Print Production

Start with a standard paper size — the preset gives you dimensions, units, and DPI:

(require '[eido.scene :as scene])

(scene/paper :a4)
;=> {:image/size [21.0 29.7] :image/units :cm :image/dpi 300}

(scene/paper :letter :landscape true)
;=> {:image/size [11.0 8.5] :image/units :in :image/dpi 300}

(scene/paper :a3 :dpi 600)
;=> {:image/size [29.7 42.0] :image/units :cm :image/dpi 600}

Available sizes: :a3, :a4, :a5, :letter, :legal, :tabloid, :square-8.

Describe geometry in centimeters, millimeters, or inches. with-units converts to pixels before rendering:

(-> (scene/paper :a4)
    (assoc :image/background :white
           :image/nodes
           [{:node/type     :shape/circle
             :circle/center [10.5 14.85]   ;; center of A4 in cm
             :circle/radius 5.0            ;; 5 cm radius
             :style/stroke  {:color :black :width 0.1}}])  ;; 1mm stroke
    scene/with-units
    (eido/render {:output "print.tiff"}))

with-units walks the entire scene tree, scaling all spatial values (coordinates, radii, stroke widths, dash patterns, font sizes) while leaving non-spatial values (opacity, angles, colors) untouched.

Add margins to any scene with with-margin:

(-> (scene/paper :a4)
    (assoc :image/nodes [,,,your artwork,,,])
    (scene/with-margin 2.0)   ;; 2cm margin on all sides
    scene/with-units
    (eido/render {:output "print.tiff"}))

The margin clips artwork to the inset rectangle, giving you a clean border. Apply it before with-units.

For archival output, use TIFF with DPI metadata:

;; TIFF with embedded DPI — the standard for print shops
(eido/render scene {:output "print.tiff" :dpi 300})

;; High-DPI PNG
(eido/render scene {:output "print.png" :dpi 300})

;; Or set DPI on the scene and it propagates automatically
(eido/render (assoc scene :image/dpi 300)
  {:output "print.tiff"})

TIFF supports LZW compression (default), deflate, or none. DPI metadata is embedded in the file header — print software reads it automatically.

For print editions, attach a manifest to every render:

(eido/render scene {:output "edition-01.tiff"
                        :dpi 300
                        :emit-manifest? true
                        :seed 42
                        :params params})

The manifest records the full scene, parameters, Eido version, and timestamp — everything needed to reproduce the exact print years later.