On Thu, 2006-06-22 at 20:20 -0400, Portman wrote:
> I have a new client who wants me to resize their logo - it is 8400
> pixels x something.
That *should* be a good thing, I'm assuming it's nice and clear.
> The problem is that when I resize it and put it into
> a header in Word (yes, I remember) it prints out grainy and pixelated.
Don't re-size with Word.
> Is this Word's doing? Is there something I can do in GIMP that could help?
Resize a copy with Gimp instead, and from Office:
For the best results with viewing and printing objects or a page from
your publication in Word, save the objects in PNG Portable Network
Graphics Format (PNG: A graphic file format that is supported by some
World Wide Web browsers. PNG supports variable transparency of images
(alpha channels) and control of image brightness on different computers
(gamma correction). PNG files are compressed bitmaps.), JPEG File
Interchange Format (JPEG: A graphics file format (.jpg extension in
Microsoft Windows) supported by many Web browsers that was developed for
compressing and storing photographic images. It's best used for graphics
with many colors, such as scanned photos.), or Enhanced Metafile format
at the highest resolution, 300 dots per inch (dpi).
hth!
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cheers,
Mark
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