I think all you really want is an image that is 2400x3000 pixels when you are done. I would first crop them by selecting an area with the rectangle tool and using a fixed aspect ratio of 8x10. Then scale them to 2400x3000.
Ryan On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Greg <for...@gimpusers.com> wrote: > >Sorry Greg,I just downloaded Gimp and don't know anything about it yet. Go > to > the truespace sight as their newest software and all > >theirvideo tutorials are free. Microsoft bought Caligari which developed > truespace. > > > > > > > >------- Original Message ------- > >From : Greg[mailto:for...@gimpusers.com] > >Sent : 5/19/2009 11:12:21 AM > >To : gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu > >Cc : > >Subject : RE: [Gimp-user] Sizing pictures > > > > I'm a newbie and have been using GIMP for a couple months to scale and > crop > >images for a website I am trying to create and have that all worked out > pretty > >good but now I want to enter some pics into a contest where the entries > >require minimum 300 dpi (8" x 10") in horizontal format. > > > >I have been trying the different tools but can't get the dimensions to > stick > >where I put them. How do I get this right? > > > >Thanks, > >Greg > > > > > > > >Thanks for the help folks, I believe I have got it. > The pic I was working with adjusted dpi to 72's when I saved after > adjusting > brightness and contrast. When brought into GIMP and image - scale image - > is > called it automatically shows 300's on res. Would not allow width and > height > where I wanted from here. Saved res at 300 and went to transform tools - > scale > image - then cropped from transform tools. Cropped a few extra pixels off > the > height but that was probably just me rushing and I'll be able to get it > right. > > > Thanks again, > > Greg > > -- > Greg (via www.gimpusers.com) > _______________________________________________ > Gimp-user mailing list > Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU > https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user >
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