>When you look at your picture at 100% in Gimp, Paint and other >applications, it is displayed "dot for dot", one pixel of the picture >is >one pixel on your screen, and therefore it is displayed using your >screen definition (so given the size you report we can assume that the >resolution of your display is 828/(23/2.54)=91 pixels/inch). > >On the other hand your picture has an embedded "print definition" >which >is used for printing, in your case 828/(3.5/2.54)=600 pixels/inch. >This >sets a theoretical size for the picture, size at which the picture is >printed (as long as everything in the print stack abides to it). > >Print definition (in Pixels/inch), print size (in inches) and size (in >pixels) are related by the formula: > >print size = print definition * pixels > >Note that this means that you can only pick two of these values, the >third is determined by the first two. > >In Gimp you can un-tick "View>Dot for dot", in which case the picture >will be shown at the print size, if your screen resolution is properly >set (see Edit>Preferences>Interface>Display). > >When you create the image, you should set the size in pixels big >enough >so that you can print it at the required size with a print definition >of >at least 200 pixels/inch (photo) preferably 300 or more if there is >text/logos or other computer-generated graphics. The advanced options >in >"File>New..." let you enter a print size and print definition, and >compute the required size in pixels.
Reducing the DPI from 600 to 200 made a big difference for dragging the image into an email. Thank you. -- chuckie (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ 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
