When you "Save Window As" you get a chance to set the width and height of
the output window. If you zoom out to show everything you want, and then
save the window as 4 or 10 or whatever times larger than the default do the
features render as you want?

In newer versions of MI, you can also set the dpi, but saving the window as
larger sizes does essentially the same thing. For example if your default
window size is say, 3 inches wide, and the (usual) Windows dpi is 96, then
your output bitmap will be 288 pixels wide. However, if you save that same
window at 9.375 inches, you effectivly bump up the resolution to 300 dpi.



On Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 02:15:07PM +0100, Tim Smith wrote:
> Thanks Gilbert,
>  
> That would help a bit, but my problem is that I need the street level printed 
> out. When zoomed in to the correct level (where street-names appear), I can 
> only get about 500m on the screen. If I change the zoom level to get more of 
> the map, it changes the feature appearance.
> Also the size of the layout window is determined by the printer, which in my 
> case is A4!
>  
> Perhaps there's a way to set dpi, without changing the zoom level.
>  
> I've no idea what to do next.
>  
> Tim
> 
>       -----Original Message-----
>       From: Gilbert Haché [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>       Sent: 15 September 2006 13:57
>       To: Tim Smith
>       Subject: RE: [MI-L] Exporting map as bitmap
>       
>       
> 
>       Don't use the Map windows to export. Use the layout, put your map on it 
> and export your image from there. The screen is limited in size but the 
> layout can be huge like 36X 28 as an example Vs a 15 inches screen! You can 
> even set a layout with multiple pages and resize it if you really want a lot 
> of details...
> 
>        
> 
>       Save as .png, the file size will be small, jpeg are good for images 
> with lots of colors or shade, png is more efficient with file with few colors 
> like a map.
> 
>        
> 
>       Hope this help
> 
>        
> 
>       Gilbert
> 
>        
> 
>       
>   _____  
> 
> 
>       From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Smith
>       Sent: September 15, 2006 8:29 AM
>       To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com
>       Subject: [MI-L] Exporting map as bitmap
> 
>        
> 
>       Hi List,
> 
>        
> 
>       Does anyone know the best way to export a huge bitmap of an area of a 
> map with MapInfo pro?
> 
>        
> 
>       The 'Save Window As' option is no good as I need to export a large 
> area, and when I zoom in to street level (which is what I want to export), I 
> obviously only see a small part of the large area I want to export.
> 
>        
> 
>       I'm using the UTM WGS84 projection and datum.
> 
>        
> 
>       What I'd like to do is specify an easting and northing and width and 
> height, a zoom level (so I can choose street-level) and an output resolution.
> 
>       I might be asking for a lot, but how else can you export a street-level 
> bitmap?
> 
>        
> 
>       The 'Save Window As' option is also limited to around 9,500 pixels in 
> any dimension.
> 
>        
> 
>       Can anyone help me?
> 
>        
> 
>       Kind regards
> 
>        
> 
>       Tim
> 
> 
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