standard sizes to make all print and digitals available to buyers

TerryP

I will assume from what I read in Help that the absolute smallest picture I can upload to make ALL print sizes and ALL digital sizes available to the public is 1920 x 1280 at 72dpi.

I just wanted to verify this factoid before I go through my entire site and replace smaller sizes with original sizes from my hard drive.

Thanks for the help.

Terry

Andy

DPI is meaningless. Upload that size though, and you'll be fine. Don't forget to set your galleries for PROOF DELAY

http://smugmug.jot.com/WikiHome/Pros

Pupator

72 dpi is a monitor (fake) dpi number. You'll want much more for it to print well (200-300 dpi unless you're printing huge).

Just upload the highest resolution you've got - no such thing as overkill!

TerryP

Pupator wrote:

72 dpi is a monitor (fake) dpi number. You'll want much more for it to print well (200-300 dpi unless you're printing huge).

Just upload the highest resolution you've got - no such thing as overkill!

But I thought 72 dpi didn't matter in the smugmug world. Don't the various printers smugmug uses resize and resample up to their needed dpi? I thought that's what I read in Help.

Terry

Andy

TerryP wrote:

But I thought 72 dpi didn't matter in the smugmug world. Don't the various printers smugmug uses resize and resample up to their needed dpi? I thought that's what I read in Help.

Terry

Upload all the pixels. We'll uprez as needed don't worry.

Forget about DPI. Upload your full-size files, don't downrez them is my recommendation. Read the piece on proof delay on the wiki, it talks about "smashing" your files...
http://smugmug.jot.com/WikiHome/Pros

TerryP

Andy wrote:

Upload all the pixels. We'll uprez as needed don't worry.

Forget about DPI. Upload your full-size files, don't downrez them is my recommendation. Read the piece on proof delay on the wiki, it talks about "smashing" your files...
http://smugmug.jot.com/WikiHome/Pros

So you are suggesting to reduce upload time, etc. by saving copies as JPG-7 and then when someone orders, replace the photo with an original JPG-8 or higher, correct crop and color, and ship?

Terry

Andy

TerryP wrote:

So you are suggesting to reduce upload time, etc. by saving copies as JPG-7 and then when someone orders, replace the photo with an original JPG-8 or higher, correct crop and color, and ship?

Terry