I need help photoshop & jpg

I think there are 2 way to approach this, ask a computer savvy friend or cousin to help and train you to generate a Jpeg file with the correct allowable size to upload to this forum.

2nd answer is a link from Yahoo. This should at least get you started.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/i...31527AANL0wh

I use picnic

In photoshop elements, is there an IMAGE menu? If so, there should be an option for IMAGE SIZE. Set it to like 400 pixels by 600 pixels with a resolution of 72 pixels.

That's based on my knowledge of photoshop... if elements is very different, then sorry.

Thanks again SuperDave. You certainly are on top of the game.

Great info for you so far ... I as well use Photoshop Elements (PSE) 6 ... and offer the following in support of everything you have been told so far ...

Be mindful that no software program can make up for poor, un-focused, under-lit photos. Grab the best high resolution images you can. Really need to work on this part with experiments and trial set-ups until you find what works for you and you camera. I have a lot of work to do in this area.

When you open the images in your PSE editor you should ... as SuperDave suggests ... use the crop tool to remove as much of the unneeded background as possible.

The key to re-sizing your photos to fit CCF upload standards lies in the use of the PSE re-size commands.

On the upper toolbar ... click on Image ... then click on Image Size ... you will get this dialog box ...



You need to click on the lower box Resample Image ... then you have full control to set the resolution to 72 DPI (that's what all of our computers can process ... anything higher is a waste of data bandwidth if only needed for Internet use) ... and you can set the height and width total pixels.

The resampling that is performed in PSE when you force a resolution can do bad things ... but that is another topic and for the vast majority of our grab-and-smile photos irrelevant.

When you have that ... save as jpeg and as suggested above adjust the compression (numbers from 1 to 10 in PSE) such that your file size is at or under the CCF limit of 90Kb.

Then you should be armed and ready to click on the litle green camera icon to post some great photos of your coins.

BTW ... here is the image in my screen shop ... jpeg file ... 950x494 pixels ... 72 DPI ... Jpeg image ... 74.5kb.



You can do this .... Show us some photos.

David

I think macmercury has the right idea...Have someone "computer savvy" show you how to do it. My problem lies in lacking the most fundamental knowledge of computers. I can just barely find my way here!

Excellent ... appears you have it figured out now! Your cropped and re-sized photo came through clear. Hope this relieves the frustration ... and hoping we get to enjoy some of your coin photos as a result of your new capabilities.




You are welcome ... pleased to offer some assistance.

Some suggestions on photo sizes for best CCF viewing ... now that you have the power at your fingertips to do what you want ...

Always set your resolution to 72 DPI ... that is the limit of our computer monitors and anything more than that adds to your file size with no increase in visual quality.

Limit your horizontal pixel with to 950 pixels max .... see my image above ... it fully fills the horizontal screen.

Limit your vertical pixel width to 500 pixels max ... this is the limit where your viewers do not need to scroll up and down to see the entire image. Your image above at 700+ vertical pixels requires a scroll effort to view ... keep this in mind in your next photo.

If you are showing a single coin ... like your photo above ... 500 pixels vetrical and 500 pixels horizontal at 72 DPI with a file size under 100K are perfect.

For fun ... resize your image above at those limits and re-post ... I believe you will enjoy the difference.




Wonderful ... looking forward to seeing this coin the the USA variety/error forum. Based on your image above ... you now have the proven ability to do so.




No ... it will cost you on the order of $80 ... believe the latest release is PSE 9 ....

Not inexpensive ... but powerful software for all your photography needs.

David

Edited to share some size guidance.