angore
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Post by angore on May 3, 2021 9:48:53 GMT
I resized one today to 1024 wide prior to uploading and did not see any size difference when I checked the download.
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Linda
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Post by Linda on Dec 16, 2023 23:16:27 GMT
As a couple of us were saying in the ShoutBox, it would be nice to have a thread where participants can share their tools and techniques at resizing images to meet the maximum file size set by TSF Image Hosting (2MB). Here is my workflow: Suppose I want to upload a photo I took using my iPhone Mini, which measures 2.4MB, I use Lightroom to resize the file in a few clicks: (1) Click the 'Add photos' button (2) Choose to add photo from device (3) Select the photo I want to upload It will show that the photo has been successfully imported. (4) Click on the 3 dots to access to Batch Edit (5) Select the photo I want to resize then click on 'Share'. (6) Choose 'Export as...' (7) In the window that pops up, I set the longest side to 2500px and image quality to 80%. Then click on the check mark. It will show that rendering is in process. (8) Lastly, AirDrop the resized file to my desktop.
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Linda
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Ex-mathematician turned visual artist and touring cyclist to bike across Canada, Europe, Japan etc.
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Post by Linda on Dec 16, 2023 23:23:10 GMT
I am just not sure if Lightroom App is free or if it requires subscription ...
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Dec 17, 2023 0:10:43 GMT
My process is rather simiple. I scan all of my stamps at 600dpi. Next, using the free IrfanView software, I straighten the image if needed, closely crop the image, resize it to 1080p width, and save it at a file size of 99kb. If scanning a block or page, I follow the same process but save at a file size of up to 1MB to avoid pixelation when the image is enlarged. Below is a single stamp processed as I described above.
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Linda
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Post by Linda on Dec 17, 2023 11:11:10 GMT
I am just not sure if Lightroom App is free or if it requires subscription ... Good News! I just tried using the unsubscribed version of Lightroom app. The functions that require subscription are greyed out with a blue star. Luckily, the function of mass selecting and mass exporting (with resizing) is free to use. So you can resize your photos easily in a few clicks without paying the monthly fee, it's just that you can't apply the same adjustment to multiple photos (so if you took multiple photos under the same lighting condition, you will have to adjust the white balance etc. photo by photo).
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angore
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Post by angore on Dec 17, 2023 12:01:29 GMT
I see no real benefit for uploading large files unless you want the ability to click to see a full image For my souvenir page scans, these usually around 2MB. I simply use Microsoft Photos or PaintShop Pro to resize This image was uploaded 2382x3148 1.8MB. I resized this to 1024 wide before uploading.
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angore
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Post by angore on Dec 17, 2023 12:23:46 GMT
This is a quick way to resize photos using Microsoft Photos in Windows 11 (not my favorite for image visual adjustments), I am not sure if this was what was being asked to show. From explorer folder view, You can double click to open directly or use right mouse to get options.
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Linda
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Post by Linda on Dec 17, 2023 12:35:26 GMT
I guess that was easy in Windows The advantage of Lightroom though, is that it can do batch resizing and batch exporting. You don't have to open each individual photo and resize one by one at a time. You can select multiple photos and export all of them as the resized versions in one batch.
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angore
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Post by angore on Dec 17, 2023 12:57:18 GMT
I have Lightroom 5 (Windows) but do not use it much any more since no longer taking a lot of camera images. I do not like the process of having to import images into the "catalog" before you can do anything with it. I did like it for dealing camera raw NEF images (built-in) rather than add on.
My preferred image tool now is PaintShop Pro. I tried GIMP but the interface was so strange to me I did not want to learn it even though it is free.
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Linda
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Post by Linda on Dec 17, 2023 15:42:18 GMT
angore -- The fact that Lightroom works with a 'catalog' makes its manipulation entirely non-destrictive. Unless you export your edited photo using the same file name and under the same directory as the original (i.e. you replace the original with the edited version), you are not going to lose the original no matter how many edits you have done in Lightroom. In traditional photo editing softwares, your manipulation tends to be destructive -- meaning that each time you resize, colour correct, adjust the exposure / etc. an image, you deteriorate its quality. This decline in quality may not be visible on the monitor, but once you make a sufficiently large print out of it, it will be obvious. I remember when Lightroom just came out, it was such a game-changer for photographers -- before that time I had to open each photo in Photoshop, edited it, then saved as a new image file under a different name. If I made several versions out of the original, they needed to be saved as several files separately. But now in Lightroom, everything can be done in the catalog without us worrying about the deterioration of the image quality.
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