Export to JPG

[Klorkin9]

I've seen a few different people mentioning this, so I'm sure you are aware. The reason for this post is to share some observations, and offer some solutions to other trying to work around the problem.

Observations:
- The problem occurs when I upload a template
- The program seems to have trouble finding the edges of the template
- If I "fix" it by added something to the bottom, there is a black bar when you export to JPG

Work arounds:
-The easiest thing to do is to add something to the bottom of the map (text or a border) and them make it transparent or send it to the back
-You can also simply make the template smaller (not ideal since you generally make it the size you need to fit the grid)
-Add a border to the entire picture/map

It seems to me that the problem is that when you export to a JPG it only exports a certain number of pixles. The reason I think this is because if you size down the template it gets rid of the bar, but if you size it down AND increase the pixels per square you get the black bar again. Conversly, if you increase the size, but lower the pixels per square you can get rid of the black bar. The problem with this is that your map will look bad when you blow it up to play on.

Sorry for the long post, and I know it's a little redundant since I've seen this problem on at least 2 other threads. I just wanted to share my thoughts.

[Klorkin9]

Another work-around:
-I've had some luck with making the map smaller, and then exporting as a PNG instead of JPG. The only reason I was using a JPG was because Roll20 limits you to 5 MB per file and PNGs are huge compared to JPGs. So I remade a map on a smaller scale, and exported as PNG and the quality is better than a full sized JPG.

[sheep from hell]

best solution is to save it as high quality png and afterwards use gimp to lower quality and save as a jpg. the outcome with gimp is higher quality at the same size of the file, additional you can do a little tweaking and polish when necessary.

[pyro]

Templates were not originally conceived as exported objects, and their control points behave somewhat differently in order to solve the tasks assigned to them.
If you want to export the template correctly, press edit and drag the second control point to the corner of the template.