On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:46 AM, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> 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?
I haven't used the Flickr Publish Service in Lr, but I just tried it. 1- You don't get the option. Don't worry about it. 2- If you delete them from the photo stream folder in the publish module, the next time you click "publish" Lr will delete them from Flickr. I think. Far as I can tell, the point of using the Lr Flickr Publish Service is that you're going to use Lightroom to manage your published photos on Flickr. So you create sets and put them up there with Lr. If you don't change them, they just stay there. If you change things, they change on Flickr. Similarly: - If you upload things to Flicker outside of the Lr interface, Lr knows nothing about them. - You cannot tell Flickr to inform Lr about what you have there. It's one way communications. I believe there's a way to delete a set you've published from Lr but leave them on the service, however I'd have to do more research to figure out how that works. G -- 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.
