Re: [Gimp-user] How to process photos that center exactly on photo paper standard sizes.

[Steve Kinney <admin pilobilus net>]

On 11/05/2017 11:11 PM, Notarobot wrote:
> Apparently, no one on the internet knows the answer to this, nor does anyone on
> this board..

Don't give up on us quite yet.  :)

For print applications the general rule is to make finished image files
300 DPI @ whatever size the finished product will be, to assure clean
clear results.  Example:  A finished image for print that is 3" x 5"
should be 900 x 1500 pixels.  In some cases you will be able to get
acceptable results at lower resolution - for instance images for use in
word processing documents are often made @ 150 DPI.

To position your images on the page for printing, don't use the GIMP.
Judging by what I have read on the list, GIMP print settings work on
some systems but not others, and when it does not the problem involves
print drivers or etc. that are beyond the GIMP's control.  I suspect
that this issue gets low priority, because most GIMP users either aren't
making images for print purposes, or use a desktop publishing
application for page layout.

Try Scribus, a free desktop publishing application.  Create a document
with the page size you will be printing on, import your processed photo
and put it wherever you want on the page.  When you get it "just right"
save that file (you can use it as a template for quick e-z processing of
other photos the same size), then export the file into PDF format.
Print from the PDF file and viola, reliable results from any printer.

https://www.scribus.net/

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=scribus+tutorial

Scribus produces results accurate enough to print on label sheets, where
the tolerance for size and position is a millimeter or so.

:o)