Am 06.07.19 um 16:24 schrieb btt: > Hi, > So I am working on a many years long map making project. I am using a scale of > 1" to 10 miles and hand drawing it on 9x12" panels of paper. The current size > of > the map is about 20 by 20 feet. This is obviously too large to see in one > place, > so I have been using GIMP to panel them together in a digital file. Obviously, > this file is getting quite large. I was hoping people might have suggestions > on > how to reduce the size of the file without reducing the image quality too > much. > It's only going to get bigger haha. I've got no experience with vector based > programs, is that the direction I need to head?
If you are not booked on having one file, then maybe keep the multiple files - in fact, create even more of them, at smaller scales with less detail - and then use something like https://leafletjs.com/ (FLOSS to make the map interactive and zoomable? TL;DR: Leaflet is a javascript library to create maps like on the OpenStreetmap site. They use it, actually: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Leaflet -- Regards, Michael GPG: 96A8 B38A 728A 577D 724D 60E5 F855 53EC B36D 4CDD _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
