kellio Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Not having a lot of experience with creating and printing images, I have a question. I build remote control models such as ww11 aircraft and want to print their markings on transparent sticker paper to a specific size depending on where the sticker go on the model.. My problem occurs when I go to print the image after resizing it in the software. For example, if I want my image (Say a stars and stripes banner on a wing), and I want that image to print say 5 inches wide and 3 inches high, when I resize it to that size and maintain ratio, then flatten and save it, when I go to print it on my Canon printer, it prints as much as twice the size or even covers the whole A4 sheet. The image below is what it looks like on an A4 sheet when printed. I want it half that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Hi @kellio. Perhaps try this plugin: Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDP Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 This plugin doesn't work with the latest version of Paint Net - just tried it! Brian 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 1 hour ago, BDP said: This plugin doesn't work with the latest version of Paint Net - just tried it! Thanks. Hopefully @midora will see this and update it Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellio Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 That's a shame but thanks for the input anyway. I'll have to find another solution to my problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 29 minutes ago, kellio said: That's a shame but thanks for the input anyway. I'll have to find another solution to my problem. Import your image into Microsoft Word and size/print it from there. It'll do what you want. 1 Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Too slow again! but I've written it now.😃 No disrespect meant toward @midora but 'Print it' has never worked for me - not even on Pdn 3.5.11! - Perhaps it just doesn't like my Epson printer. I also find the Window's print dialogue, which Pdn uses, horribly confusing. I find the most accurate way of printing to the size I want is to create/re-size the image in Pdn at 300 d.p.i (or 300 pixels per inch), save as .png, then open in Windows Word and print from there. The size that Pdn reports at 300 d.p.i is accurate but sometimes changes slightly (eg. 299.95) due to some unfathomable calculation🙄. My version of MS Word is 2007 so I expect things have changed on more recent versions! However, when I insert a picture in Word, this brings up the 'Picture Tools' menu. From there you can set the size to 100% and it will show the output size accurately - hopefully the same as created in Pdn. I would expect more recent versions of Word to work in a similar way or possibly try the free 'Open Office' software? Good luck - often best to print at draft quality on cheap paper first to save ink in case of mistakes! 1 1 Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reptillian Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Usually, I convert my work into pdf with vector softwares to print. Quote G'MIC Filter Developer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellio Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Hi na d thanks for the suggestions. However, this is what's happening. I select an image for my hard drive, right click on it and select "open with." Since word doesn't appear i the drop down menu, I select "choose another app" Until I find "word" which I select. This is what I'm seeing. https://prnt.sc/HVrGxlpD5HPN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution BoltBait Posted October 31, 2022 Solution Share Posted October 31, 2022 Run Word, then insert a picture: 1 Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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