GianLuca Sarto wrote: > 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 >
must have made a mess with my settings, but now the jpeg made from the 8bit TIFF will show the correct resolution. -G
