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Michael Boylan
 

Film Scanner PSI Resolution


I'm going to be signing up for your Deluxe Web Site,what would be the best psi resolution for up-loading(color/B&W) photo's to the web site?


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May 16, 2003

 

doug Nelson
  Resolution for images in the JPEG format should be around 75 pixels per inch. Image size, in pixels, should be as Jim recommends on the upload page.

Don't over-compress them; a compression level of 10 is fine. Perhaps Jim's software compresses the image further. This OK, Jim?


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May 21, 2003

 

Michael Boylan
  Thank you Doug.


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May 21, 2003

 
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  Yes, this is correct, Doug. Thanks for answering Michael's question.

In fact, the ppi (pixels per inch) is not as important, as long as you make sure that you measure the overall image dimensions in pixels and go for something close to 500 x 750 pixels. That is the most important dimension.

In Photoshop's Image Size function, for example, you can change the units pull-down menu from inches to pixels. Then, with the Resample checkbox checked, change the shorter dimension (whether it be the width or the height) to 500 pixels.

For an added touch of clarity, it also often helps to slightly apply the Unsharp Mask filter.

Then save either as a TIFF or a high quality / low compression JPEG and upload to the site.

This will result in the best quality images on your Deluxe Web Site.


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May 22, 2003

 

Michael Boylan
  Thanks Jim,
I'll be getting with you in July about the Deluxe website.


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May 31, 2003

 
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