02-27-2020, 09:36 PM
(02-27-2020, 08:56 PM)Goatee Wrote: HI
I'm trying to create artwork to be printed on a CD
The company doing the printing has given a template for the artwork, 118mm diameter with 15mm central hole
I've manage (eventually)to achieve circular artwork but have found it impossible to change the print diameter with any accuracy, all I can do is adjust the dimensions of the layer then measure the diameter of the circular artwork, its all trial and error and is really difficult without a centre spot to measure through, certainly not accurate enough to send to a printer
I really cant believe it is so difficult to create a circle of set diameter, surely there's a better way?
Actually that works fairly well, but:
1) the image on your screen is displayed "dot for dot" (at 100% zoom a pixel of image is one pixel of your screen) so it is displayed at your screen definition. To get the actual size on your display, reset View>Dot for dot and make sure that the display has the right resolution in Edit>Preferences>Display
2) Gimp is not terribly good for accurate printing, but if the final image is exported with a proper print definition, other programs can print it accurately.