Stretching image to paper size

[tomczak]

I have a template for a certificate of achievement (for my students). I just need to add some logos and text to it. The certificate is to be printed on A4 paper. The ratio of the template's length to width is not quite sqrt(2) - i.e. is not exactly A4. What's the easiest way to stretch it to size?

Would Resize/Physical Width and Hight with Resample do the trick?

[jsachs]

Transformation/Geometry/Size to Fit

[tomczak]

Thanks. Here is another operation I'm battling with, probably unnecessarily...

I'm using Composite/2-point shift/rotate/scale to insert a logo (with its mask) into the main certificate image. The objective is to place it in the right place and also scale it to size. Now, I'm fighting with two alignment points to scale it (but not to rotate it) and also move it in the place I want - is there a shortcut or key combination to just move a scaled Overlay image? Alt-left click does change the mouse pointer to a promissing 'hand' but I don't seem to be able to shift the overlay with it.

[jsachs]

Adjusting Alignment Points

You can move any of the alignment points in either the input or the overlay image by dragging them to new locations. To move all of them as a group, hold down Shift and Ctrl while dragging.

You might also try the Watermark transformation.

[tomczak]

This is not related to the first question but related to the project. It boils do to processing a certificate template, compositing 2 logos into it, and then adding specific text for each recepients. So, in the and I splitted the script into 5 branches, each having each own Line and Arrow Tool (to add names and other receipient-specific text, and a date), and then I added Export to JPG.

When I ran this construct in batch mode, the Exports at the end of final branches did produced JPGs but of 10kb size and unreadable as images. However Save File, one by one from the Export Transromations produced the expected certificates in right size.

I will send the workspace script if needed, but I just wonder if what I expected should have happened - i.e. is running such a thing in a batch mode should produce the right JPGs from each split Export Transformation?

There was also a slight issue with warnings when I wanted to save the workspace with images - probably because the supporting logo images were pasted to the workspace, but I need a longer look to report what I think is happening.

And a side issue: while saving images as TIFFs when one wants to save the workspace with images so that everything is in one place makes sense as TIFFs are loseless, thay tend to be quite big. For actual images it may make more sense, but for a job like this, where quality of JPGs is more than enough to handle the certificate construction, would it be useful to have an option to save them as JPGs or PNGs, as long as that creates a complete package - when I save a Workspace with Images I have a complete package (including the cut and paste auxilary images) and a month or more later, when I don't remember anymore what and why I've done, they are all available at a click of a button.

[jsachs]

The Export bug was fixed in the latest release.