Method 1, Photoshop – Image – Image Size · 2019-12-16 · Bridge – Tools – Photoshop –...
Transcript of Method 1, Photoshop – Image – Image Size · 2019-12-16 · Bridge – Tools – Photoshop –...
SizingDigitalImagesbyPixelDimensions–ForDigitalCompetitionsThereareseveralmethodsofcorrectlysizingadigitalimagetomeetspecificpixeldimensions,i.e.1920wideby1080highisthemaximumsizeforourclubcompetitions,settingsizeforprintingisdifferentandnotcoveredhere.Itisimportanttonotethatthehorizontalandverticaldimensionsaresetandmustbeappliedthatway,theymustneverbetransverse.InPhotoshopbysettingthelongestsidethesystemwilltakecareoftheothersidesothattheimageperspectiveisnotdistorted.IfyouhaveaLandscapeimageyouwouldsetthehorizontalat1920pixelsandPhotoshopwillsettheheightautomatically,theheightmustnotexceed1080pixels.Ifyouhaveaportraitimage,thenyouwouldsettheheightat1080pixelsandPhotoshopwilladjustthewidthautomaticallybutmustnotexceed1920pixels.Youmuststillcheckthemaximumheightandwidthaftermakingyourchangestoensuretheyarewithinthelimitsofacceptance.InLightroombysetting1920pxwideby1080pxhighintheExportdialogbox(seeprocedurebelow)themaximumpixelsizeoftheimagewithinthisrangewillbeobtainedandcorrectimageperspectivewillbealsobemaintained.Themethodsdescribedbelowarethemostcommonusedtoeasilysetthesizeofadigitalimagefordigitalcompetitionentry.Method1,Photoshop–Image–ImageSizeOpenyouimageinPhotoshop,gotoImageinthetopmenubar,godowntoImageSize,Theimagedimensionsboxwillappear.MakesuretheconnectorislinkedtoboththeWidthandHeightboxes.
SettoPixels
Setthelongestsidedependingontheimageperspective
SetResolutionat300
Makesuretheconnectorlinkison,thatensurestheimageperspectivestaysthesame
IftheimageisaLandscapethensetthewidthto1920,Photoshopwillautomaticallysettheheighttoasizethatpreventstheimageperspectivefromchanging.SettheResolutionto300.ChecktheHeightandifitishigherthan1080pixels,changeitto1080andthewidthwillbeadjustedautomatically,clickSave.ViewtheimagesinBridgesothatyoucancheckthedimensionsandtheimagesize,ifthesizeisgreaterthan2MB,gobackandlowertheresolutiontosay240andsaveasaJPGthiswillreducethefilesize.YoucanalsoreducethequalitysizeoftheJPGwhensavingthiswillalsoreducetheimagesize.
Method2,Bridge–Tools–Photoshop–ImageProcessorRESIZINGANIMAGEUSINGPHOTOSHOPWITHBRIDGEBridgeisacomponentofPhotoshopanditprovidesaquickandsimplewayofresizingoneormoreimagesandsavingthemasaJPEG,PSDorTifffile.1,OpenBridge
AdjusttheQualityslidertoreducethesavedsizeofyourimage.
2,Locatethefoldercontainingyourimages(UseFilmstripmodeforeasyreviewofyourimages)3,Selectthesingleimagethatyouwanttoresizeandconvert,orholddowntheShiftkeyandselectmultipleimages.ThefiletypecanbeanythingfromaRawfiletoaPhotoshopPSDfile,orJPG.Youcanselectonefileormultiplefilestoresize.4,WiththeimagesselectedchooseTools–PhotoshopandImageProcessorfromthatmenu5,Anewwindowwillopen Yourimageisalreadyselected SelectSaveinSameLocation SelectSaveasJPEG SelecttheQUALITYSizethatyouwant,12islargefiles. SettheWIDTHandtheHEIGHTthatyouwanttheimagetobe IfyouwanttoconverttheimagetosRGBselectasrequired6,SelectRUNtoprocesstheimage/s,theywillappearasaseparatefilewithintheoriginalimagefile.7,OpenthisfileandcheckthesizeoftheJPEGfilesandthatthesizematchesyourrequirements.Seetheworkflowbelow:OpenBridgeandlocatethefolderwithyourimages
SelecttheimageoranynumberofimagesthatyouwanttosizeandthenfromtheToolstagselect,PhotoshopandthenImageProcessor
TheImageResizingwindowappears,selectyouroptionsandclickRUN
• Set to Save in Same Location • Select Save as JPEG • Set the image Width and Height in pixels • Set the Quality, ie 12 = Larger size image • Select to sRGB only if that is a requirement
TheJPEGfileswillnowappearinaseparatefoldercalledJPEGinthefilewhereyourimagesare.
SelectSaveinSameLocation
SelectSaveasJPG
SetthemaximumWidthandHeight
WhenfinishedselectRUNtoprocesstheimage
Openthenewfolderandcheckthesizeofyourimages,iftheyarestilllargerthanrequiredresizethemasaJPGwithalowerQualitysize.Method3,Lightroom–Library/Develop–ExportInLightroomafteryouhaveprocessedyourimageyoucanusetheExportfunctionfromtheLibraryortheDevelopmoduletosaveyourimagetoafolderonyourdesktopornominatedfile.SeetheimagebelowforinstructionontheLightroomprocess.TheLightroomExportPanel
Lightroomwillcorrectlyadjusttheperspectiveoftheimage
SetImageformattoJPEGandColourspacetoSRGB(ifrequired),quality100
SettheMetadataasrequired
Pixelsperinch
Applysharpeningforimprovedscreenprojection
Selectwheretheimageistobesavedto
Youcanrenameyourimagehere
Thisisthe2ndcriticalstep,forClubcompalwayssetWidthto1920pxandheightto1080pxandResolutionto300pixelsperinch.
ClickExporttosendtheJPGfiletoyournominatedlocation
TickifyoustillwantLightroomtoviewtheresizedimageinthenewlocation
1stCriticalstep:Limitfilesizeto2000Kie2MB