What size picture upload for sales

Rojo Grande'

What are the settings you are using when uploading your pictures to your site for sale? 801 pixels on the long side, resolution at 72 ppi, quality 80% ???? Sales area says it's to small for anything more than a 4 x 6 print. If I upload full size files at 300ppi and 100% quality it takes hours to complete. I shoot mostly sports and motor vehicles and have galleries containing hundreds of pictures at a time.

Do you upload on the low side and then replace the photo with a higher quality file when you get an order? I don't like my customers seeing all those "unavailable" sizes when they go to order a picture.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Dan

Allen

Rojo Grande' wrote:

What are the settings you are using when uploading your pictures to your site for sale? 801 pixels on the long side, resolution at 72 ppi, quality 80% ???? Sales area says it's to small for anything more than a 4 x 6 print. If I upload full size files at 300ppi and 100% quality it takes hours to complete. I shoot mostly sports and motor vehicles and have galleries containing hundreds of pictures at a time.

Do you upload on the low side and then replace the photo with a higher quality file when you get an order? I don't like my customers seeing all those "unavailable" sizes when they go to order a picture.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Dan

See if this page helps.
http://www.smugmug.com/help/print-quality