> >Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 10:07:14 -0300 >From: "Joao S. O. Bueno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Content-Type: text/plain; > �charset="iso-8859-1" >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >Precedence: list >Message: 4 > >Hi... >I think it �a conceptual error wanting 300DPI screenshots - Maybe not -=20 >but wait �second - the GIMP interface is designed to �be displayed at typic= >al=20 >monitor resolutions - �from 72 to 96 dpi. > >On the other hand, a monitor will have 15'' to 17'' inhes, and your print o= >ut=20 >of a screenshot should be a few inches accross - so the 1000 pixels wide, 1= >5=20 >inch at �96 dpi screenshot would make for a 5 inch wide ate 300dpi screensh= >ot=20 >=2D no matter. > >If you do intend to actually make printouts of 15'', 17'' in paper,=20 >nonetheless, a "real world" screen shot will do - the interface text may=20 >appear aliased or blurred in a good quality printing - but hey---that's how= >=20 >it looks like on the screen. :-) And on top of that, �you may still try to= >=20 >increase the quality of a screenshot scaled up to 3000 pixels using the Gim= >p=20 >itself, if there is the need. > >One last thing - if you actually can find a 3000 pixel screenshot, the=20 >interface - at least the icons - will appear proportionally small - you won= >'t=20 >be able to achieve better icons than from a 1024x768 screenshot. > >Anyway, you may be planning something different, that I had not grasped at= >=20 >all. �But if you are after "300dpi screenshots" just because the clerk at=20 >your printshop told you so, the way to go is to scale up a plain screenshot. > >regards, > > � �JS > � �-><- > Yeah, I am trying to get the BEST possible quality. Standard shots at 72PPI are fine for most of what I need, but I assumed I could find some solid 300PPI (magazine-quality) material. Initially, I need some content for some PDF-based brochures, but later I am going to need higher res stuff for other types of propaganda.
I am working on a 5.5"x8.5" GIMP postcard now. When I finish it, please let me know if you want a PDF of it, and I'll put you on my list to send to. Thanks! Mitch Featherston _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
