Hi,
I always export as eps, then import the image in The Gimp. i always have to ensure antialias is set to "strong" for both images and text and the resolution dpi imported is higher than i require (i use 600dpi i then scale down the image in the gimp to 300 dpi before sending to the printing company) they key is to export as eps, use a high import resolution and use antialias when importing into the gimp! It works very well, and I have had a number of images professionally printed using this method. Andrew Gregory Pittman wrote: > scirbus at tovel.it wrote: > >> Hi to all, >> I'm new to the list. >> I post here for more clarifications before (eventually) fill a bug >> report. >> >> I try to use scribus for a photo poster composition. >> >> The printer supports only bitmap files. >> The printer supports a resolution of 250 dpi. >> The poster is 820x500 mm =~ 32.2x19.6 in >> So the image export for the poster is around 8000x5000. >> >> On Debian Gnu/Linux with >> scribus 1.2.0.rc1 >> export jpeg >> quality 100% >> resolution 250 dpi >> the output is (from identify) >> xxx.jpeg JPEG 4921x3000 DirectClass 7.2mb 0.000u 0:01 >> >> On Debian Gnu/Linux with >> scribus 1.2.1 >> export jpeg >> quality 100% >> resolution dpi 250 >> size 100% >> the output is (from identify) >> xxx.jpeg[1] JPEG 1417x863 DirectClass 912kb 0.000u 0:01 >> >> On Debian Gnu/Linux with >> scribus 1.2.1 >> export jpeg >> quality 100% >> resolution dpi 250 >> size 600% >> the output is (from identify) >> xxx.jpeg JPEG 8504x5185 DirectClass 17.5mb 0.000u 0:01 >> >> Can someone explain this behaviour? >> >> Unfortunately in all cases the quality of the image is far from optimal >> both for images and text... >> The text written with 12 pt font is quite unreadable... >> If I open the image in Gimp and rewrite the same text the result is >> perfect for the text. >> >> I try to export a ppm and png with the same result. >> >> I try to export in pdf and use convert pdf -> jpg with poor result. >> Export pdf, print as ps with acroread, convert ... poor result. >> >> >> > You will likely get better responses from others, but I think that > you're use of Scribus to then have output as a jpeg is not the way to go. > Is there some reason you're not exporting to PDF? -- the whole point > of making PDFs is to scale to whatever size you want. > > About the only kind of image that would theoretically work (and > Scribus can't do) is an SVG. > > Greg > _______________________________________________ > Scribus mailing list > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus > -- Registered Linux User #201074 Mandrake Linux 10.1 "Cheat sheet for the 21st century: Closed, bad. Open, good." - Wired
