[Gimp-user] Batch print

[Troels <forums gimpusers com>]

> Resize and flip might be the easiest part using a Gimp plugin BIMP. 
>
> If using Windows see: https://alessandrofrancesconi.it/projects/bimp/
> Linux - I
> might be able to help. OSX - who knows.
>
> Run on your set of images twice. First time resize and  rename to a
> new set.
> Second time resize, flip and rename to second new set. see: screenshot
> (1)
>
> Setting up a page. You need to keep everything symmetrical. Because
> printers
> often impose a margin and scale an image to suit, I advise (1) Use one
> of the
> Gimp standard page sizes (2) crop that down to a slightly smaller
> size. Use
> pixels as units, and a size easily divisible.  You can use a grid
> sized to suit.
> Image -> Configure Grid and set View -> Snap to Grid. Save as a Gimp
> .xcf and
> the grid settings / guides etc are saved with the image.
>
> Then create a front using one set and a reverse using the second set.
> screenshot
> (2)
>
> Printing from Gimp in Windows is horrible. Plenty reports of problems.
> Often
> best to use some other application. However. Make sure the File ->
> Page Setup
> has sensible values for margins. Make sure the image is pulled to the
> top-left
> corner (remember it is smaller than the paper size)  so that printing
> starts at
> 0,0 screenshot (3)
>
> Plenty things can go wrong, best of luck.
>
> Attachments:
> *
> https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1269/original/01-bimp.jpg
> *
> https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1270/original/02-front-n-back.jpg
> *
> https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1271/original/03-print.jpg

Thank you very much for the detailed answer. I'm very grateful, and with try to
follow your guidens and hope the printer (win10) will corporate with me :)

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