Hi-Res imaging in LiveCode

FlexibleLearning.com admin at FlexibleLearning.com
Mon Mar 25 12:43:05 EDT 2013


Seems I was wrong, even using jpegs.

Bugger.

So... If anyone DOES know how to, do please tell.

Hugh Senior
FLCo



> -----Original Message-----
> From: FlexibleLearning.com [mailto:admin at FlexibleLearning.com]
> Sent: 19 March 2013 17:38
> To: use-livecode at lists.runrev.com
> Subject: Hi-Res imaging in LiveCode
> 
> 
> I have found that printing an image at high resolution is not 
> straightforward in LiveCode. 'Squishing' a large version down to 
> say 50% dimensions ought to increase the pixel density, but 
> although the kb size is large the pixel denisty stays at 72dpi. 
> Something to do with how the engine renders images, I believe.
> 
> However...
> 
> If I do not import (copy and paste) and resize but 'set the 
> fileName' and resize instead, the printed output does indeed seem 
> to improve by the magnitude of squished-ness.
> 
> If you already know, please move on, but I am quite chuffed to 
> have discovered this for a current large-poster display project 
> that is being ouput from LC to pdf.
> 
> Hugh Senior
> FLCo




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