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Adobe Photoshop ElementsResizing an ImageDigital photos contain varying amounts of information. The higher the number of pixels (think of that as little building blocks of information), the sharper the photo - especially when it is printed. Large numbers of pixels are great for printing and bad for e-mail. Most e-mail accounts cannot handle the huge files produced by today’s digital cameras. If they do, your friend at the other end usually complains that they can’t see the entire photo.Resizing or resampling photos is one way to keep the entire photo intact but turn it into something that is of manageable size. After resizing, save your photo giving it a new name. NEVER save over top of your original. Why? If you have a stunning photo that you want to print in a large format and you resize it to show a friend in advance, you’ll ruin it. An original photo that would print out poster size will suddenly look terrible if it is any bigger than a postcard! Displaying a photo on a computer monitor requires far less information than printing the photo. In fact, two photos can look exactly the same on the computer despite differing amounts of information. Photos to be used in computer-based presentations should be resized or resampled to keep them from taking up unnecessary space. Nearly all photo software has the resizing or resampling function under the Image area of the menu. Here are the basic steps in Adobe Photoshop Elements. Keep in mind that if you click on the Help menu item for all software, you will find step-by-step instructions if you forget how to do this. 1. Choose Image, Resize, Image Size  2. Enter the new dimensions for your photo. 640 pixels x 480 pixels will fill the screen of the average computer monitor. Make sure Constrain Proportions has a check mark. This means that as you change one photo dimension (height or width), the computer will automatically change the other to keep elements in proportion. Resolution can be set for 72 dpi for computer monitor display. Print quality should be higher.  3. Click OK. 4. Save your resized/resampled image with a NEW NAME. A movie demonstrating this process is available online at: http://www.jmadden.org/Movies/Resizing%20an%20image%20in%20Elements.rm |
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