Re: [Gimp-user] Printing images to scale

[Robert Krawitz <rlk alum mit edu>]

On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 19:14:44 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote:
> On 10/10/2018 05:41 PM, Office TyAutDesigns wrote:
> > Hello, I have a 36" plotter printer. I take pdf Images and resize them so the men in our shop can use them 
> > as a template for product that we make. GIMP is great with resizing however when I go to print the images 
> > they aren't coming out to scale. I tried messing with the page setup and print options but nothing has 
> > been able to work. In the print options I go to image settings and there is a section that I can change 
> > image dimensions but it won't let me change them. Anybody have any ideas where I am going wrong? Thanks!
>
> The usual solution would be to export your finished image in JPG or PNG
> format, depending on the required resolution:  JPG makes much smaller
> files but introduces some noise; PNG makes larger files with no added
> noise or loss of fine detail.

You could also try using the Gutenprint plugin, which allows you to
resize the image dimensions.

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