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How to change GIMP print size with script-fu

I am using GIMP 2.10.24. I have some image and I need to change Print Size Width to 21mm and Height to 30mm. I can do that with Set Image Print Resolution Dialog (Menu->Image->Print Size): screenshot

But there is my question: how could I do that using script-fu or python-fu?

Solution

  • Print size, size in pixels, and print definition are completely related:

    print size = size in pixels ÷ print definition

    So to change the image print definition you use

    In Python:

    pdb.gimp_image_set_resolution(image, xresolution, yresolution)

    In Script-fu:

    (gimp-image-set-resolution image xresolution yresolution)

    In both case the X/Y resolutions are in dots per inch.

    However if you are using Gimp just for this creating a Gimp script is overkill (the learning curve is quite steep). If the image is in a common format (JPEG, PNG, TIFF) the print definition is part of the image metadata (JPEG header, or EXIF data) and can be changed directly without decoding/reencoding the image using CLI utilities. For instance with ExifTool:

    exiftool ${your_image} -xResolution=321 -yResolution=321