FOCUS Enhancements 3.2 - Manual (Page 192)

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9. Graphics Quality
Most often, the automatic sizing and color-depth conversion
performed by the Firefly meets the needs of the presentation.
Occasionally however, it may be necessary to adjust a graphic
so that it displays precisely as required. For the highest quality
rendition of a graphic it is important to consider two things:
color-depth and precise sizing.
a. Color-depth
The Firefly MZ is a 16-bit color device that maps the native
color of the graphic to the player’s 16-bit display buffer.For
best results convert graphics to a standard (1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, or
24-bit) JPEG or PNG format before inserting it into a
content zone.
b. Sizing Graphics
For highest quality results, make certain that the dimensions
are the same for the content zone and source graphic. Sizing
a graphic by dragging a content zone handle or changing the
content zone dimensions does not always produce the best
visual results. There are two sizing methods that provide the
most precise images:
Create the layout design in Media Messenger using the
content zone objects and then size the graphics to fit in the
zones.
Create a layout design in another program such as Adobe
Photoshop, with the graphics and other elements sized
exactly as they should appear when displayed. Then, using
the sizing information from that design, create a
corresponding multi-zone layout using the Layout Editor in
Media Messenger.
10. Animated GIFs (classifed as graphics)Animated GIF files must
be non-optimized. In addition, the MZ does not support
transparency for these files.