Resizing Pictures for Noordhoek Evolution Flash
Resizing Pictures for my new Noordhoek Evolution Flash under construction is a crucial undertaking when it comes to creating large, screenfilling background images that are light – meaning around 100k and opening rapidly – and yet still of reasonably good quality.
A background picture is what it says: it’s in the background, sort of a framework or a support. It sets a mood, an ambience, even a style… it can be a stage, a scene, an overall setting – but it still is and has to remain in the background and basically showcase whatever is the main center of interest, eg. smaller pictures, slideshows, sliders, videos or of course text boxes in semi-transparent overlays.
If you think that we start with a 3000 x 4000 px x 300 resolution digital picture from our camera that is so large that it exceeds memory when you even try to save it for web and devices, then getting it down to around 100k without sitting with no picture at all or vague nothingness seems like almost impossible – unless you know how to get there… and get the results you want and need for your purpose.
In that sense, I am sure last night’s Ycademy Workshop on “Resizing Pictures in Photoshop” was not only extremely useful but also an eye-opener for many… and it’s just the beginning!
Meanwhile, I studied Yorgo’s great explanation on Resizing Pictures in Photoshop – which I only discovered this morning – and I am very grateful for clarifying this important chapter that remains a mystery unless understood through direct application.
Resizing Pictures for Noordhoek Evolution Flash
Based on all the new knowledge and understanding, there is no more guesswork and resizing Pictures for my Noordhoek Evolution Flash became real fast and efficient – and still amazes me!
The secret to remember is that resizing the image means that we intervene on the number of pixels per square inch; while resizing the document means that we intervene on the dimensions of the image.
Our goal is to optimize the relation between the number of pixels per square inch. . . and the size of the document. . . to obtain the best possible full-screen view in our Semiomantics Evolution. Also remember the comparison with the apples and strawberries per inch/cm! I always preferred strawberries anyway. . .
Web Graphics Design
For all those who attend the Ycademy Seminar March 2010 (this coming weekend) and could not attend or follow our Web Graphics Design Workshop on Photoshop last night, the resizing of pictures and photos is elementary for your Evolution Flash – so get to grips with it by reading Yorgo’s explanation and follow the steps for resizing your own background images in preparation of the Seminar.
I got to exactly the results I wanted as you see on the comparison above. Yes, there obviously is a difference in quality and sharpness between the two… however, it’s so minimal in terms of my purpose that it’s negligible for getting a great, expressive background picture . . . that’s opening real fast and is simply awesome when it comes to lightness!
Do join tonight’s Ycademy Workshop for the next preparatory step! Surprise! Our Evolution Flash will rock – with Noordhoek or without it!
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