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From: Kevin1994 on 6 May 2008 16:24
I am on build 9.0.1.1213. When i create text in say arial font, 14 size its
not sharp at all. I change the anti alias from smooth to crisp to stronge and
there is no noticeable difference. I created much larger text (say size 50)
and the same thing happens. I am using a trial version until my full version
comes in the mail.

Is this just a problem with Fireworks? I thought i really found a good
program to do web graphics. I have been holding on to Livemotion for years and
thought this was it. Help!

Thanks

From: pixlor on 7 May 2008 00:47
The only thing I can think of is if, somehow, you are using a limited palette
and Fireworks can't produce the varied tones it needs to for the aliasing.

Here's one I just did with Arial, size 14, with various anti-aliasing options:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x123/pixlor/Fireworks/Arial14.png
I see a difference in mine. I saved it as a Fireworks .png, but Photobucket
seems to have flattened it.

Also, sometimes you get better results if you make your text large (a factor
of 2 or 4), export, import, and resize. In this image, compare the 18-point
text with the 36-point text that was reduced by 50%:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x123/pixlor/Fireworks/aliasing.gif
(Image is zoomed in.)



From: Kevin1994 on 7 May 2008 08:41
Thanks for your answer. I figured out one thing. If I went to No Anti... it
looked horrible! But I right clicked and removed transformations and the text
looked like the very text I am type now.

I do however have a issue with how Fireworks does Crisp, Strong and Smooth.
It's not nearly as good as Livemotion which was at best a fraction of what
Photoshop can do. I think it should be atleast as good as Livemotion's if not
better. I am working with a full color pallette btw.

I do like the ability to rapidly do web graphics.

Thanks again!

From: Jim Babbage .:CMX:. & .:Adobe Community Expert:. on 7 May 2008 12:58
Kevin1994 wrote:
> Thanks for your answer. I figured out one thing. If I went to No Anti... it
> looked horrible! But I right clicked and removed transformations and the text
> looked like the very text I am type now.
>
> I do however have a issue with how Fireworks does Crisp, Strong and Smooth.
> It's not nearly as good as Livemotion which was at best a fraction of what
> Photoshop can do. I think it should be atleast as good as Livemotion's if not
> better. I am working with a full color pallette btw.
>
> I do like the ability to rapidly do web graphics.
>
> Thanks again!
>

LiveMotion . . sigh . . . I could do more in that app in 20 minutes
than I can in three hours with Flash.

*sniffle*

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