For scaling down vector images, use Inkscape. Otherwise, if you still use GIMP, make sure that you import the image at 300dpi and resize from that - but for a better visual result, I highly suggest using Inkscape
-- Dott. David Berti IT Consultant, Designer, Author Information Architecture Specialist Ainó, UX BookClub Perugia, Bembughi Cell: (+39) 347-518-66-24 CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidberti www.davidberti.it | www.davidberti.eu www.aino-consulting.it | www.aino-consulting.com > -----Original Message----- > From: ad...@pilobilus.net > Sent: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 15:56:38 -0500 > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] how to scale down image without quality loss > > On 01/21/2016 11:57 PM, boydy33 wrote: >> Hi there, >> Hope you can help me with this as I’ve tried everything! >> All I am trying to do is scale a large .EPS logo which is 1.2Mb and >> default >> imports into Gimp 2.8.14 at 100dpi?, Width 826 and Height 1170 with no >> Anti-Aliasing, down to a logo of around 28mm high without losing too >> much image >> quality. What I get using the standard scale command in Gimp is a >> colour >> degradation and very fuzzy logo outlines. >> >> I’ve been ‘trying’ to use Liquid Rescale, the gimp plugin, but it comes >> back >> with two error boxes… > > [ ... ] > >> Any suggestions? I don’t have to use the LR plugin but from what I’ve >> read it >> seems the only way to do this well with Gimp. > > Hey, > > Liquid Rescale is a tool for 'stretching' images to a new aspect > ratio (i.e. making them wider but not taller), without affecting > selected elements of the image or creating visible seams. It can > also be used to remove parts of an image without visible distortion. > I don't think it's the best option for radical re-scaling with > minimum distortion. > > I would try the Script Fu 'Step Resize' tool for that. But the GIMP > is probably not the right tool for the job at hand. > > The EPS file format is normally a vector file, that is, more like a > CAD drawing than a digital photograph. From Wikipdeia: > > "An EPS file is a stream of generic PostScript printing commands." > > EPS files also (usually) have thumbnail images embedded in them; > again per Wikipedia: "EPS files also frequently include a preview > picture of the content, for on-screen display." > > A logo that is a 1.2 MB EPS file probably has a /big/ preview image; > vector graphic files are normally a tiny fraction of the size of an > equivalent bitmap image file. But I don't think that's relevant to > solving your problem. > > The first thing I would try is opening the EPS file in a vector > graphics editor like Inkscape. This /should/ enable you to export > bitmap copies of the logo at any scale, with the best resolution > possible for the size in question. This flexibility is why logos > are normally created as vector files; the same vector graphic source > file can be used to make matchbook covers and billboards. > > https://inkscape.org/en/download/mac-os/ > > http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/inkscape/ss/Export.htm > > Hopefully this will get the job done. > > :o) > >> Any help much appreciated. >> >> By the way, I’d prefer someone in my own time zone in Eastern Australia >> (GMT + >> 10 hours) if possible. >> >> Cheers >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D EARTH SCREENSAVER - Watch the Earth right on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/earth _______________________________________________ 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
