Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/27

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Subject: RE: web sizing images (was RE: [Leica] Kodak Royal Gold 100)
From: "Steve Unsworth" <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:49:00 +0100

Nathan

That's exactly what I do, except I use the resize image option under the
help menu - this created a new image, so I can't accidentally overwrite
the original.

Steve

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Nathan
Wajsman
Sent: 27 October 2002 06:21
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: web sizing images (was RE: [Leica] Kodak Royal Gold 100)


Tim,

I do not consider myself an expert on these matters, but I think my 
method makes sense. I always scan at the scanner's maximum resolution, 
i.e. 2400 ppi. This means that a full-frame 35mm image is about 
3600x2400 pixels. After I have made the levels and sharpness and 
whatever other adjustments in Photoshop, I reduce the image to 750 
pixels in width (if I have not cropped anything, then the height will 
fall around 500 pixels) for a horizontal image or 600 pixels in height 
for a vertical image so as to fit it on most people's monitors. I do 
this using Photoshop's Image Size command with the "Resample Image" box 
checked. I then save the result as the JPG file that gets uploaded to my

web site. They key is that the initial scan and all subsequent Photoshop

work is carried out at the highest resolution; the reduction to web size

comes only after all that has been done.

Nathan

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