Hi :) Thanks! Oddly i hadn't considered exporting from Inkscape as a png. I usually try to open in Gimp directly and then "Save As .." png, gif & jpg to see which gives me the best result for my aim for the image. It's not a perfect approach especially as Gimp only loads the image if i tell it what resolution i want. Typically i try to guess the largest i can without making the machine grind to a halt. Too much guess-work, not enough finesse.
I am not used to Inkscape or any vector graphics at all and i need an excuse to force myself into using it more so i get familiar with some basic stuff. I'm in linux and this thread is the first time i found out that linux pixels are a different size from Windows one! I'm not sure i believe it but it would explain a few oddities. I haven't had chance to explore the idea about reducing bit-depth but i am looking forward to exploring that. Already a few people have asked how their logos look better on my company's website than they look on their own website but i am not a skilled artist and really don't know my way around these packages. I just do what i can. Many thanks and regards from Tom :) ________________________________ From: dhiren jani <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 17 January, 2011 20:49:52 Subject: RE: [libreoffice-marketing] branding colors - missmatch Hello Tom, To move Images between Inkscape and Gimp I use the File->Export Bitmap option in Inkscape, to create a PNG file. Then import the PNG file into GIMP, and the RGB (and alpha info.) is preserved. btw, I had add the Vegur font to my windows machine, to use in GIMP. For printing content, I use the CMYK in Inkscape to get the right colors. Then look at equivalent RGB and use the same in GIMP. Output from GIMP is JPEG at highest resolution, because that is what the commercial printers prefer here. Allowing for bleed, I have not seen much distortion. It's a bit convoluted, however, you could try the same. -Dhiren Jani > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:22:50 +0000 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] branding colors - missmatch > To: [email protected] > > Thanks :) > > All these questions have been impossible to find answers to although i have > asked in quite a few forums. This thread has been immensely useful to me! :) > > Now i just have to work out how to do some of these things in gimp and then i >am > > set-up well :) > > Thanks and regarsd from > Tom :) > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Johannes Bausch <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 17 January, 2011 16:29:24 > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] branding colors - missmatch > > I know that JPG is not lossless. I was just referring to the gamma correction. > > 2011/1/17 Ivan M. <[email protected]>: > > Hi Tom, Johannes, Thomas, Christoph, all, > > > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Jpg does horrible things to pictures especially when not pushing pictures > >> up > > >to > >> top-quality when saving. All those horrible swirls and ripples around > corners > >> remind me of a boat cutting through water. Surely gif is a better format > >> if > > >>you > >> want something lighter than png? Hmm, i am not sure about colour-matching > >tho! > > > > PNG is usually produces smaller file sizes than GIF (when saved in the > > correct bit depth of course). PNGOUT and/or PNGCRUSH can be used > > reduce the file size further in many cases. > > There is a special setting in PNG that can prevent the gamma > > information being included (see > > http://f6design.com/journal/2006/12/01/fixing-png-gamma/ for more info > > including a Windows program that does this) and thus allows color > > consistency to be achieved among modern browsers. > > JPEG can alter colors too depending on the compression (and software), > > so don't always expect exact results when comparing the color value of > > a lossless image and a JPEG. > > > > Regards, > > Ivan. > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ > > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
