On Oct 11, 2013, at 11:35 AM, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> On Oct 8, 2013, at 8:05 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godd...@me.com> wrote: > >> When exporting a photo for use on the web, don't worry about the density or >> dpi setting at all. Put any number you like in there. 72 is the de facto >> standard, it is usually ignored by most image display software. >> >> What's important is how many pixels are in the exported image, that's all. >> Lightroom allows you to set the export pixel sizing in several ways. Setting >> the long edge to a maximum number is what most people use ... if you set, >> 1000 pixels on the long edge and the photo is a 2:3 proportion, it will set >> the short edge to 667 pixels. > > Thanks Godfrey. The problem is my understanding of terminology, e.g., > "density," "resolution," "compression," "setting for pixel sizing," and how > they are set. Across the responses I think I'm getting it. I take that the > first three are synonyms and now see that the way of setting it is clearly > labeled "resolution"; that it's the pixel setting that's critical, that it > can be set several ways, that one is setting the long edge. Two followup questions: [1] When I go to change the settings for the Flickr publish service and elect to use the long edge for image sizing I don't get an option to set dpi. I know you said not to worry about it, but shouldn't I get the option? [2] Once I've published a set of images, and don't contemplate further changes to them, can I just delete them from the photostream folder in the publish module? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." - Chief Seattle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
