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Using Adobe^® Fireworks^® to Convert Color Images to Black & White

Microsoft® Paint and many free graphic programs have limited features and are not sufficient for properly formatting an image for a rubber stamp. Adobe® Fireworks® is an easy-to-use and affordable program that you can downloaded for a free 30-day trial.

Steps to convert a color image to black and white using Fireworks®:

• Open your file
• Display the following windows by selecting each one from the Windows drop-down menu. They are properly selected when a checkmark appears next to them:
  • Tools
  • Properties
  • Optimize
• Choose the Optimize settings as shown (ATRS accepts .bmp, .gif, .jpg and .png files. We are using .gif for this example):
  • Make each option match as illustrated below
  • Dither should be set to 100%

  

• Under the File Menu choose Export
  • Type a filename and click save
  • Note: You should choose to export the file not simply save it. Saving the file creates a Fireworks® .png file which contains a lot of unneccesary information and increases the upload size.

Preview your new monochrome file by viewing it in Fireworks®:

You can use this image to make a custom rubber stamp by adding text or just use the artwork as is.

Other helpful hints for converting to a monochrome format:

• Choose images with a high contrasting background (the background colors are different than focal objects). Use a graphic or photo where the background is a different color than the main objects
• Use high quality photos that are in focus and not overexposed
• Crop the image to contain only the area you want to make a stamp

Note: There are other graphic programs you can use to get the same results, just make sure that whatever program you choose that it has dithering capabilities.

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