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Can't grasp relationship between image resolution and printer DPI |
Posted by: 3d1l - 04-02-2022, 02:24 AM - Forum: General questions
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Hello there,
I want to create an image that will be printed in a 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper. My printer (an entry level color laser printer), can print at 600 DPI. I want to print the entire image to occupy the whole paper looking sharp and crisp (as far as my printer allows it). If I set the size of the image to 8.5" x 11" with 600 DPI, the result is a huge image that is difficult to manipulate since I'm going to be using lot of warp tool and filters.
So how should I proceed?
Should I forget about the DPI setting until I finish creating the image?
Again the image I'm creating is not to be seen on a screen but to be printed.
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Can't Move a Selection |
Posted by: PapaBear1 - 04-01-2022, 03:20 PM - Forum: General questions
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I've been at this for a while now, and even with Google searches etc., I simply cannot move a selection.
I thought I had done this dozens of times before, so I'm kind of sitting here wondering - why can I suddenly not move a selection?
I already know about the "Move Layer" vs. "Move Selection" mode aspect - and I have it in "Move Selection" mode.
And it does allow me to move the selection - but not really. It only moves the outline and never lets me move the content. It also never creates any Floating temp layer either.
This CANNOT be this hard. Moving stuff around is fundamental to image processing - so I MUST be missing something obvious.
Can the user really not simply select something and move it?
I have seen advice for copying and/or cutting and pasting to a new layer - but I don't want a new layer - I want to move my selection within the layer I'm working on. What if a layer had 2-dozen items and you wanted to shift them around. This approach would require 2-dozen layers? That makes no sense.
I'm stumped.
thanks for any help!
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Image Properties: "Print Size" in inches? |
Posted by: Jack Parker - 03-31-2022, 01:54 AM - Forum: General questions
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When I open "Image Properties" the display shows the size in pixels and the resolution in pixels/inch (PPI)
But tells me the "Print Size" in mm !?
Is there a way to tell GIMP to show the size in inches?
The documentation says:
"Print size
Shows the size the image will have when it is printed, in the current units."
But I can't find documentation for how to set the "current units"
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