Question about posting images on this board.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

That site is not part of TSF and is out of the control of our administration. It is down fairly often so one is better to register to use the photo hosting associated with The Stamp Forum. The Admin will supply a more concise answer. I now use the TSF supported host for almost all my images I post.

Thanks for your post, Steve (fazeman), and thanks to Hugh (hdm1950) for your response.

Hugh has it correct, Steve, which is why it is suggested that all members should consider getting a TSF Image Host account and use that for posting images on the Forum. If you would like to set up a TSF Image Host account, all you need to do is contact Steve, our Admin, by PM to request one.  There is no cost to you for setting up or maintaining that account.  Expenses are absorbed by the Forum.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Rod

after sending initial message, drop down to Quick Reply, from there you can add an image.

I don't know why this is, but it is the work around

Stan

I would like to share some of my PT (Portugal) and AO (Angola) stamps, on stock sheets like you did.
As I'm new to this forum, could you be so kind as to explain to me the procedure for inserting the image of my stamps in the post?
I'm grateful,
Antonio