sizing image for mobile use

<p>hello... I was wondering if anyone knows what is the ideal size for an image to be used for mobile purposes (mobile phones, iphone, etc)<br>

is the size around 2"x2" @72ppi ?<br>

thanks</p>

<p>I assume you mean on your phones "Photos" folder? On my Sprint Instinct i just load the same copy I use for the web.....700 pixels long <a href="mailto:side@72ppi">side at 72ppi.</a> I shoot multiple formats...35mm, medium format.........so my short side differs. Anyhow, then my Instinct's viewer takes care of rezizing it to fit the screen.</p>

<p>Firstly, I was trying to respond to this via my iPhone, but this field could not accept text. I even walked into an AppleStore and they couldn't do it either.<br>

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I have fooled around a bit with images during my first few days of ownership, having awesome fun putting together a pocket portfolio. Very neat for presentations on a restaurant table - much neater than a laptop!<br>

According to Apple, the iPhone is 480 x 320 pixels, but somehow it looks more. It is 3:2, same as standard 35 mm film. If you are outside of these proportions, especially Lumix LX camera owners with 16:9, you will find that it will crop on landscape orientation. However, square is no problem.<br>

I thought that I should transfer larger images in order to take advantage of the "zoom" function, but this is not a good idea. It does not seem to be a true zoom at all, and the full size is only 320 x 480 pixels. Zooming is like going from 100% to 200% in Photoshop.<br>

Files that are larger than 480 x 320 are resized by the synchronising software (iTunes), and while very fast, does suggest that you may want to batch resize before putting into the synch folder you have nominated. Aliases are not transferred as pointers to transfer the original file.<br>

One last thing. As the resulting image is quite small but very beautifully defined, some images may benefit by and extra hit of sharpening. Generally my images have moved across superbly, images look like trannies on a lightbox, but one or two seem to have softened, as if out of critical focus.<br>

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OK, as a postscript, I was showing a tech my text entry problem on this site, and lo and behold, an hour after I had the problem, I could now enter text on this site! He suggests that not all of the site software had downloaded initially. If the Moderator is reading this, please consider mobile phones as part of your future strategy, thanks 8-)</p>

 

<p>would you "Save for Web" in PS prior to transferring to save some space?</p>