Good image size for the web?

[dakota367]

Im using a 40D and I am uploading my images as jpegs to gallery2, what is an appropriate images size and quality.

Thanks,
Dakota Knutson

[dakota367]

no ideas...

[dakota367]

bump?

[andrew748]

what's gallery 2?

do they have an faq?

for here i like to keep to 800 x 600

[tim]

Geez have some patience. Try 1000x666, or 500x333 if you don't want people to make a good print from the web. Keep files around 100kb if you can.

[xairsoft808x]

Geez have some patience. Try 1000x666, or 500x333 if you don't want people to make a good print from the web. Keep files around 100kb if you can.

wow really 100kb? hmm i guess i could compress my stuff more huh?

[tim]

Well maybe a bit more for 1000 pixels wide. Just keep it small enough that it downloads reasonably quickly. The easiest way to reduce file size is to include less pixels in the image.

[Ved]

You could opt for the bigger and include a watermark too, if it's for potential buyers?

[xairsoft808x]

well yeah i do put the pics up for purchase on smug so i ve been compressing to ~500kb

[tim]

If they're going to be printed then that's an entirely different scenario.

[bildeb0rg]

Im using a 40D and I am uploading my images as jpegs to gallery2, what is an appropriate images size and quality.

Thanks,
Dakota Knutson

If they are right click protected (smugmug pro) then hurl them up as big as you like. You're unlikely to run out of space. If you are worried about people "stealing" them off your site/host then go 640x480 at around 100mb. Or even watermark them if you are really concerned.

[tim]

If someone can see something they can print it. Well, I can. Watermarks are the most effective way I think.

[John_B]

dakota367,
Of course its up to you :)

I personally have my photos around 600 x 400px which on average looks like a 4 x 6" on monitors. Any larger and people with low resolution monitors or slow internet connections (yes they still exist) will suffer. Also larger files are easier to print and break copyright laws.

I agree with tim in that watermarks/signatures are the best way to protect your photos. Sites like SmugMug are easy to steal photos by just turning off javascript setting in your internet browser.

[Keith R]

A real "how long is a piece of string"?" question.

It depends on what you're shooting, what your intentions for your Gallery are, how it is laid out, who the target audience is... and so on.

You might also want to look at the forum rules about bumping messages...

[Dan-o]

If they are right click protected (smugmug pro) then hurl them up as big as you like

I wouldn't recommended relying on this. Try "Print Screen" with a full size image from Smug. Paste into CS3 and crop out the image. See what you end up with. The image left is very usable.

Upload full size to Smug and water mark them. Smug will grey out certain quality prints if there isn't an image that will print in that quality. For instance if you just upload a low res image and somebody wants to buy a large print or large digital download, they will not be able to.

[slimninj4]

I only upload 8x6 size. Big enough to see details with out being too large of a file size. If people want to see bigger they just email me and I send it out to them.

[Bobster]

800x533pix is big enough to print as a 9x6" print.. come up with a Watermark that isn't easy to remove...
Sites like SmugMug are easy to steal photos by just turning off javascript setting in your internet browser.
just check the temp internet files directory when viewing the site...

[bildeb0rg]

I wouldn't recommended relying on this. Try "Print Screen" with a full size image from Smug. Paste into CS3 and crop out the image. See what you end up with. The image left is very usable.

Upload full size to Smug and water mark them. Smug will grey out certain quality prints if there isn't an image that will print in that quality. For instance if you just upload a low res image and somebody wants to buy a large print or large digital download, they will not be able to.

My smugmug files are all 640x480, low res, and over sharpened. If they want them that badly, they're welcome to them.
I've even had people complain that they can't get good prints from the "stolen" pics, and can't I fix them.???
I find pointing out the 40"x30" prints on the clubhouse walls are a pretty good endorsement that "they are fixed". They are just being cheap.
Add to basket doesn't work this side of the pond, so prints are ordered thru me. That gives me chance to optimise the final result for printing.

[Uhland]

I do anywhere from 400 to 800.

When you aproach 800 range you can get decent 4x6's printed from them.
Also most people still dont use extremly high resolutions on thier monitors yet. (I do)
Under 400 and it spoiles the photo to the viewers.

I like 500-700 the most. Big enough to see. Small enough to fit on any monitor and not be a quality print.

Always watermark!

[nmh]

Im using a 40D and I am uploading my images as jpegs to gallery2, what is an appropriate images size and quality.


FYI - you can upload whatever size you want to gallery2, and (iirc) tell it to only allow resizes up to Xpixels on the long side. You can allow different users or groups of users to see different sizes as well.