Sizing Your Photos for Eons Viewing

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I can only speak from my experience with the equipment I use, which is a Hewlett Packard scanner with associated software. Using my HP scanner "Image Editor"(I suspect that any scanner has some form of Image Editor included in the software),click the "edit size" (or equivalent)in the image editor you have and reduce your photo to 2.2-3 inches on the short side. Then, to clarify all the details, click the resolution option(pixels/inch)to 600 DPI. Your short side will now (if you click back to check) indicate less than 1 inch, which is ideal for eons photo posting.

There seems to be unlimited posting space for photos on eons, so sequencing works in progress can be very helpful and informative for other artists...no matter what size the photos are.

posted by Urban123

good advice... there are folks still on dial up which results in a very long process to view images... the samller we make them the easier it it for all to view...

posted by artistinmaine
2 months ago

Thanks for the tip Urban

posted by Lizloveslight
2 months ago

I'm a little confused. In my computer graphics course, we were taught that all computer images display at 72dpi, so I don't see where the benefit is in setting the resolution to 600dpi.

Even when dealing with printing, where you need higher resolution, we were taught that the standard is 300dpi. I would think that higher resolution than that would only be appropriate when dealing with large photographic enlargements, if then.

I am not terribly well versed in this stuff, having only the one course, so I hope you can add to my knowledge.

posted by collieflower
2 months ago

I scan my drawings into Photoshop, and I create my digital work in Photoshop. When I save for web, I set it at reduce it to the size I want, set it to optimize and usually reduce the kb to under 500 kb if needed. I try to get the highest quality I can.

My biggest problem is getting a good scan. My HP picks up every artifact, grain and roughness, and I hate it. Sometimes the only way to get near what it really looks like, I have to do more filter work in PS. I purchased another scan editor called VueScan, and it does a little better job. There is much more ability to adjust the scan process itself in that program. I'm still learning and adjusting in that now.