On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 11:43, Michael Havens wrote:
> That is what I thought too but it doesn't want to reduce the size. I click on the decrease arrow and it brings the size down in steps from like 21" to 5". But when I open the new file it still fills the entire screen.
> :-)Mike(-:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alan Dayley
> Sent: 3/22/2004 6:27:32 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: Re: gimp
> 
> To make the image "physically" smaller so that it is not to big when used as a 
> background, do this:
> 
> - Load the image in GIMP
> - Right click on the image.
> - Navigate the menu to Image->Scale Image...
> - The dialog box shows you the original width and height.  Put in a new width 
> value, like 800.  Or something less than the original.
> - Click OK
> - Save the image, presumably under a new name
> 
> All done.
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There are 2 dimensions to file size as discussed by someone earlier.

There is the pixel dimensions and the pixels per inch (sometimes
referred to as dots per inch). They both must be considered.

A picture that is 3" x 5" at 96 dpi is but is not the same as a picture
that is 3" x 5" at 300 dpi. The problem is your screen is only capable
of resolving 96 dpi (or some other fixed size depending upon your setup
but 96 dpi would be typical). If you attempt to view an image on screen
that is 300 dpi, it would take up more than 3 times the amount of screen
to see each and every pixel, which is what a lot of programs will do.

At the bottom of the scale image screen, it lists the dpi figure and my
guess is that it needs to be changed like to 96 dpi

Craig

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