On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 10:12:02AM +0100, rpkemp at ntlworld.com wrote: > > > I've just started using Scribus and have encountered problems with > > > inserted photos. I have photos which are fairly large (~1200 x > > > ~1600, ~5MB, JPEG), but when I import them into a picture frame > > > they come up as tiny little images in the top left corner of the > > > frame. When I go into properties and tick 'Scale to Frame Size' it > > > blows the picture up but the pixels are so huge that you cant see > > > what it is. > > This happens to me too.
The resolution stored in the image is probably bogus. Right-Click on the image frame, go to "Preview Size" and choose a higher quality. > > A little more info please: > > > > Distro/Platform ? > > I am using PCLinuxOS, although I had the same problem when using Mandriva. > > > > > Which version of Scribus ? > > Scribus Version 1.3.3.2 > > 29 May 2006 > Build ID: C-C-T-F-A > Using Ghostscript version 8.15.1 > > As an example, I have posted a copy of one of the offending image files here: > > http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~rpkemp/AFC_logo.jpg > > Although the image goes all blocky in a Scribus picture frame, it is > reproduced correctly when the file is exported to PDF and it prints out OK > from Scribus too. This is expected behaviour - you only get a preview (but you can choose to see them in full quality). Bye, Tino.
