FreeHand Eps image looks/prints bad

Question

Using - Macromedia FreeHand ver 11.0.2, G5, Mac OS 10.4.4,
printing to HP Designjet 130 nr, new to FH ver 11. Was using G4 OS9
- FH 10.
When I import a normal 300 dpi cmyk eps image, created in
photoshop, it looks low res - poor quality and prints the same.
Didn't have this problem with old OS9, FreeHand 10 - figured it
might be a setting i am overlooking.

Answer 1

> Using - Macromedia FreeHand ver 11.0.2, G5, Mac OS
10.4.4, printing to HP
> Designjet 130 nr, new to FH ver 11. Was using G4 OS9 -
FH 10.
> When I import a normal 300 dpi cmyk eps image, created
in photoshop, it looks
> low res - poor quality and prints the same. Didn't have
this problem with old
> OS9, FreeHand 10 - figured it might be a setting i am
overlooking.
FreeHand use screen image of eps file (often rgb) if printed
to non-postscript printer. It will not solve the problem but check
color managemet settings anyway.
Eps is 'encapsulated postscript' which means it is a package
of instant ps-printer food indigestible for non-ps printers. A few
programs like InDesign can render new screen image from eps file.
A few workarounds.
1. Create a pdf, prefeably with Acrobat Distiller, and print
from Acrobat.
2. Use tiff file instead of eps.
Jukka