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August 3, 2018
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Graphic DPI changes on import

  • August 3, 2018
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Hello, all.

I am using FM 2015 in a Win 10 environment.

When I save a graphic in SnagIt, I specify 300 dpi and a width of 5 inches. I save it as a .png.

When I import that .png into my FM file and select 300 dpi, the width is 2.297 inches.

Why is this happening? I can certainly recalculate the values I put into SnagIt when I save the file, but I'd like to understand what's going on. All suggestions gratefully received.

--Nancy

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    Correct answer Matt-Tech Comm Tools

    Excellent. So you're saying that Fm is accurately displaying your 689 pixels wide image at 300dpi/ppi

    I can't speak to what you should do in SnagIt, but if the image is ~700 pixels wide, then that's all you have to work with.

    Perhaps talk to Camtasia about how to set your options to get something different.

    -Matt

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    Matt-Tech Comm Tools
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    Matt-Tech Comm ToolsCommunity Expert
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    August 3, 2018

    Start by evaluating the PNG.

    When opened in Photoshop, how many pixels wide is the image?

    (You might also get that info from the Properties of the file in Windows)

    -Matt Sullivan, FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant
    nancy33534756
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    Inspiring
    August 3, 2018

    Windows properties: image is 689 pixels wide.

    SnagIt Resize popup: image is 1500 pixels wide. I've already saved the image once at these settings:

    When I import it into FrameMaker at 300 dpi, it is only about 2.5 inches wide. If I select the graphic and look at the Object Properties, I see this. I don't know where the 24% scaling comes from. At 100%, the image is immense.

    Obviously, I can adjust the scaling to make the graphic fit, but what determines how the scaling behaves? Can I set the SnagIt properties differently to start with so it is imported at the correct size into FrameMaker at 300 dpi?

    Matt-Tech Comm Tools
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    Matt-Tech Comm ToolsCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 3, 2018

    Excellent. So you're saying that Fm is accurately displaying your 689 pixels wide image at 300dpi/ppi

    I can't speak to what you should do in SnagIt, but if the image is ~700 pixels wide, then that's all you have to work with.

    Perhaps talk to Camtasia about how to set your options to get something different.

    -Matt

    -Matt Sullivan, FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant
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