jpeg sizes

[glogower]

I was wondering what some of you do when resizing jpegs. This is when burning a

copy of the images for the clients who purchase a dvd of thier photo's to do

thier own prints.

[david_schilling___chicago_]

Outside of some loose cropping there really isn't any need to resize.

[gpjoell3]

Andy,

 

My camera produces a 2:3 ratio size image. Therefore, the file is ready to print at 4x6 without any resizing. That is the standard photo that most folks will want to print. My primary camera is a Nikon D300.

[glogower]

I should have been clearer in my question. I am going to provide about 500 images to them. I want them to fit on 1 dvd abd not take up too much storage on thier computer hard drive when they store them there.

[russ_konrad]

Just do the math.

 

A DVD-ROM can hold 4.7GB. 500 images saved so they are 9MB or smaller will only take up 4.5GB.

 

Personally - we always give the customers the largest JPEG that we can so there are no limitations on their print choices.

[david_schilling___chicago_]

Now I see what you're trying to do. When you save as a JPG in Photoshop, under the image option "save" window, use a setting of 10 with the "quality" slider. This will give you the smallest "maximum" file size. I do this routinely when I upload for online viewing/printing.

[steve_c.5]

I think it's important to retain the original aspect ratio (height to width). If I crop an image, I do it using ACDSee Pro 2, the photo management software I use (www.acdsystems.com). It has a checkbox to retain aspect ratio, or you can uncheck it and it lets you crop any which way. It also has cropping presets for all the standard print sizes, which makes things nice. These features are something Photoshop is lacking in, but then Photoshop focuses on doing other things well.

 

If you do a special size crop of an image, you should always do it as a copy, and don't mess up the original.

[cappy_morhoun]

Andy,

I think what you're asking is, what settings to export to jpeg with. I usally turn them over at 300dpi sized for printing up to 10 x 10 or 12 x 12 (to cover any aspect ratio - portrait or landscape). I usually explain this to the clients as well. Most quality labs require the 300dpi for printing.

[iskandar_azaman___kuala_lu]

Steve C,

 

I think Photoshop does have presets for most of the standard print sizes like 6x4, 8x10 etc. If you don't want it to resize, just clear the resolution box. If you're shooting RAW, ACR has all the typical ratios. I use 2:3 most of the time to retain the ratio.

 

Shooting RAW and using ACR has been the simplest for me. When i need JPEGs, the Image Processor allows me to produce any file type i want and at any resolution i want.

[david_schilling___chicago_]

I think the answer about the "quality" slider answered your question about conserving disc space but if you still want more info: http://www.smugmug.com/help/print-quality

[keithdunlop]

I give my clients the full sized JPEG's without downsizing. My clients expect (and pay for) for full image versions. Many times it requires burning two DVD's to accomplish because many people do not have dual-layer drives.

 

I know that many photographers limit the size of client JPEGS in order to drive additional print sales, but most clients see this as an annoying way to nickel-and-dime them for more money. I set my front-end prices appropriately so that I do not have to rely on back-end print sales, which in my experience, are an unpredictable source of income.