How to prepare digital images for POTY, in Photoshop
Size of image for projection is 1400 x 1050 pixels
Always work on your images as a PSD file (saving regularly) – definitely not as a JPEG (every time you work on a JPEG you lose information!)
Once you are happy with the final image follow the procedure below.
Always work on your images as a PSD file (saving regularly) – definitely not as a JPEG (every time you work on a JPEG you lose information!)
Once you are happy with the final image follow the procedure below.
1. Go to Image -> Image Size
This gives the original size of your image.
For example image width is 2634 and height is 2833 pixels.
For example image width is 2634 and height is 2833 pixels.
2. Make Alterations to Image Size
Make alterations in the order listed below:
Set Resolution to 150 pixels/inch
If image taller than its width set Height to about 1000 pixels
If image wider than its height set Width to about 1300 pixels
Make sure the Scale Styles, Constrain Proportions and Resample Images boxes are all ticked
Click OK
Example image is taller than it is wide so the resolution was set at 1000, width of 930 pixels was set automatically.
* Optional - at this stage you may want to add a fine border (Stroke) around the image - see panel at bottom of page
After adding stroke continue to follow steps 3-5.
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Set Resolution to 150 pixels/inch
If image taller than its width set Height to about 1000 pixels
If image wider than its height set Width to about 1300 pixels
Make sure the Scale Styles, Constrain Proportions and Resample Images boxes are all ticked
Click OK
Example image is taller than it is wide so the resolution was set at 1000, width of 930 pixels was set automatically.
* Optional - at this stage you may want to add a fine border (Stroke) around the image - see panel at bottom of page
After adding stroke continue to follow steps 3-5.
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3. Make alterations to Canvas Size
Go to Image -> Canvas Size
Ensure that the Relative box is not ticked
Set Width at 1400 pixels
Set Height at 1050 pixels
Set Canvas Extension Colour as Black
Click OK
Ensure that the Relative box is not ticked
Set Width at 1400 pixels
Set Height at 1050 pixels
Set Canvas Extension Colour as Black
Click OK
4. Check final Image Size
5. Save as JPEG
Save as JPEG
Quality = 12
Slider to large file
Other options as default
Click OK
Quality = 12
Slider to large file
Other options as default
Click OK
(Optional - add Stroke to image)
Go to Select -> All
Go to Edit -> Stroke
Set Pixel Width at 2 pixels
Click on the colour shown and then use the Colour Picker to choose a colour for the border – usually a mid-tone grey is good (or another neutral colour in your image) – don’t make it bright and intrusive though!
Location – Inside, Centre or Outside
Blending –choose blending mode
Click OK
Continue from step 3.
Go to Edit -> Stroke
Set Pixel Width at 2 pixels
Click on the colour shown and then use the Colour Picker to choose a colour for the border – usually a mid-tone grey is good (or another neutral colour in your image) – don’t make it bright and intrusive though!
Location – Inside, Centre or Outside
Blending –choose blending mode
Click OK
Continue from step 3.
