is pasted into Paint and then into FM:
pasted into MS Paint:
pasted into Frame 9:
as you can see it's a bit larger. when I try to shrink it, I can never seem to get it back to the original size or clarity.
(note the version from MS Paint looks EXACTLY like the original, and I can paste into other programs like Word and it also pastes in correctly)
If anyone could help me out with this I'd really appreciate it.
thanks,
gary in vermont