Gregory Pittman wrote: > On 10/29/2009 10:14 AM, GianLuca Sarto wrote: >> Hi there, >> >> I am testing my workflow with images, to find the most efficient path >> to produce a detailed, but small, pdf. >> >> So, I have the same image saved both as tiff and jpeg, it's 1000 >> pixel wide, and I want it to print at 200 dpi. >> For our product catalog it should be enough. >> >> First the TIFF: >> >> New A4 document, Insert image frame, ctrl-D to get the image, but the >> preview says 72 dpi. >> I go on and click OK. >> "The tiff may be corrupted: missing resolution tags." >> If I click OK and go on, the image is loaded, although with 72 dpi >> resolution. >> >> Now with the JPEG. >> >> The preview is still 72 dpi. >> No errors when loaded, but as you will expect, the image has the >> wrong dimension again. >> >> It this a bug? or am I doing something wrong? >> >> BTW, the tiff produced a pdf sized 89K, the jpeg another of 54K. > _probably_ this is just referring to the display resolution in > Scribus, which has nothing to do with the export resolution. > Typically, all images are loaded at 72dpi, then in the Image tab of > Properties you adjust for the final size/resolution you want. > > Greg
Greg, thanks for your kind reply. My first test used a 16bit TIFF. I have decreased color depth from 16 to 8 bits and corrected a color space mismatch. The TIFF now appears with the correct resolution when you preview it after ctrl-D. The JPEG does not, though. -Gian
