[scribus] Image import, wrong original PPI value

[Gregory Pittman]

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