02-28-2020, 10:03 AM
I hope you started off the correct way. Sounds like it might be too late if you made a small image and now have to scale it.
These are the basic dimensions. Note, what is is called full-face printing does not go up to the 'hole' but stops short. https://i.imgur.com/QSnVtoK.jpg
Where did you get the template? Most of these are Adobe ai / cmyk-psd not usable in Gimp so you get a fall-back PDF. Gimp PDF import defaults to 100 ppi. You must set this to 300 ppi. Often looks like this: https://i.imgur.com/VWRY5Km.jpg Give a reference to what is used and get better advice.
Made the background too small? I advise using the unified transform tool with settings like this: https://i.imgur.com/1V2CG9D.jpg That allows you to see the area to fill but do use centerline guides and center the background image first.
Cut out the center hole? (or the excess beyond the disk) Usually not necessary. Even with home printing the software will not print in these areas. If you do need to cut out. Set up some guides, use the template to size a selection. Move to the background layer and cut. (I trust you are using multiple layers
) https://i.imgur.com/trWinSO.jpg
These are the basic dimensions. Note, what is is called full-face printing does not go up to the 'hole' but stops short. https://i.imgur.com/QSnVtoK.jpg
Where did you get the template? Most of these are Adobe ai / cmyk-psd not usable in Gimp so you get a fall-back PDF. Gimp PDF import defaults to 100 ppi. You must set this to 300 ppi. Often looks like this: https://i.imgur.com/VWRY5Km.jpg Give a reference to what is used and get better advice.
Made the background too small? I advise using the unified transform tool with settings like this: https://i.imgur.com/1V2CG9D.jpg That allows you to see the area to fill but do use centerline guides and center the background image first.
Cut out the center hole? (or the excess beyond the disk) Usually not necessary. Even with home printing the software will not print in these areas. If you do need to cut out. Set up some guides, use the template to size a selection. Move to the background layer and cut. (I trust you are using multiple layers
) https://i.imgur.com/trWinSO.jpg