Text in graphic vs banner

[DL]

PS: Frutiger looks great when I use text in graphic with the NOF
anti-alias selector turned on. But with just my system anti-aliasing
it's not great.





Karl Strieby wrote:
> DL wrote:
>> Anton Strauss wrote:
>>> also, are you using standard or clear type font smoothing?
>>>
>>> I use standard
>>>
>>
>> Anton,
>>
>> I'm using ClearType, but standard doesn't make it better. I'm actually
>> trying to use Frutiger, but it just won't "stick" in my style. Hence
>> my experimenting with text in graphic as a workaround. I've logged a
>> case with NOF on that one - seems to be a bug.
>>
>> I've tried various settings with font smoothing, but you still get the
>> best result with text in graphic using, presumambly, a built in
>> algorithm that NOF uses for text in graphic, but not for banners.
>>
>> The two graphics I attached were just Arial 26pt normal weight.
>>
>
> Hi DL,
>
> I did a quick Google search for Frutiger font issues, and if you are
> using the free vs. paid version of the font, that could well be causing
> your problem (the free version does not anti-alias well).
>

[Anton Strauss]

Hi Dallas

I tested on my Win2k system and I can't tell the difference

I think Win2k has better antialiasing than XP

see attached

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Anton Strauss
www.videoproductions.com.au



"DL" <Dallas.Lewis@uts.edu.au> wrote in message
news:f3fp0i$4cd3@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com.. .
> Further to my problem with fonts not "sticking" in my banner, I've
> resorted to using my banner graphic and using text in graphic for all of
> my pages. This will be for a CD Rom training tool, so not a lot of pages
> and there will be no new pages down the track.
>
> But in that process I notice that the result is much superior using text
> in graphic once you click the anti-alias button for your text in graphic.
>
> For the developers: If good anti-aliasing can be applied to text in
> graphic, why does the banner have to suffer from the jaggies?

[DL]

You notice it more on some letters than others. Your top banner example
is crisper. But on some letters that crispness will be jaggies. Try "s"
for example.





Anton Strauss wrote:
> Hi Dallas
>
> I tested on my Win2k system and I can't tell the difference
>
> I think Win2k has better antialiasing than XP
>
> see attached
>
>