xara with my new job!

**mwenz** · 04 May 2011, 05:23 PM

As to output size being clipped to the page, I suspect, though it is an extra step, one could define a PDF page or custom page size the size of your template page and print to a PDF driver. That should clip the graphic--I haven't tried it, though.

Take care, Mike

**handrawn** · 04 May 2011, 06:39 PM

on the 'bitmap size' tab of the export dialog you can change the 'area to save' to page and will export only the page area - you may have to do this each time though

**rpc9943** · 04 May 2011, 08:23 PM

Yes, these are for buttons with pins at different sizes.
The reason why I am referring to BMP is because the owner actually coded his own setup...
Pretty much, I have figured out what I want to do, which is keep using Photoshop for arrangement and saving of final PSD + BMP,
and just using XP&GD6 for processing images and illustration. So now, I'm going to be exporting PSD format files from Xara.
It's working out very very well now. Photoshop has it's place, and Xara has it's place!

Is there a way to make it default export PSD save at 300DPI in Xara?

PS (my new job rocks!)
Thanks!

**zaphodeist** · 04 May 2011, 09:18 PM

Exporting as PSD always presents you with an option prompt. Choose 300dpi

**handrawn** · 04 May 2011, 09:27 PM

EDIT: in response to post #13:

I don't think so

[but you can set the internal bitmap copy to 300dpi as default]

John, I think the idea is to avoid having to do that everytime [and if anyone knows how to do it I'd be all ears]

**rpc9943** · 05 May 2011, 04:02 PM

yeah, it's a quick-turn shop, so I'm trying to minimize extra clicks

I think everything else is perfect now... No real struggles anymore, since I have been using photoshop for the final placement / templates. Way cool!

If any of you guys are ever interested, check out www.wackybuttons.com ... Just so you know all of the designs on the site are from the older designer... This will change soon

**rpc9943** · 27 May 2011, 03:01 PM

A few issues have arisen with xara 7, i just got the new upgrade!

I still have this inclination to want to use xara over photoshop cs3 at work here... A few issues have been popping up that have been eliminating my usage of xara at my job:

-I drag a larger jpeg file in from our order system software, and it says "application has run out of memory", yet when i click import file, going to the directory, and choose the image, it loads just fine.
-When I export to BMP, every time I have to select "render page". Is there a way to do this automatically?

I will probably have more issues I'd like to hopefully resolve later on... Thanks!

**rpc9943** · 27 May 2011, 03:14 PM

how would I load/drag images without it scaling it down? it seems I have to double click (or choose photo edit icon) then click 100% icon every single image I throw into Xara... Working at a quick-turn business, this slows down my progress... Any way I can change the settings so that it imports the image at 100% by default??

**pauland** · 27 May 2011, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by rpc9943

A few issues have been popping up that have been eliminating my usage of xara at my job...

I think it doesn't take much to stop you using Xara!

I guess that the rest of the button processing isn't enough for Xara to make up this ground?

**rpc9943** · 27 May 2011, 03:19 PM

Wow, another major issue. Seemingly randomly, when I mousewheel zoom in and out, the screen does not update, or if it does, it is completely inaccurate, until I click on the layer box or equivalent.