OT need some photoshop help

Penny S said:

tuffgirl gave me a digital photo of me that I want to do
some work on, but I am having some trouble with adjusting
the resolution. Although it's a jpg, the image/pixel/size
settings and options seem to responding differently than
when I work with my own jpgs Goal is to have a much
clarity as possible, photo is a bit hazy, so I can crop
the best part and use it in some small images. Current
dimesions are: 1339 pixels by 1004. document size 35x428
inches, resolution 37.795 pixels inch.

constrain proportions and resample image=bicubic are
checked

I can either upload the pic, email to someone, or just
have you tell me how to do it. I"m using version 6.0

thanks

penny

I use the reco "Elements" version. It has a menu named
"image" with a "resize" function. Seems like PS would have
this too. Might also check if resaving it with your
software, then openning the "saved" version changes some
problematic setting. Hope this helps.

Shawn

Shawn Curry said:

I use the reco "Elements" version. It has a menu named
"image" with a "resize" function. Seems like PS would have
this too. Might also check if resaving it with your
software, then openning the "saved" version changes some
problematic setting. Hope this helps.

Shawn

elements is the dumbed down version of PS, Instead of just
resizing a photo you have a lot of options within the resize
function ( pixel size, pixels per inch, document dimension,
how resolution is calculated and so on). I've been resizing
and tweaking photos in PS for years, it's this one that's
giving me trouble

but thanks for trying... ;-)

P.

Penny, Go out and buy yourself a copy of PaintShop, and
forget all the "document size" and "pixels per inch" BS -
just use pixels and forget the rest. ;-)

Steve "no Adobe [censored] on this machine" Baker

Penny S said:

Shawn Curry said:

I use the reco "Elements" version. It has a menu named
"image" with a "resize" function. Seems like PS would have
this too. Might also check if resaving it with your
software, then openning the "saved" version changes some
problematic setting. Hope this helps.

Shawn

elements is the dumbed down version of PS,

I prefer "cheap", or as I said "reco" for recreational.

Resaving didn't help? Sometimes with that dumbed down
Windows OS I've found this can resolve problems. ;-)

Shawn

Penny S said:

tuffgirl gave me a digital photo of me that I want to do
some work on, but I am having some trouble with adjusting
the resolution. Although it's a jpg, the image/pixel/size
settings and options seem to responding differently than
when I work with my own jpgs Goal is to have a much
clarity as possible, photo is a bit hazy, so I can crop
the best part and use it in some small images. Current
dimesions are: 1339 pixels by 1004. document size 35x428
inches, resolution 37.795 pixels inch.

constrain proportions and resample image=bicubic are
checked

I can either upload the pic, email to someone, or just
have you tell me how to do it. I"m using version 6.0

thanks

penny

For web use, it is normal to save graphics at
72px/inch, as that used to be the standard resolution
of computer monitors.

I suggest that you try applying a moderate unsharp mask to
the image, then resize it to suite the page, assuming it
will be displayed at 72px/inch. For example, if you wanted a
3" tall image on the page, you would resize it to be 216px
tall (with the proportions constrained).

Alternatively, send it to me with the parts you are
interested in and I'll do my best! Email addy below.

Sam.
--
samw ( at ) samipa ( dot ) demon ( dot ) co ( dot ) uk

Sam Williams says:

Quoted message said:

I suggest that you try applying a moderate unsharp mask to
the image, then resize it to suite the page, assuming it
will be displayed at 72px/inch. For example, if you wanted
a 3" tall image on the page, you would resize it to be
216px tall (with the proportions constrained).

Ack! Why do you Adobe geeks have to be so complicated for a
simple piccie (it's not like this is a pre-press department
or anything).?

Steve "bemused, but then it IS Friday evening..."