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Most digital competitions and most digital
projectors ask for a jpeg file which is sized at 1400 X 1050 pixels
at 72 dpi saved at max. (There
are some projectors which work better at different sizes, but the
process of saving is the same).
I also intend to show how to save the picture at these sizes if a
smaller image is selected i.e. as a portrait format or a
letterbox format using a black background.
I will be using Adobe Photoshop CS2, but most of the Photo imaging
software will give similar results and follow
similar lines.
Method.
Firstly reset your workspace and your tools to their default
settings so as not to “muddy the waters ”…..
Window…workspace…Default workspace
And … Window….Tool presets …. click on circled arrow in corner of
Tool preset box……click Reset all tools .
Open your image, then save it as a duplicate layer on which to work
freely.' … Layer….Duplicate layer
Do any work you need to on the image, i.e. Brightness, saturation,
sharpening etc.
Click on the Crop tool and at the top of the workspace enter in the
parameters.
In Width put 1400 px, in Height put 1050 px, and in Resolution put
72
pixels/inch.
If satisfied then hit Enter . This crops the image
to size.
Click Image…image size… and we can see that the image is sized to
1400 by 1050 at 72 dpi.
Save the image as a jpeg at Max quality by moving the slider to
change the jpeg file size.
Portrait format.
Saving a picture in Portrait format using a background canvas that
is 1400 x 1050.
Take your portrait image and with the Crop tool selected delete the
figure in the Width box, leaving the Height box
set to 1050 pixels..
Drag the Crop tool across the image and take it from the top to the
bottom of your image so that it encompasses the
entire photo. Then press Enter and it will resize the image.
In order to see it better click ….View…Fit on screen .
Select ….Image….Canvas size .
Change the Width in the Canvas size pop up box to 1400 and the
Height to 1050, making sure that the drop down
menu shows pixels .
Also ensure that the Canvas extension colour is set to Background
which should be Black if it's set correctly on the
Tool menu.
Click OK and the image should now have a black canvas at either side
with a 1400 x 1050 size.
This background can take any colour but the preferred in
competitions is Black or occasionally Grey.
Save this image and it should be acceptable for most projected image
needs.
Letterbox format .
For the letterbox format we need to input the Width box of the Crop
tool with 1400 and leave the Height box empty.
We can now drag the Crop tool across our image from end to end and
at whatever height we wish.
When happy with the crop hit Enter to complete the crop. Go
View….Fit on screen to see the image better.
Select ….Image….Canvas size .
Change the Width in the Canvas size pop up box to 1400 and the
Height to 1050, making sure that the drop down
menu shows pixels. Also ensure that the Canvas extension colour is
set to Background which should be Black if it's
set correctly on the Tool menu
Click OK and the Canvas should become Black at the top and bottom of
the image.
If satisfied the Save the image.
We can experiment with the settings on the Up and Down arrows in the
Canvas size pop up box to change the
position of the letterbox within the canvas in order to raise or
lower the image on the screen.…..
We may need to save the canvas size twice to get the desired
position on the background. Try saving the canvas
height at say….500 pixels, then change canvas size again to 1050 but
hit the top middle upward pointing arrow.
This should then position the “letterbox” higher up in the frame
Or….
Don't forget to Save your images as copies so that the original
image is not reduced in size for eternity!!!
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