Line drawing bleeding color into background

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Becky Cleland
Jul 14, 2003
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I use Photoshop to create graphics for the library I work in. I used it to make a floorplan of the library–a line drawing of black on a white background. It looks great when I first save it. Trouble is, when I come back to it, it has become "dirty;" tones of grey have bled into the background , especially around the corners and intersections of lines. It takes huge amounts of time to clean up the "dirt." What can I do to prevent/correct this? MOST grateful for assistance.
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BLUDVLZ
Jul 14, 2003
How are you saving this file? My guess is as a JPEG or GIF.

Save as a TIFF file instead, and use the Bitmap color space instead of grayscale (if you want true lineart images, of course).
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barry gray
Jul 14, 2003
Does the "dirt" print? No? Is it visible when viewed at 100%?
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viol8ion
Jul 14, 2003
Becky

What rez are you creating/saving at? For line art 1000 DPI is best.

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