gimpprint-mediasizes

Langue: en

Version: 15 Jul 2004 (CentOS - 06/07/09)

Section: 7 (Divers)

NAME

gimpprint-mediasizes - Gimp-Print media sizes

DESCRIPTION

Gimp-Print supports many different media (paper) sizes. All of the currently supported media sizes are listed below. The default media size is "Letter".

MEDIA SIZES

Common English paper sizes

Media Size Description Comment x(pt) y(pt)

Letter Letter 8.5in x 11in 612     792    
Legal Legal 8.5in x 14in 612     1008    
Tabloid Tabloid 11in x 17in 792     1224    
Executive Executive 7.25in x 10.5in 522     756    
Postcard Postcard 100mm x 147mm 283     416    
w216h360 3x5 216     360    
w288h432 4x6 288     432    
w324h495 Epson 4x6 Photo Paper 324     495    
w360h504 5x7 360     504    
w360h576 5x8 360     576    
8x10 8x10 576     720    
Statement Manual 5.5in x 8.5in 396     612    
TabloidExtra 12x18 864     1296    
SuperB 13x19 936     1368    

Common photographic paper sizes

Media Size Description Comment x(pt) y(pt)

w576h864 8x12 Sometimes used for 35 mm 576     864    
w792h1008 11x14 792     1008    
w1152h1440 16x20 1152     1440    
w1152h1728 16x24 20x24 for 35 mm 1152     1728    
w1440h1728 20x24 1440     1728    
w1440h2160 20x30 24x30 for 35 mm 1440     2160    
w1728h2160 24x30 1728     2160    
w1728h2592 24x36 Sometimes used for 35 mm 1728     2592    
w2160h2880 30x40 2160     2880    

International Paper Sizes (mostly taken from BS4000:1968)

"A" series: Paper and boards, trimmed sizes.

"A" sizes are in the ratio 1 : sqrt(2). A0 has a total area of 1 square metre. Everything is rounded to the nearest millimetre. Thus, A0 is 841mm x 1189mm. Every other A size is obtained by doubling or halving another A size.

Media Size Description Comment x(pt) y(pt)

w4768h6749 4A 1682mm x 2378mm 4768     6749    
w3370h4768 2A 1189mm x 1682mm 3370     4768    
A0 A0 841mm x 1189mm 2384     3370    
A1 A1 594mm x 841mm 1684     2384    
A2 A2 420mm x 594mm 1191     1684    
A3 A3 297mm x 420mm 842     1191    
A4 A4 210mm x 297mm 595     842    
A5 A5 148mm x 210mm 420     595    
A6 A6 105mm x 148mm 297     420    
A7 A7 74mm x 105mm 210     297    
A8 A8 52mm x 74mm 148     210    
A9 A9 37mm x 52mm 105     148    
A10 A10 26mm x 37mm 73     105    
Stock sizes for normal trims. Allowance for trim is 3 millimetres.
w2437h3458 RA0 860mm x 1220mm 2437     3458    
w1729h2437 RA1 610mm x 860mm 1729     2437    
w1218h1729 RA2 430mm x 610mm 1218     1729    
w864h1218 RA3 305mm x 430mm 864     1218    
w609h864 RA4 215mm x 305mm 609     864    
Stock sizes for bled work or extra trims.
w2551h3628 SRA0 900mm x 1280mm 2551     3628    
w1814h2551 SRA1 640mm x 900mm 1814     2551    
w1275h1814 SRA2 450mm x 640mm 1275     1814    
w907h1275 SRA3 320mm x 450mm 907     1275    
w637h907 SRA4 225mm x 320mm 637     907    

"B" series: Posters, wall charts and similar items.

Media Size Description Comment x(pt) y(pt)

w5669h8016 4B ISO 2000mm x 2828mm 5669     8016    
w4008h5669 2B ISO 1414mm x 2000mm 4008     5669    
ISOB0 B0 ISO 1000mm x 1414mm 2834     4008    
ISOB1 B1 ISO 707mm x 1000mm 2004     2834    
ISOB2 B2 ISO 500mm x 707mm 1417     2004    
ISOB3 B3 ISO 353mm x 500mm 1000     1417    
ISOB4 B4 ISO 250mm x 353mm 708     1000    
ISOB5 B5 ISO 176mm x 250mm 498     708    
ISOB6 B6 ISO 125mm x 176mm 354     498    
ISOB7 B7 ISO 88mm x 125mm 249     354    
ISOB8 B8 ISO 62mm x 88mm 175     249    
ISOB9 B9 ISO 44mm x 62mm 124     175    
ISOB10 B10 ISO 31mm x 44mm 87     124    
B0 B0 JIS 2919     4127    
B1 B1 JIS 2063     2919    
B2 B2 JIS 1459     2063    
B3 B3 JIS 1029     1459    
B4 B4 JIS 727     1029    
B5 B5 JIS 518     727    
B6 B6 JIS 362     518    
B7 B7 JIS 257     362    
B8 B8 JIS 180     257    
B9 B9 JIS 127     180    
B10 B10 JIS 90     127    

