file size Question

[ifxbonz]

I shoot in raw and convert in Capture One DSLR usually in TIFF though this time in JPEG medium, and produced a 485kb image size at 2096 x 1585 and croped to 8 x 10. when I view in CS and increase to 100% the image still looks good whats up. I thought the smaller JPEG size would limit the enlarging size.

Andy

[w10d]

when I view in CS and increase to 100% the image still looks good whats up.

A 100% view in PS simply means that 1 image pixel is represented by 1 monitor pixel: With percentages less than 100 multiple image pixels are being represented by one screen pixel, above 100 means 1 image pixel is being drawn by multiple screen pixels (hence the image begins to appear 'pixelated').

The size of the image when viewed on a monitor at 100% will be determined by the monitor resolution - think of the ppi/dpi as relevent to print.

[ifxbonz]

How can I tell what a monitor viewed image is going to represent when I email an image or if I send an email of an image to someone for print work. I guess what I'm trying to say is I am placing images on a cd for someone so they can have a reasonable working image for a brosure but not of a quality to create there own prints larger than 5 x7 or 8 x10. What would be a resionable file size for this application?

Andy

[Brian Tilley]

How can I tell what a monitor viewed image is going to represent when I email an image or if I send an email of an image to someone for print work. I guess what I'm trying to say is I am placing images on a cd for someone so they can have a reasonable working image for a brosure but not of a quality to create there own prints larger than 5 x7 or 8 x10. What would be a resionable file size for this application?

Andy

Not sure if this addresses your question directly, but in Photoshop you can determine the print size of an image.
I think you need to be more concerned with the print dimensions of the image, than with the file size.
The person designing the brochure should define the dimensions of the image, unless he/she is willing to resize the image for you.

Hope this helps.

[Roger_Cavanagh]

Andy,

If someone is paying you for brochure images, then I would think it is in your best interests to send them the best quality image files you can. Otherwise they may find another photographer. Ask them what format and, if JPG, what quality they would prefer to receive files.

If they are paying, you should have a contract that, among other things, would limit the use they can make of your pictures.

Regards,