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Print an image exactly pixel-to-pixel

Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:45 pm
by David.P
Hi forum,

is there a way to print an image EXACTLY pixel-to-pixel ("pixel-wise")? For example, I have an image with 200 dpi and want to print it on a 300 dpi printer such that every pixel in the image becomes exactly ONE pixel on the printer (of course in this case, the image gets smaller when printed).

This used to be possible with Kodak Imaging for Windows which however doesn't run anymore on the latest Windows flavors.

Thanks already,

Cheers David.P

Re: Print an image exactly pixel-to-pixel

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 11:45 pm
by XnTriq
  • File » Print... » Layout » Page layout: [ Single - DPI ]
Is this what you are looking for?

Re: Print an image exactly pixel-to-pixel

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:18 am
by David.P
Hi XnTriq and thanks for the answer.

"Single - DPI" unfortunately does not seem to work:
Image

The above is a 100dpi Tiff b/w image when trying to print it on a 200dpi printer. It should therefore come out much smaller, however is still scaled to fit the entire page when printed this way.

It however does seem to work when "Single - Scale" is used:
Image

Unfortunately, the latter option seems not to be available anymore in MP.

I attach the file for just in case.

Cheers David.P

Re: Print an image exactly pixel-to-pixel

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:30 pm
by XnTriq
Thanks for the screenshots and the sample file.
Could you please try to change the DPI of the image?
  • XnView Classic
    1. Go to Image » Set DPI....
    2. Change the values for X and Y to 200.
  • XnViewMP
    1. Go to Image » Resize....
    2. Deactivate the checkbox for Resample.
    3. Change the value for Print size » Resolution to 200.