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Digital Image Preparation
Sizing
In the following procedure it is assumed that you set your
software to “constrain proportions” when resizing images so that you do not
change the aspect ratio of the image, height to width relationship. It is also
assumed that you allow the software to resample the image (change the number of
pixels).
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General Rule
Each dimension of the image should be no greater than 768
pixels.
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PhotoShop Users |
If you use PhotoShop, George Garbeck has made your life
easier. He has developed an Action that will resize all images. Download the
Actions using the
Actions
link. Save the file on your hard disk some place and then go to the Actions
palette in PhotoShop and perform a Load Actions. Once the Action is installed
all you have to do is perform a Play of the Action. Nothing could be easier
thanks to our PhotoShop guru. For detailed downloading, installation and running
instructions go to
Instructions. There are two Actions in the downloaded Action folder. One
Action, Digital Competition 7.0A, must be used if you have any release from 6.0
to CS or if you want to use the Unsharp Mask to sharpen in CS2. If you want to
use the new Smart Sharpen in CS2 use the Digital Competition 7.0B version.
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PhotoShop Elements 3 Users |
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If you use PhotoShop Elements 3, George Garbeck has
made your life easier. He has developed Actions that will resize your
images. Download the Actions using the four
Horizontal.atn
Horizontal.psd
Vertical.atn
Vertical.psd links. Be sure to use the 'save' button in the download
dialog box - not the 'open' button.
For detailed downloading, installation and running instructions go to
Instructions.
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If you have made a selection and saved it in the image
in Photoshop Elements you need to perform the following in order to have
your image placed correctly in PowerPoint for viewing during the
competition.
1) First save the image as a master copy.
2) Go into the Layers pulldown menu and select Flatten Image just in case
the image has multiple layers.
3) Go into the Select pulldown menu and select Delete Selection
4) Delete ALL selections that show up in the pick list.
You will have to go back to the Select pullldown menu and select a Delete
Selection again if there are multiple selections in the image.
5) Then you are ready to perform the rest of your normal procedures to
prepare the image for transmission to the club.
Color Space
The color space or profile of the image should be sRGB
File Format
Files should be saved in JPEG format. Save the JPEG (.jpg) including the ICC
Profile and use the highest quality setting (the lowest compression).
File Naming
No special file naming format is required.
Upload your file
To enter your digital images for competition, go to
www.photocontestpro.com
and follow the instructions below:
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You
must log in (located in the upper right hand corner of the site)
to use the website with the e-mail
address you provided to the club. Note: Instructions for setting your
log in will be e-mailed to eligible members. |
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Enter all info:
e-mail, password, check remember me and log in. |
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Upload your
images from the menu on the right. |
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Choose what
contest you want to enter/ select it/ enter a title and all other info/ browse
for the image/ hit upload only once/ and wait for to upload.
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