RESIZING DIGITAL IMAGES
Digital images have no particular size of their own they
are just a collection of a certain number of pixels. Before working
with images we often need to make resize them
depending on the particular use and resolution of the
device we are using it in.
For example to email you need to make the photo smaller to
speed up download time and not clog an email system, also
to fit on the computer screen.
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HOW TO
RESIZE AN IMAGE FOR THE INTERNET
Drag the
image into the Adobe Photoshop Elements icon and it will
open.
Click
Image/Resize /Image Size
Tick
constrain proportions
Tick
Resample using Bicubic - (allows change in no. of pixels).
Select
72 ppi resolution.
Pixel width - select between 400 to 800 pixel width,
(depending how large you want it to show on a computer
screen).
Save as medium quality JPEG.
Check the new image file size is around 100 KB to 200 KB.
HOW TO RESIZE A BATCH
OF
IMAGES FOR THE INTERNET
Select
COPIES of photos and place them in a folder (call it No.1)
on the desktop.
Open a new empty folder (call it No.2) on the desktop.
Open Photoshop Elements - click File/ Batch processing
Fill in the dialogue box as follows: • Files to convert =
folder
•
Source -
Select folder No.1
•
Convert to jpeg – med
quality.
• Convert Image size –
select between 400 to 800
pixel width.
• Resolution = 72 for
computer screens.
• Constrain proportions –
always tick
• Rename files, if you like.
• Output folder = Folder No.2
• OK
Folder
No.2 now contains all the photos resized ready for
uploading to the internet, more quickly.
