Help with resolution

sarahv · **Joined:** Jun 21, 2012 **Posts:** 2

GIMP Version: 2.6.11
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: XP - SP3
GIMP Experience: Beginner Level

I am working with a church calendar and am printing the calendar to a pdf and then importing into gimp, but when I import the calendar its resolution is terrible. All the letters are blurry and not the same crispness as if I was just printing the calendar from the calendar program. Am I doing something wrong when I am saving it?

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16256

sarahv wrote:

GIMP Version: 2.6.11
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: XP - SP3
GIMP Experience: Beginner Level

I am working with a church calendar and am printing the calendar to a pdf and then importing into gimp, but when I import the calendar its resolution is terrible. All the letters are blurry and not the same crispness as if I was just printing the calendar from the calendar program. Am I doing something wrong when I am saving it?

Which calendar program are you using if i may ask?

Erisian · **Posted:** Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:10 pm **(#3)**

Welcome to GC Sarah. :welcome

Fraid I don't know much about PDFs - isn't it possible to copy the images etc to the clipboard then paste them into a new Gimp document? Wish I could help, sorry.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16256

I was thinking the program you used to create the calendar may not have saved the PDF file with embedded vector.
If it's saved as bitmap format or pixel it will stretch when imported into Gimp as a PDF and look funny.

sarahv · **Joined:** Jun 21, 2012 **Posts:** 2

Thanks everyone. It all worked out, when I imported the pdf file into gimp there is a place to change the resolution. So I got it! The calendar program is calendar creator 10. Again Thanks!

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16256

sarahv wrote:

Thanks everyone. It all worked out, when I imported the pdf file into gimp there is a place to change the resolution. So I got it! The calendar program is calendar creator 10. Again Thanks!

Happy to help any time, and welcome to Gimp Chat.

Erisian · **Posted:** Thu Jun 21, 2012 2:03 pm **(#7)**

We're here to help Sarah. Don't be a stranger.