high end export... check
anti-alias... check
normal text like arial... check
looks like garbage... check

what's the deal?

If I'm saving a graphic with Arial text, system or smooth anti-alias, and
exporting is as a png 32, the highest setting possible... why should it still
look terrible? For example, look at this rollover image
http://204.9.76.17/images/nav_floating/surgery_over.png. some may thing that
looks ok, but it's really not up to my standards.

any advice on this? and I would rather not double the size and squeeze it,
which to me seems like a cheesy workaround that doesn't help that much. There
has to be a way to get truly crystal clear sharp looking text with no jaggies,
glows, rings, smudges, or a look as if a gaussian blur filter was added to the
image. does photoshop do any better then fireworks? Sorry... i'm frustrated.

jon@cmiwebstudio wrote:
> high end export... check
> anti-alias... check
> normal text like arial... check
> looks like garbage... check
>
> what's the deal?
>
> If I'm saving a graphic with Arial text, system or smooth anti-alias, and
> exporting is as a png 32, the highest setting possible... why should it still
> look terrible? For example, look at this rollover image
> http://204.9.76.17/images/nav_floating/surgery_over.png. some may thing that
> looks ok, but it's really not up to my standards.
>
> any advice on this? and I would rather not double the size and squeeze it,
> which to me seems like a cheesy workaround that doesn't help that much. There
> has to be a way to get truly crystal clear sharp looking text with no jaggies,
> glows, rings, smudges, or a look as if a gaussian blur filter was added to the
> image. does photoshop do any better then fireworks? Sorry... i'm frustrated.
>
>
>
A common technique with the FW text engine is to put a duplicate right
on top of the first text area. You will also get crisper text by using
Crisp Anti-alias.

I don't know what the rest of your design looks like, but you might want
to consider html text and CSS for this type of rollover.

HTH

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if you're working in illustrator, the text looks absolutely perfect. of
course, when you export the image, you're in the same boat. is there any way
to make text look like it does when you work in illustrator for the web?

jon@cmiwebstudio wrote:
> if you're working in illustrator, the text looks absolutely perfect. of
> course, when you export the image, you're in the same boat. is there any way
> to make text look like it does when you work in illustrator for the web?

You can try working at a higher resolution.

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You could also try the CS4 Beta version of FWs, which is free to owners of
legit CS3 version. The text is supposed to be better as CS4 uses the Adobe
text engine now.

Peter
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"Linda Rathgeber" <lightly@sc.rr.com> wrote in message
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| jon@cmiwebstudio wrote:
| > if you're working in illustrator, the text looks absolutely perfect. of
| > course, when you export the image, you're in the same boat. is there
any way
| > to make text look like it does when you work in illustrator for the web?

interesting, but I have to wonder how much clearer it can be.

i found using a copy of both layers, modifying the one to 50% opac seemed to sharpen things a bit. Still nothing like vector graphics.