SizingDigitalImagesbyPixelDimensions–ForDigitalCompetitionsThereareseveralmethodsofcorrectlysizingadigitalimagetomeetspecificpixeldimensions,i.e.1920wideby1080highisthemaximumsizeforourclubcompetitions,settingsizeforprintingisdifferentandnotcoveredhere.Itisimportanttonotethatthehorizontalandverticaldimensionsaresetandmustbeappliedthatway,theymustneverbetransverse.InPhotoshopbysettingthelongestsidethesystemwilltakecareoftheothersidesothattheimageperspectiveisnotdistorted.IfyouhaveaLandscapeimageyouwouldsetthehorizontalat1920pixelsandPhotoshopwillsettheheightautomatically,theheightmustnotexceed1080pixels.Ifyouhaveaportraitimage,thenyouwouldsettheheightat1080pixelsandPhotoshopwilladjustthewidthautomaticallybutmustnotexceed1920pixels.Youmuststillcheckthemaximumheightandwidthaftermakingyourchangestoensuretheyarewithinthelimitsofacceptance.InLightroombysetting1920pxwideby1080pxhighintheExportdialogbox(seeprocedurebelow)themaximumpixelsizeoftheimagewithinthisrangewillbeobtainedandcorrectimageperspectivewillbealsobemaintained.Themethodsdescribedbelowarethemostcommonusedtoeasilysetthesizeofadigitalimagefordigitalcompetitionentry.Method1,Photoshop–Image–ImageSizeOpenyouimageinPhotoshop,gotoImageinthetopmenubar,godowntoImageSize,Theimagedimensionsboxwillappear.MakesuretheconnectorislinkedtoboththeWidthandHeightboxes.

SettoPixels

Setthelongestsidedependingontheimageperspective

SetResolutionat300

Makesuretheconnectorlinkison,thatensurestheimageperspectivestaysthesame

IftheimageisaLandscapethensetthewidthto1920,Photoshopwillautomaticallysettheheighttoasizethatpreventstheimageperspectivefromchanging.SettheResolutionto300.ChecktheHeightandifitishigherthan1080pixels,changeitto1080andthewidthwillbeadjustedautomatically,clickSave.ViewtheimagesinBridgesothatyoucancheckthedimensionsandtheimagesize,ifthesizeisgreaterthan2MB,gobackandlowertheresolutiontosay240andsaveasaJPGthiswillreducethefilesize.YoucanalsoreducethequalitysizeoftheJPGwhensavingthiswillalsoreducetheimagesize.

Method2,Bridge–Tools–Photoshop–ImageProcessorRESIZINGANIMAGEUSINGPHOTOSHOPWITHBRIDGEBridgeisacomponentofPhotoshopanditprovidesaquickandsimplewayofresizingoneormoreimagesandsavingthemasaJPEG,PSDorTifffile.1,OpenBridge

AdjusttheQualityslidertoreducethesavedsizeofyourimage.

2,Locatethefoldercontainingyourimages(UseFilmstripmodeforeasyreviewofyourimages)3,Selectthesingleimagethatyouwanttoresizeandconvert,orholddowntheShiftkeyandselectmultipleimages.ThefiletypecanbeanythingfromaRawfiletoaPhotoshopPSDfile,orJPG.Youcanselectonefileormultiplefilestoresize.4,WiththeimagesselectedchooseTools–PhotoshopandImageProcessorfromthatmenu5,Anewwindowwillopen Yourimageisalreadyselected SelectSaveinSameLocation SelectSaveasJPEG SelecttheQUALITYSizethatyouwant,12islargefiles. SettheWIDTHandtheHEIGHTthatyouwanttheimagetobe IfyouwanttoconverttheimagetosRGBselectasrequired6,SelectRUNtoprocesstheimage/s,theywillappearasaseparatefilewithintheoriginalimagefile.7,OpenthisfileandcheckthesizeoftheJPEGfilesandthatthesizematchesyourrequirements.Seetheworkflowbelow:OpenBridgeandlocatethefolderwithyourimages

SelecttheimageoranynumberofimagesthatyouwanttosizeandthenfromtheToolstagselect,PhotoshopandthenImageProcessor

TheImageResizingwindowappears,selectyouroptionsandclickRUN

• Set to Save in Same Location • Select Save as JPEG • Set the image Width and Height in pixels • Set the Quality, ie 12 = Larger size image • Select to sRGB only if that is a requirement

TheJPEGfileswillnowappearinaseparatefoldercalledJPEGinthefilewhereyourimagesare.

SelectSaveinSameLocation

SelectSaveasJPG

SetthemaximumWidthandHeight

WhenfinishedselectRUNtoprocesstheimage

Openthenewfolderandcheckthesizeofyourimages,iftheyarestilllargerthanrequiredresizethemasaJPGwithalowerQualitysize.Method3,Lightroom–Library/Develop–ExportInLightroomafteryouhaveprocessedyourimageyoucanusetheExportfunctionfromtheLibraryortheDevelopmoduletosaveyourimagetoafolderonyourdesktopornominatedfile.SeetheimagebelowforinstructionontheLightroomprocess.TheLightroomExportPanel

Lightroomwillcorrectlyadjusttheperspectiveoftheimage

SetImageformattoJPEGandColourspacetoSRGB(ifrequired),quality100

SettheMetadataasrequired

Pixelsperinch

Applysharpeningforimprovedscreenprojection

Selectwheretheimageistobesavedto

Youcanrenameyourimagehere

Thisisthe2ndcriticalstep,forClubcompalwayssetWidthto1920pxandheightto1080pxandResolutionto300pixelsperinch.

ClickExporttosendtheJPGfiletoyournominatedlocation

TickifyoustillwantLightroomtoviewtheresizedimageinthenewlocation

1stCriticalstep:Limitfilesizeto2000Kie2MB