Yuri P. Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Currently AP does not allow to specify the print size in inches in the Print dialog, like Irfanview does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Yuri P. said: Currently AP does not allow to specify the print size in inches in the Print dialog, like Irfanview does. Hi Yuri. I believe you're using Windows and while I'm a Mac user and can't see exactly what I'm seeing, I believe you should be able to specify the print size in inches or whatever measurement system you've chosen. This screenshot from the Affinity help system shows cm because that's what the measurement system was set to. Can you share a screenshot of what you're seeing? Quote Download a free manual for Publisher 2.4 from this forum - expanded 300-page PDF My system: Affinity 2.4.2 for macOS Sonoma 14.4.1, MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuri P. Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Hi, In your screenshot there is a setting for the paper size. However, in order to scale the print on the page, there is only "Scale" field. I don't see how I specify something like that:, "I'd like Letter size, but the print should be 5"x3" in the middle of that page". Here is a screenshot from Irfanview to show what I mean: AP has only Fit Type and Scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, Yuri P. said: Hi, In your screenshot there is a setting for the paper size. However, in order to scale the print on the page, there is only "Scale" field. I don't see how I specify something like that:, "I'd like Letter size, but the print should be 5"x3" in the middle of that page". Oh, you want to specify the scale in inches. No, Affinity won't do that for you, you'd have to do the math yourself and then enter a percentage. Cheers Quote Download a free manual for Publisher 2.4 from this forum - expanded 300-page PDF My system: Affinity 2.4.2 for macOS Sonoma 14.4.1, MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 15 hours ago, Yuri P. said: "I'd like Letter size, but the print should be 5"x3" in the middle of that page" Create a Letter size document, place or paste your 5″ × 3″ image in the middle of it, and then simply print the entire page. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuri P. Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 I agree, there are many workarounds, but having the option of specifying the print scaling in inches would make life much easier. For example. if I design a wine label, I create hi-res image and do not want to go though resizing/resampling it just to print it the correct size. I can do some math and calculate scale percentage. But Irfanview, much simpler program, has this feature, and, honestly, I use it to print after I done with the design in AP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tia Lapis Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 AP meaning Affinity Photo (APh) or Affinity Publisher (APu)? Quote Mac mini M1 / Ryzen 5600H & RTX3050 mobile / iPad Pro 1st - all with latest non beta release of Affinity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyanepsion Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 On Windows, it is quite possible to change the print dimensions when printing. Use Custom settings. Or specific settings. Quote 6 cœurs, 12 processus - Windows 11 pro - 4K - DirectX 12 - Suite universelle Affinity (Affinity Publisher, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo). ███ Mais je vous le demande, peut-on imaginer une police sans sérifs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petar Petrenko Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Why would you resize the document during printing? Good practice is to create 1:1 document and print it in "Actual size" without scaling it. Quote All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyanepsion Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 @NNN, Yuri P. gives an example. He has a 5×3 inch document, but he wants to print it in Letter size and that it is in the middle. All he has to do is select the Letter size and the model Simple. Quote 6 cœurs, 12 processus - Windows 11 pro - 4K - DirectX 12 - Suite universelle Affinity (Affinity Publisher, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo). ███ Mais je vous le demande, peut-on imaginer une police sans sérifs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fde101 Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 It sounds like the OP is thinking like a photographer and people are replying from the context of page layout specialists. It is not uncommon to take a photo and print the same photo in multiple sizes: wallets, 4x6, etc... those are all from the same photo (same document) but are simply printed differently. The OP seems to be asking to set this at the time of print so that separate documents do not need to be prepared/modified for every possible output option. Yuri P. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuri P. Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 @fde101 This is exact explanation of my requirement, thank you. I'd like to print a high-res image in various sizes in the least number of steps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/13/2023 at 10:34 AM, Yuri P. said: I'd like to print a high-res image in various sizes in the least number of steps. Take your original high resolution image* and place it into various Picture Frames on an appropriately sized page in Publisher is the easiest way. If you don't have Publisher then use an appropriately size document in Photo and clip the image(s) with proper sized rectangles. This second method is more tedious because you'll need to manually resize the images to fit the different print sizes. * many copies for both methods are required Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuri P. Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 @Old Bruce I agree, there are many labor-consuming workarounds, but nothing can beat the convenience of IrfanView print dialog. No need to resize the image or create many copies in process. I wish something similar to be available in future AP releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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