"C" series: Envelopes or folders suitable for A size stationery.

Media Size Description Comment x(pt) y(pt)

C0 C0 917mm x 1297mm 2599     3676    
C1 C1 648mm x 917mm 1836     2599    
C2 C2 458mm x 648mm 1298     1836    
C3 C3 324mm x 458mm 918     1298    
C4 C4 229mm x 324mm 649     918    
C5 C5 162mm x 229mm 459     649    
w354h918 B6-C4 125mm x 324mm 354     918    
C6 C6 114mm x 162mm 323     459    
DL DL 110mm x 220mm 311     623    
w229h459 C7-6 81mm x 162mm 229     459    
C7 C7 81mm x 114mm 229     323    
C8 C8 57mm x 81mm 161     229    
C9 C9 40mm x 57mm 113     161    
C10 C10 28mm x 40mm 79     113    

US CAD standard paper sizes

Media Size Description Comment x(pt) y(pt)

ARCHA ArchA 9x12in 648     864    
ARCHA_transverse ArchA transverse 12x9in 864     648    
ARCHB ArchB 12x18in 864     1296    
ARCHB_transverse ArchB transverse 18x12in 1296     864    
ARCHC ArchC 18x24in 1296     1728    
ARCHC_transverse ArchC transverse 24x18in 1728     1296    
ARCHD ArchD 24x36in 1728     2592    
ARCHD_transverse ArchD transverse 36x24in 2592     1728    
ARCHE ArchE 36x48in 2592     3456    
ARCHE_transverse ArchE transverse 48x36in 3456     2592    

Foolscap

Media Size Description Comment x(pt) y(pt)

w612h936 American foolscap 612     936    
w648h936 European foolscap 648     936    

Sizes for book production

The BPIF and the Publishers Association jointly recommend ten standard metric sizes for case-bound titles as follows:
Media Size Description Comment x(pt) y(pt)

w535h697 Crown Quarto 189mm x 246mm 535     697    
w569h731 Large Crown Quarto 201mm x 258mm 569     731    
w620h782 Demy Quarto 219mm x 276mm 620     782    
w671h884 Royal Quarto 237mm x 312mm 671     884    
w348h527 Crown Octavo 123mm x 186mm 348     527    
w365h561 Large Crown Octavo 129mm x 198mm 365     561    
w391h612 Demy Octavo 138mm x 216mm 391     612    
w442h663 Royal Octavo 156mm x 234mm 442     663    

Paperback sizes in common usage

Media Size Description Comment x(pt) y(pt)

w314h504 Small paperback 111mm x 178mm 314     504    
w314h513 Penguin small paperback 111mm x 181mm 314     513    
w365h561 Penguin large paperback 129mm x 198mm 365     561    

Miscellaneous sizes

Media Size Description Comment x(pt) y(pt)

w283h420 Hagaki Card 100 x 148 mm 283     420    
w420h567 Oufuku Card 148 x 200 mm 420     567    
w340h666 Long 3 Japanese long envelope #3 340     666    
w255h581 Long 4 Japanese long envelope #4 255     581    
w680h941 Kaku Japanese Kaku envelope #4 680     941    
COM10 Commercial 10 US Commercial 10 env 297     684    
w315h414 A2 Invitation US A2 invitation 315     414    
Copyright © 2001 Michael Sweet (mike@easysw.com) and Robert Krawitz (rlk@alum.mit.edu)

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This manual page was written by Roger Leigh (roger@whinlatter.uklinux.net)

SEE ALSO

gimpprint-color(7), gimpprint-dithers(7), gimpprint-imagetypes(7), gimpprint-inktypes(7), gimpprint-mediasources(7), gimpprint-mediatypes(7), gimpprint-models(7), gimpprint-resolutions(7).