Martin Wuerthner wrote on 28 Nov: > You can still solve this in ArtWorks as long as you just want the > image to fade to white, as seems to be the case here. Masterful, Martin! I knew there'd be a way in Artworks. Thank you very much for the clear explification and example file. I'll get a chance to practise the technique myself now, because the people who drew the map have just come through with a higher-res scan of it. A separate issue: They sent four megabytes as Jpeg, 300dpi 24-bit RGB. (Attached to an email rather than giving a download link; we won't go on about that too.) Are my Acorn eyes blind to something, or why do people in the Big Bad World scan black ink on white paper as 24-bit RGB? I normally reduce to 8-bit greyscale. Can I safely reduce even further? -- Jim Nagel www.archivemag.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------ To change, suspend or cancel your subscription go to //www.freelists.org/list/artworks ------------------------------------------------------------