Scale Factor for correct pixels on Xara X when EXPORT to WEB?

[rh]

When using Xara X, I would like the picture, when set to 100% to be EXACTLY like I see it in a Web Browser...ESPECIALLY when EXPORTING

Is that Possible?

Just like Fireworks...I see the correct size when at 100%, but I NEVER see the correct size in Xara Z

[rh]

When using Xara X, I would like the picture, when set to 100% to be EXACTLY like I see it in a Web Browser...ESPECIALLY when EXPORTING

Is that Possible?

Just like Fireworks...I see the correct size when at 100%, but I NEVER see the correct size in Xara Z

[Egg Bramhill]

To achieve this you need to work in pixel units. ie not cm or inches etc.

Go to Utilities / Options / Units and select pixels from your units drop down list. Then when you export an image at 100% it will be in the exact pixel size as the original.
Egg

[Ross Macintosh]

Are you viewing the exported image on the same computer without changes to your display settings? If not, they might well look different because pixels are a relative measure and with differences in screen resolution/monitor size a pixel's size will be different. On my system what I see in Xara matches the exports if I view them on the same system.

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[gwpriester]

Are you exporting at 96dpi? This is Windows screen resolution and is the default setting.

Macintosh screen resolution is 72-75dpi. Windows images will appear larger on a Macintosh screen.

Fireworks was originally written for the Macintosh and like Flash and many other applications written origianally for the Mac, use 72dpi as the default export size.

Gary

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[gwpriester]

Yes, GIF exports at 1:1.

I wonder if this might be the problem you are having.

Are you looking at your work with a zoom factor of 100% (the default setting?). Because when you are at 100% zoom factor your work should be displayed at 96dpi and this should be the same size as you will see it on the web when you export it.

Another problem might be where the exported image is going after it leaves Xara.

As I mentioned, if you bring an exported image into Flash or Fireworks, you are bringing a Windows resolution image into a Macintosh screen resolution environment of 72 dpi and that could be causing you problems.

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[Mickie]

The only other thing I can think of is the scale factor. Check under utilities - options - scaling, and make sure the scale factor box
is not checked.

Mickie

[gwpriester]

Eric Bramhill has a template, Xara to Flash Same Size Export Template in the Xara Xone > Shareware > Templates page that changes the scale factor for exporting to Flash. Basically it uses the percentage of difference between the Windows and Macintosh screen sizes.

Download the template (it's only 5K). Unzip it into the Xara > Templates folder.

Open Xara and go to File > New > and select the FlashScaling from the list of templates.

Open your document you want to export in a separate page. Cut and paste into the FlashScaling template and Export to GIF or JPEG and see if that works.

Gary

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[Mickie]

Here is an example. The square drawn in xara and exported as a gif and brought into internet explorer. I then did a screen capture of the two examples...they are the same size.

I'm not sure why this isn't true for you. If you are exporting graphics (of whole pixels only) and your image tags have the correct dimensions, it should be WYSIWYG.

Mickie

[Egg Bramhill]

No one else seems to be having this problem. I still think it must be something very basic. Why not post a xar file containing an image your having problems with, then perhaps we can find the problem.
The point Gary is making is that even tho your using an all Windows enviroment, a lot of windows software has been created first for the MacOS, then later further developed for as a windows program as well. However they still retain the Mac bitmap display od 72 dpi and not the Windows bitmap display of 96 dpi. So they do create 'real' size differences. Macromedia Flash is one of these. So if you could give us the name(s) of the software your importing into it would also help.
Egg