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Tip: How to scale pictures smaller than 10% ... and larger than 1000%

As an intro, I don't want to start a discussion whether it is useful to scale pictures under 10% or to blow them up over 1000% ;-)

However, many customers have asked us this recently, whether it is possible in QuarkXPress 7.

Well, yes, it is possible, as some of you might already know.
For the others, here's how:

Just use XPert Scale, a free download, and scale the picture down to an incredible 0.1% or to 32768%. Set the preferences (in palette menu) to only scale the picture content, so that you don't scale the box (unless you want to) and off you go.

Wait, there is more, with FlexoPrint (in the Print Dialog) you can also scale a document up to 1000% (when printing).

Enjoy!
Matthias

Hello Matthias

If you have to employ micro scaling or kilo scaling to an image on screen then you could well be in a scenario where the preview is incorrect (for example a jpeg picture directly from a camera).

Enjoy :wink:

:lol: A 300dpi image at 32,768% comes out at 0.00915527dpi!

With the extra 1000% flexo scale each pixel of that 300ppi covers about 2.77kmx2.77km square. Thats good news for ink manufactures. :shock:

I knew you guys would love it... ;-)

Best
Matthias

Glenn McDowall:

With the extra 1000% flexo scale each pixel of that 300ppi covers about 2.77kmx2.77km square. Thats good news for ink manufactures. :shock:

A bit exagerated, isn't it!
1 inch = 25.4 mm = 2.54 cm = 0.0254 m
300 dpi means each dot = 0.0847 mm = 0.00847 cm = 0.0000847 m
32768% means x 327.68
that is for the dot 0.0847 x 327.68 = 27.744 mm = 2.7744 cm = 0.027744 m
another 1000% means x 10
that is for the dot 277.44 mm = 27.744 cm = 0.27744 m = 0.000277 km ! 8)

Poor little ink manufacturers :lol:

Aargh maths!

I'm off to the pub, I need to kill some brain cells. :lol:

Thanks for the correction Jean-Marie.

I forgot the % so multiplied by 32768 & then 1000 rather than 327.68 & then 10. oops :oops:

thing,
nothing up with maths, but beer is better