Viewplus – Embossing from PDF document

Viewplus – Embossing from PDF document

Problem

When attempting to emboss a PDF file using a Viewplus embosser you encounter a problem where the quality of the Braille dots in the output is lower than expected. 

Applies to

  1. Viewplus embossers

Resolution

When embossing directly from an open PDF the embosser will interpret the job as a graphic print.  This may lead to quality issues with the Braille dots in the output.  To avoid this problem please use Tiger Designer to emboss the PDF file.

  1. Open Tiger Designer.
  2. Then drag and drop the PDF into the application window.
  3. Visually check the document to see how Tiger Designer will handle the document:

    - Blue dots = interpreted as text (will provide better text quality)
    - Black dots = interpreted as a graphic (will provide poorer quality output)
     
  4. Checking the above will help when attempting to diagnose cause of print quality problems with Braille text.

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