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Image Resizing
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 |
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Adobe Photoshop
Elements 8
(for Windows: XP, Vista & 7)
If you want an imaging program that gives you
a lot bang for the buck, this is a good choice. And if you have read all of the
instructions for the other programs up to this point, you notice the way you
resize is basically the same in all - just some of the programs let you have
more control of the way it is done, so you can get it the way you want it - not
how automation wants it. While this resizing description was done from Elements
8, it should work as well in older versions and the current version 9.
The newer versions of Elements consist of two
separate workspaces (almost like two separate programs): “Organizer” (Adobe
“Bridge” if you are on a Mac, except the latest version 9 then it is the same as
the Windows version), and the “Editor”. For this discussion, were in “Editor”
and in the “EDIT Full” tab (on the right side of the window, although the resize
method is the same in the other two "edit modes"). And assuming you are working
on a copy of the original file and have finished all of your
corrections/enhancements, and saved, let’s resize for a OCPA competition image.
On the menu bar across the very top, click on “Image” and on the drop-down menu,
“Resize” and on the fly-out menu, “Image Size…”. A dialog box appears. Now type
in the “Pixel Dimensions” section type in “768” (without the quotes of
course) in either the “Width:” or “Height:” -
 depending
on which is the long dimension for your image. Ignore the
“Document Size:” area (this section only applies to prints). In the three check
boxes at the bottom, make sure all are checked (“Scale
Styles”, “Constrain Proportions” & “Resample Image”). And from the drop-down
menu, select “Bicubic Sharper (best for reduction)”, assuming you are making
your competition image from a larger image to a smaller one. Click “OK”.
We’re now resized, time to save. Back up to the menu bar and click “File”, then
“Save As…”. A dialog box appears and in the “Save in:” drop-down, make sure this
new file is going to be saved where you want it to go (don’t assume it will go
to proper place, older versions remember the last place you saved to, while
newer versions remember where you opened the image from). Give the image a new
file name according to whatever competition you are entering’s file name
convention. Make sure it is in the “JPEG” format. You have the option of saving
this new file to the Elements Organizer (this is up to you depending on how you
use the program). The next section down (“Save:”) has a check box for “As a
Copy”. Leave this box unchecked because since we gave the file a new name, it
will be copy. Next section (“Color:”) has a check box for “ICC Profile: sRGB
IEC61966-2.1”, it should be checked by default, but verify. And last, a check
box for “Use Lower Case Extension”, checked by default (this is up to you, but
with the newer operating systems, there is no need for upper case file
extensions). Go ahead and click “Save”.
A new dialog box appears for “JPEG Options”. Here is where we set our
compression/quality. Using the slider, move it and watch the numbers located
under the “Preview” check box. Slide the slider until the number is as close to
the sweet spot of “350K” as you can get it without going over (“352.6K” would be
ok, but “370.8K” would be too much, use a lower setting). In the “Format
Options” check the radio button for “Baseline (“Standard”). Now click the “OK”
button and we’re done, you can close out the image and start working on another.
Note: under the “File”
drop-down, you may have noticed “Save for Web…”. You could have used this dialog
to save your file, but I find it unnecessary once you know the above method.
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