[scribus] [play at lindseyross.com: Resizing image]

[Nigel Ridley]

Oleksandr Moskalenko wrote:
> Lindsey  sent a message using the contact form at  
> http://www.scribus.net/?q=contact.
> 
> Hi, there.  I'm trying to import photographs into a brochure that I'm making.  
>   The actual size of the JPG I'm importing is very large, so I'd like to scale  
> it down to a few square inches without distorting it.  I assume this is under  
> the "edit image" option when I right-click on the inserted image, however,  
> when I do this, I get the error message "The program gimp is missing!"
> 
> I have Gimp on my computer, and even when it's running I still get this error  
> message.  Is there some way I need to activate it within Scribus to make this  
> work?  I tried just resizing it in Gimp, saving it, and reimporting the  
> image, but when I do this, it seems to lose its resolution because when I  
> print it, it gives me the error message that the DPI is not high enough, and  
> it of course looks blurry when I actually do print it.
> 
> Any advice you could give me as to how to import these photos correctly?
> Thanks so much!

When you want to scale, or edit, an image in the Gimp for inserting in Scribus, go to Image > 
Print Size and there you will be able to change the resolution of your image. Be warned though 
that you will still see the same size in pixels but it will be a much smaller physical size.

Blessings,

Nigel


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