Exporting Large Format TIFF from CorelDRAW 11?

[worldofprinting]

I'm running CorelDRAW 11 (previously 8) on a PC (http://www.tek-tips.com/#). I'm needing to export drawings as TIFF or JPEG images in large format, but am going in circles.

Let's say I want to export an image for a banner 2 metres x 1 metre at 300dpi (I know a lower res would likely be used, but this is an illustration).

Once at the Convert to Bitmap window, how do I go about maintaining both my height/width ratios AND my resolution?

Someone once guided me through on the phone, so I know it can be done. It has something to do with dropping the percentage by a given amount, then to compensate, increasing the dpi, so the image can be stretched once in Photoshop with the result that the dpi drops back to what it's meant to be.

Interestingly, I did succeed this morning - twice! But I still can't find a straight forward "this is what you do" method!

I'd appreciate some step-by-step help.http://www.graphicdesignforum.com//emoticons/hop.gif

[Keyare]

Just go 'export' as a .tif and make sure
'maintain aspect ratio' is on and make it 300 dpi.

But my question is - if it's an illustration you scanned in - then putting it in corel is not a good idea. OR if it's something you drew in Corel, then it's a vector and turning it into a bitmap is just wrecking a perfectly good image.

What's the scenario?

spoon.

[worldofprinting]

Thanks for your reply. When I can leave it as a vectorized image, naturally I do. But there are occasions when a vector image on file is better printed as a bitmap. One example of this is when I want to set a soft shadow behind, say, a logo. CorelDRAW's shadows have proven to be unstable when going to offset printers (and my likely prove to be unstable going to a digital printer for banner printing. The shadow disappears, is partially rendered, or appears somewhere other than where I placed it.

Similarly, blended objects in CorelDRAW are stable for printing from a desktop printer, but I've had several print jobs go bad when only a part of the blend printed correctly at the commercial printers. As a result, when a design features these kinds of elements, I bitmap the design at high resolution prior to sending them for printing. This way, I know it will print correctly.

Having said all this, my problem still exists. I go through the normal 'Export' procedure until I get to that 'Convert to Bitmap' window. If it's a 2m x 1m piece of artwork, I type in, say, 300dpi. Suddenly, things go wrong.

The % fields drop from possibly 100% for both horizontal & vertical to much lower numbers. When I look to the 'Pixel' fields, I find that the field representing the 1m measurement has hit a figure of 10, 000 pixels and often won't go above that. When I look at the field representing the 2m measurement, which you would assume will reacy 20, 000 pixels (because it's twice the size of the other field), I usually find it has also hit a ceiling of 10, 000 pixels.

Continuing the export at this stage results in a square (10, 000 x 10, 000) image, which is naturally, stretched out of proportion.

As I said originally, someone guided me over the phone how to do it & it worked without a hitch. Though I've forgotten the procedure, I've stumbled my way through it since, but with so much 'back & forth' messing around, I don't really know how I've done it.


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[Keyare]

I hear ya on the drop shadows and blends...


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What are you doing different?

spoon.

[worldofprinting]

I'm on my way out now but today or tomorrow I'll study the image you posted. Interestingly, after reading your last reply, I thought, 'What the heck, I'll run through the process again' & it worked perfectly.

At a quick glance, what you have posted in the way of the image is exactly what I had on my screen. Leave it with me & I'll have a few test runs.

Your help is much appreciated. :-)


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[Eagle]

The way I create bitmap images from graphics in DRAW is this... For some reason, I find it renders slightly better this way:


1.Create new document in PhotoPaint at correct size and resolution


2. Select logo/image in DRAW then copy


3. Switch back to Paint and paste. I thenenter the dimensions and resolution required in the dialogue box. Hit OK, done!


If you want to maintain layers then I think you have to export as a .cpt but I've not tried it with the paste command...might work? :)










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[worldofprinting]

Thanks. I don't have PhotoPaint, but I do have Photoshop and PhotoImpact. I'll have a play with what you suggested.


In any case, I've been having more success than before in exporting directly from CorelDRAW.


Your help is greatly appreciated. http://www.graphicdesignforum.com//emoticons/thumbsup.gif


Regards,
Mark


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[Eagle]

How come you don't have PhotoPaint?... They're both on the same disc... http://www.graphicdesignforum.com//emoticons/blink.gif


And if I recall correctly, Photoshop doesn't import from Corel properly. More than likely, you'll get an 8-bit image with no transparency... :(


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[worldofprinting]

To be honest, I don't know. I recently upgraded from CorelDRAW 8 Classic (a version without Photopaint on the disk) to CorelDRAW 11. Not being used to having PhotoPaint available I didn't think too much of it when version 11 didn't have it.

The only think I can think of is this: I bought version 11 from eBay. While I'm in Australia, the software came from America. Corel had misprinted a mass of boxes, someone had done a deal with Corel to purchase the lot & was selling them off cheap on eBay at about a quarter of the price in Australia. CorelDRAW itself is excellent and complete (apart from the known Gaussian Blur problem), but maybe they also had a mishap by not including Photopaint?!

You are right in saying that Photoshop won't import from Corel properly. After your initial Post, I tried it & it looked shocking. Not to worry, I've had a good play around with the standard 'Export' options and have ended up very happy with the results.

I appreciate your help a great deal!

Mark.


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