Hello, I am new to gimp and I appreciate any input and apologize in advance if I don't explain my issue correctly. I am trying to make a business card sized print that contains three separate images. I resize (with the print size option) the individual layers and separately they print out at the requested size. However, when i try to combine them as layers, there's one particular image that won't resize in the printed document, it always takes on the dimensions of the other two layers. If I rescale the images first then I don't have this problem. I don't know if I should rescale though. All I want to do is achieve the highest possibly quality for a small print, approximately 2.5 X 2 inches. Thanks!

Difficult to explain in a few words, but as a basic, Gimp works in pixels not inches (or other real world dimensions)

For a biz-card make a template - a base layer, w" x h" @ 300 pixels-per-inch. 2.5" x 2" would be 750 x 600 pixels.

Now open as layers each of the images you want to use. Gimp menu: File -> Open as Layers

Might look like attachment 1 where everything is wrong size, wrong place.

For each layer use Layer -> Scale layer and resize to suit. Then use the move tool to position.

Might look like attachment 2 The yellow dotted line is a layer boundary.

Now you can go into Image -> Print Size and if required set the print size to 2.5" x 2" and the resolution should follow suit to 300 dpi.

rich: www.gimp-forum.net

"there's one particular image that won't resize in the printed document, it always takes on the dimensions of the other two layers. "

Try scaling just that layer using the Scale Tool.

Rick S.

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