On 11/20/2017 09:05 AM, menglor wrote: > Good Day! > > I am a newbie learner to “” and I am trying to accomplish a series of steps, > but > things just don’t seem to work out for me. > > I have 2 problems, well more but I wont go into everything > > - Basically I am trying to import a picture of varing sizes, and then > resize > them to fit a specific size. > > For example, I am importing an image that is 5” x 3”, and wanting to print > it on a label, > So I need to be able to copy it out of GIMP, and past it into a Avery Shipping > Label template in Word. > > I have been a little successful, but I am having issues with the sizes > changing.
Hi menglor, The process you describe will give you images of different sizes if the originals have different DPI values, because when you scale an image to be a certain number of inches in size, the GIMP looks at the DPI resolution of the image first, then scales the image to be X number of pixels wide/tall based on that DPI and the physical dimensions you specify. Example: A 300 DPI image scaled to 1" x 1" will come out 300 pixels wide. A 150 DPI image scaled to 1" x 1" will come out 150 pixels wide - half "size" of the 300 DPI one. Scaling images by adjusting their size in inches (or centimeters, etc.) is rarely done. Useful results require resetting the DPI of images as necessary, so a set of images of the same size in inches, cm or etc. will also be the same size in pixels. Or can multiply the size in inches of the output images you want by the DPI you want, to get the correct dimensions in pixels for /all/ the images intended to be the same size when printed. From that point on, you can just scale your whole batch of images to the same size in pixels and ignore the size "in inches." The DPI setting in an image is only a number recorded in the file header; changing the DPI of an image changes nothing but that one number, and as far as I know it does not affect the actual or displayed / printed size of the image, except when scaling the image in an editor like the GIMP. Typical DPI values: 300 DPI for high quality print 150 DPI for office documents etc. where "good enough is good enough" 96 DPI for on-screen display 72 DPI - a legacy default setting based on printers' "point" size Note that doubling the DPI of an image while maintaining the same print size when scaling, multiplies the size of the resulting file on disk by about 4x. Exporting images in lossless PNG format (vs. lossy JPG) for maximum print quality also creates much larger file sizes on disk. So big, high quality print jobs can take up a lot of space in storage or time in transit across the network. You also mentioned printing via a Word document, and that the sizes you get are a little off. I think that's to be expected, because word processors were not intended for "pre-press" work, a.k.a. printing images with high accuracy. I use Scribus, a Free desktop publishing application, for pre-press work. Make your images, put them on the page exactly where you want them, export the file as PDF and print that: Viola, accurate results. For really precise positioning on page, i.e. when printing on peel and stick label stock or etc., it may be necessary to print a test page, measure any placement errors, and adjust the Scribus master document to get your required results from that particular printer. https://www.scribus.net/ :o) > Steps I am completing. > > 1- Open Image. > 2- Click menu “Image” and then click Scale image > 3- I assign the Size height as 1.30 inches (because of the linked > reference, > width defaults to 2.0 inches ISH > 4- Resolution seems to imply its 76 x 76 > 5- And it seems like it works, though when I COPY and paste into Word and > print. > The size is a little off. > > However, I went on to the next picture, which ultimately was a desktop image > , > I completed the following > > 1- Open Image. > 2- Click menu “Image” and then click Scale image > 3- I assign the Size height as 1.30 inches (because of the linked > reference, > width defaults to 2.0 inches ISH > 4- Resolution seems to imply its 560 x 560 (don’t have the real numbers > handy) > 5- Then I copy it , and then Paste into Word. > 6- When I look at the image in my template the image height should be > 1.3, but > its about 2.3. and the width is also messed up. > > I am confused. If I tell them image to be 1.3 why is it not listening? I > understand there is a setting called Print size somewhere, but I am trying to > make the image Size X, but something else is getting in the way. > > > I am hoping someone can give me an answer, or maybe point me to a Youtube > video > that goes over it. I have watched about 6-8 tutorials, but I cant find > anything that goes into that whole aspect of _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: [email protected] List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
