Dan Fink wrote: > > GAWD! What have I gotten myself into...? ;) > I'm not up to something this deep into non gui-ness > -mb > ------------- > No no no! It's not complicated at all. There's a couple different > conversations going on here in this thread, which makes it confusing.
Hi Dan, Thanks for the suggestions. I am still hoping for a suggestion to finding out pixel sizes of image frames *prior* to placing the image. If I know this then I can resize very closely to the exact sizes needed and thus cut down on the image file sizes. >> -- If you edit the image in GIMP and save, it will change IN REAL TIME >> on your Scribus screen. OK. But how does one know what the resized image needs to be? Scribus does not have a choice for px in the units selection. With 800 images I know I will get a chunky PDF not matter what. I am just trying to minimize it by using file sized no larger than needed. -Mike www.EpicRoadTrips.us > > To use images in Scribus: > 1) draw your image frame in approximately the size and > horizontal/vertical format of your image. > 2) right click get image > 3) The image should be BIG in the frame, you should only see a portion > of it. (it's small...your image resolution is likely too low) > 4) right click image, go to properties >> image > 5) click scale to frame size, proportional > 6) right click image, and click adjust frame to image > that's it! > > --Scribus links to the image, an does not change the image file itself > in any way, and the .SLA file does not get proportionally larger. > > -- If you edit the image in GIMP and save, it will change IN REAL TIME > on your Scribus screen. > > -- If Scribus performance is too slow because of large image files, > adjust the image display resolution in Scribus preferences -- you can > also set individual really big images to not display. > > --Now, your PDF will be proportionally bigger file size, but again you > can reduce sizes there if needed. For example, 'resample image to xxx > dpi' and also compression. However, if you are printing a book, your > master PDF resolution should be set to what your printing press > requires. Big PDF files are the nature of the printing game when you are > dealing with a press. > > DAN FINK > Buckville Publications LLC > http://www.buckville.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus > >
