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From: dl1@ukc.ac.uk (D.Langford)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Scaling Bitmaps - help!
Message-ID: <7198@harrier.ukc.ac.uk>
Date: 27 Mar 91 12:10:52 GMT
Organization: Computing Lab, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.
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I've got a MacII screen full of text I need to include in
a Word4 document. I know enough to screendump to a MacPaint file;
I've a utility that even saves it the right way round..but..

Because it's too big, it needs scaling - and that's where the
headaches start. If I print to the laserwriter, no problem; a nice,
resized image. If I use anything else, yetch. Yes, I know about
scaling ratios, and I've tried 'em all. 96% is best, but I need
something smaller. Even at 72% the results are lousy, though.

I have access here to most of the DTP and drawing packages - which
is the best for scaling a bitmap? Ought I too convert it to PICT?
Or the 300 dpi offered by applications like Retouch? Neither seems
to do much for the image!

Is there an application which will scale my screendump as the
laserwriter driver does, or am I going to be reduced to /really/
cutting and pasting??

Help!

- duncan

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duncan langford   university of kent at canterbury, UK    dl1@ukc.ac.uk
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