How to prevent Xara from “optimizing” bitmap on paste?
In the 3D modeler Rhino3D, with the ViewCaptureToClipboard command, I can create a screenshot of the current viewport. According to a Rhino developer, “the ViewCaptureToClipboard command copies a raw, uncompressed, device-independent bitmap (e.g. DIB) to the Clipboard.”
Now, when I paste into Xara Designer Pro X11, JPEG compression artifacts are clearly visible. In the bitmap gallery the names of the pasted images are something like for example: Bitmap185 (Optimized)
Is it possible to prevent Xara from “optimizing” on paste?
I put optimizing in quotes because it’s in fact doing the oposite: The result is not optimized, it’s unusably bad.
Re: How to prevent Xara from “optimizing” bitmap on paste?
Go to Utilities/Options/View and select "Import at dpi specified in the image file."
Re: How to prevent Xara from “optimizing” bitmap on paste?
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Boy
Go to Utilities/Options/View and select "Import at dpi specified in the image file."
That has no effect: The compression artifacts are still there. The problem is that Xara converts to JPEG on paste, and a JPEG with a high compression rate. Not nice.
Any other suggestion?
Re: How to prevent Xara from “optimizing” bitmap on paste?
is it a jpeg if you paste it into another program?
it may be that xara defaults to a jpeg format if the native format on the clipboard is one it does not support
I'd try pasting it into photoshop and see what happens there
Re: How to prevent Xara from “optimizing” bitmap on paste?
I'm not really sure what'is going on. Perhaps you can post your screenshot. The link you provide mentions that you can choose which format you want to use for export.
Is your zoom higher than 100% in Rhino 3D? Because then your screenshot will look pixelated when viewed at 100% in another program.
Perhaps it's also good to take a look at "Importing Photos" in the Help file and scroll down to "Optimization on import".
Re: How to prevent Xara from “optimizing” bitmap on paste?
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handrawn
is it a jpeg if you paste it into another program?
When pasting into Paint, then the image is clean, i.e. without artifacts. Paint beats Xara in quality! ;)
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it may be that xara defaults to a jpeg format if the native format on the clipboard is one it does not support
Quite possible. I just wonder if this behavior can be changed. Maybe there is a setting in the Registry?
Re: How to prevent Xara from “optimizing” bitmap on paste?
ok so you can, of course, save it from another program in an uncompressed format and then inport it into xara - bit of a hassle, maybe
xara has suffered of late from becoming jpeg oriented on account of the web/photo focus - maybe just my opinion, but nothing I use would ever 'be better converted to a jpeg' becauseif I wanted jpeg it would be a jpeg in the first place
Re: How to prevent Xara from “optimizing” bitmap on paste?
... as it happens there is a registry key:
AllowPasteAsDIB
you could try changing the value to 1 and see what happens
its in software/xara/..../options/clipboard
[I'm assuming you know your way around the registry]
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Re: How to prevent Xara from “optimizing” bitmap on paste?
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Boy
Perhaps you can post your screenshot.
Here you go:
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Images have been scaled up 200%. Notice the compression artifacts in the left image. First pasting into Paint and then copying from there is a workaround, although tedious.
Update: Just noticed that the forum software converts the above graphics to JPEG, but the difference in artifacts is still visible. Also I added the xar-file.
Re: How to prevent Xara from “optimizing” bitmap on paste?
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Originally Posted by
handrawn
AllowPasteAsDIB
you could try changing the value to 1 and see what happens
Thanks, this kind of works: Now when I paste, Xara asks if I want to paste as Device-independent Bitmap or as Bitmap. When choosing the first option, it pastes without conversion to JPEG. With the second option, behavior is like before.
I say kind of works, because when pasting as Device-independent Bitmap, then the dimensions of the image are not correct. I have to scale it up.
At the moment, the Paint workaround still seems the best option.