Making Fujix Using PowerPoint

PowerPoint files can be used by the staff at Media Services to produce beautiful fujix prints when processed through the Media Services' Pictrography 3000 digital darkroom printer. The cost per print is listed on our ratesheet and payable by cash, credit card, check or by authorized charge to a valid NYUMC account.

Although the design and electronic construction of each print is performed by the end-user, the actual processing and output is done by Media Services staff. Because a full tutorial and many templates and examples are included with the PowerPoint software, this page serves only to explain the procedure for submitting PowerPoint files for imaging at Media Services.

Submitting files for imaging.

Enter a file name of the form "lastname.image.ppt" where "lastname" is your last name; "image" is a short term enabling you to distinguish one file from another and "ppt" denotes to our staff your file is powerpoint format.

File names must be less than 27 characters long and contain no spaces or non-alphabetic characters such as slashes,colons, parentheses, etc.

Submit your file for imaging. Send your presentation to the makefujix directory using Media Services' File Upload followed by an email (media@med.nyu.edu) detailing the size, quantity and payment method.

If you are a member of the Skirball Institute using a Macintosh computer, log on to Saturn, the institute file server, and mount the volume "DMC"; it contains a folder named "makefujix". Copy your file to this directory followed by an email (media@med.nyu.edu) detailing the size, quantity and payment method.

PowerPoint Precautions

Because of the relatively long turn-around time and expense involved in creating fujix, the following precautions should be observed:

• General Considerations.

• Submit only the pages you want imaged.

• Avoid exotic font styles such as Underline, Outline and Shadow.

• Exercise caution when importing images into PowerPoint. Imported TIFF files must be in uncompressed, RGB format. Some images can be damaged if the program converts them to its native picture format.

• To make complex composite figures, or figures which will be used again in manuscripts, photographs or posters, use a layout program such as InDesign or a drawing program such as Freehand instead of PowerPoint.