[Scribus] image resolution problem

[Christoph Schäfer]

Am Sonntag, 16. April 2006 00:03 schrieb Joel Mawhorter:
> 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

Hi Joel,

I can't confirm this here. I tested with 1.2.5cvs, 1.3.3.1, and 1.3.4cvs. 
Input: 300 dpi, output: 300 dpi.

Would you consider an upgrade to 1.2.5cvs or 1.3.3.1?

Cheers,

Christoph