Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/11/01

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Subject: [Leica] Blurb
From: cartersxrd at gmail.com (CartersXRd)
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2018 19:57:08 -0400
References: <aeaf9d03-7b5a-7c2a-3676-471e973b3b18@iol.ie> <FB062FA5-AD55-4351-9E27-4A14439C3F35@gmail.com> <A1979DAA-F117-4D6B-8488-7FB62D59A579@gmail.com> <9979AD7C-2216-4E7D-9FA6-E9CEF801F88F@frozenlight.eu> <263d15c7-46f6-a078-d2c8-8a9680bb7ae9@iol.ie>

i usually just out put JPEGs at full resolution and full quality in sRGB

let the software size it down for you

it will warn you if you go too big and risk jaggies

image guidelines:
<https://support.blurb.com/hc/en-us/articles/207794256-Image-guidelines-for-Bookify>

ric


> On Nov 1, 2018, at 7:43 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
> 
> Don't worry, Nathan, I'm culling the 600 plus usable images I took over 
> the three days of shooting, and tweaking the okayish ones which is 
> massively time consuming.
> Ric, Bill, Philippe and Richard, I've downloaded Bookwright from Blurb and 
> any images I've worked on I'm saving at 3000 pixels across and at a decent 
> file size. Unfortunately, I don't have a working photo printer at the 
> moment so may have to rush around to a printshop tomorrow to see what a 
> sample one looks like. Ric, what file size had you in mind?
> 
> Douglas
> 
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> On 01/11/2018 17:16, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>> I do indeed, but I use the smaller size, 7x7 inches. I have the settings 
>> written down somewhere, but that piece of paper is still in a moving box 
>> somewhere upstairs, and I am off to Denmark early tomorrow morning.
>> 
>> If nobody else comes forward, I will do some archeology when I come back 
>> next week.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> 
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws 
>> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ 
>> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
>> 
>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator 
>> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
>> 
>> YNWA
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>>> On 1 Nov 2018, at 16:55, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Nathan also has a Year book printed on a regular basis.
>>> 
>>> Amities
>>> 
>>> Philippe
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Le 1 nov. 2018 ? 16:33, Bill Clough via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a 
>>>> ?crit :
>>>> 
>>>> Check with Lluis. He has used Blurb a lot.
>>>> 
>>>> Bill Clough
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On Nov 1, 2018, at 06:51, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Has anybody out there made up a Blurb book recently? I'm doing one 
>>>>> with about 120 photos and some text, and am curious as to what people 
>>>>> have found to be the most effective resolution for print. I'm 
>>>>> intending mine to be 10 x 8 landscape format, so would be interested 
>>>>> in any feedback.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> 
>>>>> Douglas
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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