12-18-2016, 06:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-18-2016, 06:30 PM by marco-gimp.)
Thank you very much for that 3 part tutorial Rich!
It opened up methodologies that I never knew existed.
Also very well narrated... very clear.
I couldn't place the accent at all. I have an East Yorkshire accent, merged with a Hull accent
Here is the finished card:
Different sized source images cropped to proportion
The range of images (that I could choose from) had been taken with different cameras.
The final display on the card would be probably at the limit of effective viewing.
Therefore cropping was essential, and I wanted to do this in series with the 'mod work' required on each image.
This was primarily just so that, while my mind was fully focussed on the image, I could decide the exact final view.
I achieved this using Excel.
Final dimension = 333 x 246
I multiplied each dimension by a series: 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 ....... 7.9, 8
This created two columns:
On the windows desktop, the Excel window was shrunk to just show the two columns, and placed on the left of the desktop.
The Gimp window was shrunk slightly and positioned to the right of Excel.
It only took a few minutes to set up, and it worked wonderfully.
I could now use 'rectangle select', and drag the box to an ideal size and position... and choose any of the Excel provided dimensions, and enter the exact dimensions that best matched my choice.
'Image Scale' to 333 (246 auto-enters)
Paste layer, drop into place & anchor.
It was so quick.
I didn't have to think about anything other than the ideal crop.
Every image dropped into place perfectly, and displayed as planned.
Getting the job printed
The Carpenter is clearly skilled at his job, but he has little knowledge about digital issues.
He'd originally used vistaprint.
The card that they produced was appallingly bad.
His six chosen images were dull and dark, and his text could only be read under studio lighting.
His front facing primary image was just as bad, or worse.
I've told him "I don't want my work being screwed up by a crappy print job".
En plus... all the skills that I've highlighted for him are eternal... so let's do it right.
So he's asked me to liaise with a printer.
Er... but... how?
Any printing that I've had done in the past, I've always wanted to view a proof... so I could point out the faults.
I'm thinking nowadays, that the printer will take the file, and print it directly in a grid, and presumably guillotine the cards.
However, I don't know.
The original card was 148mm x 105mm.
How do we format the image to best suit the printer, and guarantee that the images will have the correct brightness or gamma?
Okay... I may need to talk to the printer and establish what sizes he can provide, and then make scaling and resolution adjustments.
But what am I looking for in the printer, and what is he looking for?
EG. I was thinking about supplying a very big image... say 600 PPI circa 3477 x 2467 ... on the principal that more data is better.
But I don't know.
All I know is that I must find a printer that can reproduce the card correctly.... and I'm sure that Gimp can present the data that he will need, to do a good job.
Can anybody help me with advice on getting the card into print?
It opened up methodologies that I never knew existed.
Also very well narrated... very clear.
I couldn't place the accent at all. I have an East Yorkshire accent, merged with a Hull accent
Here is the finished card:
Different sized source images cropped to proportion
The range of images (that I could choose from) had been taken with different cameras.
The final display on the card would be probably at the limit of effective viewing.
Therefore cropping was essential, and I wanted to do this in series with the 'mod work' required on each image.
This was primarily just so that, while my mind was fully focussed on the image, I could decide the exact final view.
I achieved this using Excel.
Final dimension = 333 x 246
I multiplied each dimension by a series: 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 ....... 7.9, 8
This created two columns:
On the windows desktop, the Excel window was shrunk to just show the two columns, and placed on the left of the desktop.
The Gimp window was shrunk slightly and positioned to the right of Excel.
It only took a few minutes to set up, and it worked wonderfully.
I could now use 'rectangle select', and drag the box to an ideal size and position... and choose any of the Excel provided dimensions, and enter the exact dimensions that best matched my choice.
'Image Scale' to 333 (246 auto-enters)
Paste layer, drop into place & anchor.
It was so quick.
I didn't have to think about anything other than the ideal crop.
Every image dropped into place perfectly, and displayed as planned.
Getting the job printed
The Carpenter is clearly skilled at his job, but he has little knowledge about digital issues.
He'd originally used vistaprint.
The card that they produced was appallingly bad.
His six chosen images were dull and dark, and his text could only be read under studio lighting.
His front facing primary image was just as bad, or worse.
I've told him "I don't want my work being screwed up by a crappy print job".
En plus... all the skills that I've highlighted for him are eternal... so let's do it right.
So he's asked me to liaise with a printer.
Er... but... how?
Any printing that I've had done in the past, I've always wanted to view a proof... so I could point out the faults.
I'm thinking nowadays, that the printer will take the file, and print it directly in a grid, and presumably guillotine the cards.
However, I don't know.
The original card was 148mm x 105mm.
How do we format the image to best suit the printer, and guarantee that the images will have the correct brightness or gamma?
Okay... I may need to talk to the printer and establish what sizes he can provide, and then make scaling and resolution adjustments.
But what am I looking for in the printer, and what is he looking for?
EG. I was thinking about supplying a very big image... say 600 PPI circa 3477 x 2467 ... on the principal that more data is better.
But I don't know.
All I know is that I must find a printer that can reproduce the card correctly.... and I'm sure that Gimp can present the data that he will need, to do a good job.
Can anybody help me with advice on getting the card into print?