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I am not a 'power' user, so I may well be missing something obvious to those who are, but what I am trying to do seems quite simple.

I do one, 2 step, repetitive task a lot.  After straightening a scan (6400dpi), I have tried to implement a macro to a) resize from 6400->300 dpi (using document -> resize with no resampling) and then b) sharpen (Filters -> Sharpen -> Unsharp Mask) (settings are 'fixed' at (30, 1.8 and 0)).

My problem is the height to width ratio changes using the macro process but is stable when using the steps manually.

I have had this issue for some time, and did not 'improve' during Beta 2.5 testing. (I had not reported it earlier.)

The only variable that might be a consideration is the slightly different original scan dimensions. Is it possible that the original dimensions are somehow still being considered during the macro's execution ( which happens after the cropping process but before any saving of the file)?

As I said earlier, it might be something I am doing incorrectly... suggestions appreciated.

Two images attached. The design (the area of yellow, or the frame and contents - not the full image, which might vary slightly) of each image should overlap perfectly...they do not. Edge to edge of the image could be a bid different, but the impressions should be perfect match.

Thanks for your time (and patience?)

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It's not related to the beta, and probably should be discussed in the regular section of the forums. 

There's a long-time bug that causes macros recorded in 1.7 and later to always resample when you resize the document. So, to perform a resize of the document, without resampling, in a macro you need to record it using 1.6. 

You can find macros in the Resources part of the forums that will do that. E.g., 

Additionally, if you do resample then you'll hit another aspect of macro processing, where the results are recorded, not the inputs to the operation. That will result in distortion of the aspect ratio if you run the macro against images with different aspect ratios.

 

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