[Scribus] image resolution problem

[Craig Bradney]

On Sunday 16 April 2006 00:23, Christoph Sch?fer wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 16. April 2006 00:03 schrieb Joel Mawhorter:
> > On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 22:19:23 +0200
> >
> > Christoph Sch?fer <christoph-schaefer at gmx.de> wrote:
> > > Am Samstag, 15. April 2006 21:43 schrieb Joel Mawhorter:
> > > > Thanks for the emails so far. Unfortunately none of them has solved
> > > > my problem.
> > > >
> > > > I'll clarify a couple of things:
> > > >
> > > > 1. My problem has nothing to do with using PNG. The problem happens
> > > > if I import the same file as a TIFF. Also the same problem occurs if
> > > > I output to PDF (at 300 DPI).
> > > >
> > > > 2. I know how to tell the difference between a 300 DPI graphic and a
> > > > 72 DPI graphic and I understand the difference in resolution of my
> > > > monitor from other output devices.
> > > >
> > > > The problem is that when I import a 300 DPI image (say for arguments
> > > > sake 300 pixels x 300 pixels), it displays the correct size for 300
> > > > DPI (i.e. 1 inch x 1 inch) but it is downsampled to 72 DPI so that
> > > > any output I do includes an image at 72 DPI. Certainly I'm not the
> > > > only person having this problem! I have the latest stable version of
> > > > Scribus on gentoo linux.
> > > >
> > > > This is all I have to do to reproduce this problem every time:
> > > > 1. Create a new document with default settings.
> > > > 2. Create a new picture frame.
> > > > 3. Right click on the frame and choose "Get Picture"
> > > > 4. Select the TIFF file containing my 300 DPI picture.
> > > > 5. Then output to whatever I want (PNG, PDF) and the picture is
> > > > downsampled to 72 DPI.
> > > >
> > > > Am I missing something basic or is this a bug in Scribus?
> > > >
> > > > Joel
> > >
> > > Hi Joel,
> > >
> > > did you check the export settings for PDF and Bitmap files? Do you get
> > > a 72 dpi image if you set export resolution to 300 dpi?
> > >
> > > Christoph
> >
> > Hi Christoph,
> >
> > Yes I set both to 300 DPI.
> >
> > Joel
>
> Hi Joel,
>
> I can't confirm this here. I tested with 1.2.5cvs, 1.3.3.1, and 1.3.4cvs.
> Input: 300 dpi, output: 300 dpi.
>
> Would you consider an upgrade to 1.2.5cvs or 1.3.3.1?

Christoph, can you also test with 1.2.4.1?

Craig
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