In my previous install of D/S (1 or 2) when I imported a jpg (or tiff) as a background I must have done something I should have without knowing it (aka dumb luck) as the pic imported in the correct dimensions. Now that I'm using 2.2 whenever I import a pic it resizes itself and is stretched to fit the D/S document screen area throwing off all the proportions.

Is there a setting, like a constrain proportions I'm not finding in order to import pics in their original proportions?

Thanks, HG Guy

Exactly how are you bringing in the background image?

 I click on the "Backdrop setting" icon, click "browse" from  the "image:" drop down menu, navigate to the the proper folder, click on the tiff file, then click "accept" ... like I say, my previous D/S install I imported a backdrop pic just fine ... but, now it won't.

Thanks!  HG Guy

For example if your dimensions of the backgrounds were created as 2500 x 2500 pixels and you try and create at say 700 x 600 you will always get distortions. Unequal dimensions will always cause distortion when the background is of equal dimensions.

You can resize the dimensions without distortion so long as the dimensions are equal. If you go to the top menu Render/Render Settings under "General" from the box that pops up in "Dimensions" click the small arrows in "Presets" this will give you a whole list of options. There are 2 ways we can do it here if we select "Square (1.1)" this will give you equal dimensions of your first dimension as in your active view port, but what we will be looking at here if you select the "Custom" preset and type in your "Pixel Dimensions" which ever size you prefer, making sure they are equal with "Contrain Proprtions"checked. When you click accept and take a look back in the render setting you will notice it has changed to "Square (1.1)"  with your chosen dimensions still intact "Aspect Ratio" being 1.1 with "Constrain Proportions checked.

Heavenly_Spirit

I had the same thing happen. This is the advice I recieved.

"You can resize the dimensions without distortion so long as the dimensions are equal. If you go to the top menu Render/Render Settings under "General" from the box that pops up in "Dimensions" click the small arrows in "Presets" this will give you a whole list of options. There are 2 ways we can do it here if we select "Square (1.1)" this will give you equal dimensions of your first dimension as in your active view port, but what we will be looking at here if you select the "Custom" preset and type in your "Pixel Dimensions" which ever size you prefer, making sure they are equal with "Contrain Proprtions"checked. When you click accept and take a look back in the render setting you will notice it has changed to "Square (1.1)"  with your chosen dimensions still intact "Aspect Ratio" being 1.1 with "Constrain Proportions checked."

Hope that helps.

mel841

  There we go, that's the advice I needed ... I noted the pixel dimensions of the background pic I wanted and entered those as the dimensions (with the constrain proportions unchecked, as the the backround pic is taller than wide), then went back to the view area, imported my pic and it was fine. 

Thanks for the help!  HG Guy