[Qgis-user] Re: Changing project resolution in qgis?

[Borys Jurgiel]

> > This could also be done by gdal. As previously noted, wrapping gdal
> > commands into qgis would be very useful.

and 

> This is the same logic than the one for fTools for vector layers: in my 
> opinion, qgis must aim to provide basic operational capabilities for 
> both vector and raster layers.
> There is a section "RasterSupportWishes" in the wiki, perhaps
> it's time to start it?

A PyQGIS frontend for gdal is on my TODO list for a few months. I still 
haven't time to learn the gdal api, but maybe calling the gdal binaries as 
Paolo said would be the most optimal (gain/cost) way.