[Scribus] image resolution problem
Craig Bradney
cbradney
Sat Apr 15 22:52:17 CEST 2006
On Saturday 15 April 2006 22:19, Christoph Sch?fer wrote:
> Am Samstag, 15. April 2006 21:43 schrieb Joel Mawhorter:
> > Thanks for the emails so far. Unfortunately none of them has solved my
> > problem.
> >
> > I'll clarify a couple of things:
> >
> > 1. My problem has nothing to do with using PNG. The problem happens if I
> > import the same file as a TIFF. Also the same problem occurs if I output
> > to PDF (at 300 DPI).
> >
> > 2. I know how to tell the difference between a 300 DPI graphic and a 72
> > DPI graphic and I understand the difference in resolution of my monitor
> > from other output devices.
> >
> > The problem is that when I import a 300 DPI image (say for arguments sake
> > 300 pixels x 300 pixels), it displays the correct size for 300 DPI (i.e.
> > 1 inch x 1 inch) but it is downsampled to 72 DPI so that any output I do
> > includes an image at 72 DPI. Certainly I'm not the only person having
> > this problem! I have the latest stable version of Scribus on gentoo
> > linux.
> >
> > This is all I have to do to reproduce this problem every time:
> > 1. Create a new document with default settings.
> > 2. Create a new picture frame.
> > 3. Right click on the frame and choose "Get Picture"
> > 4. Select the TIFF file containing my 300 DPI picture.
> > 5. Then output to whatever I want (PNG, PDF) and the picture is
> > downsampled to 72 DPI.
> >
> > Am I missing something basic or is this a bug in Scribus?
> >
> > Joel
>
> Hi Joel,
>
> did you check the export settings for PDF and Bitmap files? Do you get a 72
> dpi image if you set export resolution to 300 dpi?
I'm getting full DPI in 1.2.5cvs and 1.3.4cvs here.. (Joel is running
1.2.4.1). Theres been no PDF DPI export bug that I can remember, there may be
one in export to image in 1.2.4.1, PDF is my only concern at this point. I
know DPI export is ok in 1.3.4cvs.
Craig
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