[Scribus] image resolution problem

Joel Mawhorter joel-lists-rw
Sun Apr 16 00:03:44 CEST 2006


On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 22:19:23 +0200
Christoph Sch?fer <christoph-schaefer at gmx.de> 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?
> 
> Christoph

Hi Christoph,

Yes I set both to 300 DPI.

Joel

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