[scribus] maximum image size

[Gregory Pittman]

On 08/11/2011 08:22 AM, josfon at xs4all.nl wrote:
>> On 08/11/2011 12:44 PM, William F. Maddock wrote:
>>> On Thu, 2011-08-11 at 10:20 +0200, josfon at xs4all.nl wrote:
>>>> Hello
>>>>
>>>> I am making a billboard, size 330 x 240 cm.
>>>> I tried to insert a image, size 330 x 180 cm and 125 dpi, but that was
>>>> to
>>>> much for Scribus 1.4
>>>>
>>>> So what are the maximal image properties, in therms of size and dpi or
>>>> MB's, Scribus can deal with.
>>>> Any suggestions for a workaround?
>>>
>>> Think about it, Jos. It's a billboard; something that almost NO ONE is
>>> going to see up close or for more than the briefest of moments as they
>>> flash past on the highway. You don't need nearly that high a DPI on a
>>> billboard.
>>
>> Absolutly true, I found these typical values for dpi vs distance
>> (dpi of printed data versus different distances of observation):
>>
>> 6m = 25dpi (bilboard)
>> 3m = 75dpi
>> 1m = 150dpi
>> 0,5m = 300dpi (book)
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Ondrej.
>>
> Scribus can deal with:
> Tif 75 dpi 92 MB (330 x 180 cm)
> PNG 100 dpi 112 MB (330 x 180 cm)
>
> So according to your data that should be alright.
>
> I gess nobody knows the limits.
> It's all try and error.
> Thanks all for your responds.

You're obviously pushing some sort of boundaries a bit. Can you look at 
system resources to see what's going on with RAM usage?
Also, if you can run Scribus from the command line, sometimes there is 
some feedback there that can be helpful.

Greg