Macromedia has a wonderful software application that helps users create great-looking text graphics by using anti-aliasing capabilities. In Fireworks MX 2004, artists and designers can create readable and attractive text graphics by substituting shades of
font color around lines and curves, which otherwise can be broken and craggy in appearance. Fireworks Anti-Aliasing Capabilities
Anti-aliasing capabilities have been with Fireworks for quite some time now. With new edition, Fireworks MX 2004 enhanced further its four anti-aliasing options and added two more features.
Its anti-aliasing options include: None Anti-Alias, which disables text smoothing; Crisp Anti-Alias that allows creation of a sharp transition between edges of text and background; Strong Anti-Alias for a very abrupt transition of text edges into background, while preserving shapes of text characters and improving on detailed areas of characters; and Smooth Anti-Alias that lets users create a soft transition between text edges and background.
On other hand, new anti-alias options are System Anti-Alias that uses text smoothing method which can be found in Windows XP or Mac OS X; and Custom Anti-Alias, which provides expert level controls (such as oversampling, sharpness, and strength) over anti-aliasing.
The enhanced features from Fireworks allow users to have a complete toolbox of "sandpaper" for anti-aliasing of text graphics. Users can quickly and efficiently smooth edges of any working text using Fireworks application.
To utilize anti-aliasing options, simply apply any text object through Property inspector ot Text Editor.
