Why fb ruins my photos?

i'm always uploading to Flickr and Facebook page and a few on my profile.
it works fine with FlickR but facebook ruined my images.
it softens my photos and the images looks not so neat. they way they look in lightroom/photoshop/Fl​ickr..
i even tried uploading bigger quality images/PNGs for web
they equally ruins them as well.
any spacific size/format that works well with Facebook?

I post images to my website and post a link.

Supposedly photos appear best on FB if they are either 720 pixels or 960 pixels on the long side. At other sizes, FB's algorithm does some extra nasty compression on them. They still won't look as crispy as they should, so external links will always be better for image quality.

Yeah facebook doesnt care about your images as most facebook photos are crap to begin with so they undergo some significant compression.

gonzogolf wrote in post #16734349
Yeah facebook doesnt care about your images as most facebook photos are crap to begin with so they undergo some significant compression.

^^^
This.

Most social websites - with the exception of those centered around photos - save space by using aggressive compression algorithms. Facebook would crash instantly if they tried to host all the photos on their servers at full quality.

How "big" are the images you are uploading, that is, what are the pixel dimensions?

I ask because I typically upload images of two different dimensions. My Web "host" is one that I have over the years used for POTN posts, so I upload pics with the POTN-compliant dimensions (1024 pixels at the longest, although for horizontally-oriented pics I'll make it I believe 900 pixels at the longest...

My Web site (PBase) accepts and keeps the "original" but then also resizes the pics to three sizes, Small, Medium and Large, the "Large" being 800 pixels at the widest, I believe.

The thing that is important to me is that I can retrieve a copy of the original at my original resolution for posting. I don't have a complaint, and I never look at my smaller versions to compare.

Now FaceBook is a bit different, and Flickr is a bit different.

I'm not a Flickr user, but I know that if you are a paid "pro" user you can upload a full-rez image and they will keep it and make it available for viewing, the viewer chooses. I've seen good full-size images with Flickr, I typically go right there if viewing if I really want to appreciate the image.

FaceBook has implemented something interesting in recent months! They have started a "Full Screen View" mode in which, if you are viewing an image with a resolution that is equal or greater than your viewing screen you can choose to view in the "Full Screen View" mode and you will see that image fill your screen (without that pesky comments box getting in the way.

What this means is that you can upload fairly large images (larger than our POTN limits, up to what you would consider a "nice" resolution/viewing size. FaceBook does have some "levels" so they will likely resize a bit smaller, especially if they have to fit a smaller screen, but still, it is something to play with, and I've been quite happy with the results. I resize mine when i Export them from Lightroom to be very close to the viewing resolution/size if my "working" monitor, currently a fairly small and inexpensive one with a resolution of about 1600x1050 pixels, so when I view an image in Full Screen mode it nicely fills my screen! People with larger hi-res monitors will just see the "original" size (not enlarged), people with smaller screens will see a down-sized image. Also, if you don't go to the Full Screen mode you tend to see a down-sized image, one big reason why I point people to the Full Screen mode!

And, over the months since this feature has come out, I've tried to let people know if I do post a pic on FaceBook that "It's best if you view this pic in the Full Screen View mode!" and, over the months I've seen others pick up on that practice. And you know what, it can make a BIG difference in the viewing of your image!

Just for fun, what color space are you saving with? sRGB or Adobe? Probably not an issue, but something to think about. Browsers don't play well with Adobe RGB sometimes. Some people really notice the difference. Me, not so much.

moze229 wrote in post #16735238
Just for fun, what color space are you saving with? sRGB or Adobe? Probably not an issue, but something to think about. Browsers don't play well with Adobe RGB sometimes. Some people really notice the difference. Me, not so much.

Using adobe RGB. will try sRGB as well

tonylong wrote in post #16735162
How "big" are the images you are uploading, that is, what are the pixel dimensions?

I ask because I typically upload images of two different dimensions. My Web "host" is one that I have over the years used for POTN posts, so I upload pics with the POTN-compliant dimensions (1024 pixels at the longest, although for horizontally-oriented pics I'll make it I believe 900 pixels at the longest...

My Web site (PBase) accepts and keeps the "original" but then also resizes the pics to three sizes, Small, Medium and Large, the "Large" being 800 pixels at the widest, I believe.

The thing that is important to me is that I can retrieve a copy of the original at my original resolution for posting. I don't have a complaint, and I never look at my smaller versions to compare.

Now FaceBook is a bit different, and Flickr is a bit different.

I'm not a Flickr user, but I know that if you are a paid "pro" user you can upload a full-rez image and they will keep it and make it available for viewing, the viewer chooses. I've seen good full-size images with Flickr, I typically go right there if viewing if I really want to appreciate the image.

FaceBook has implemented something interesting in recent months! They have started a "Full Screen View" mode in which, if you are viewing an image with a resolution that is equal or greater than your viewing screen you can choose to view in the "Full Screen View" mode and you will see that image fill your screen (without that pesky comments box getting in the way.

What this means is that you can upload fairly large images (larger than our POTN limits, up to what you would consider a "nice" resolution/viewing size. FaceBook does have some "levels" so they will likely resize a bit smaller, especially if they have to fit a smaller screen, but still, it is something to play with, and I've been quite happy with the results. I resize mine when i Export them from Lightroom to be very close to the viewing resolution/size if my "working" monitor, currently a fairly small and inexpensive one with a resolution of about 1600x1050 pixels, so when I view an image in Full Screen mode it nicely fills my screen! People with larger hi-res monitors will just see the "original" size (not enlarged), people with smaller screens will see a down-sized image. Also, if you don't go to the Full Screen mode you tend to see a down-sized image, one big reason why I point people to the Full Screen mode!

And, over the months since this feature has come out, I've tried to let people know if I do post a pic on FaceBook that "It's best if you view this pic in the Full Screen View mode!" and, over the months I've seen others pick up on that practice. And you know what, it can make a BIG difference in the viewing of your image!

well, you are right. we can direct people to have a look at full screen. but the thing is, if they think the image is soft n noisy, most of them wont be opening it in Full screen.
i want a way that on normal screens it shud look sharper

Convert to sRGB and save them no bigger than 960 pixels...

Take note of what has been posted, and Google "Facebook picture posting" as there are several dead on tutorials out there that will help you out. Ever since I ran across one of those tutorials and implemented the suggestions, the pics I post to Facebook look good.

FB is carp full stop, never used, never wanted to use it and never ever will.

Oh and another thing - FB keep your pics for life thay lock them in thier archieves somehow, and you can not delete them - i have been told from someone in the kno..


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Pagman wrote in post #16737657
FB is carp full stop, never used, never wanted to use it and never ever will.

Oh and another thing - FB keep your pics for life thay lock them in thier archieves somehow, and you can not delete them - i have been told from someone in the kno..


P.

It's cool that you know this, without even trying it.

1Tanker wrote in post #16737682
It's cool that you know this, without even trying it.

Have you discovered the same? its widely known about thier antics with peoples pictures.

P.

Doesn't matter the site; once you post anything to the internet, it's out there for good.

Relax. People have accounts and don't post pictures, as well.