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Facebook Pictures ?

Jul 1, 2012 5:35 AM

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What is the best process to get the best results for pictures on Facebook ? Using Ps cs6 :{)

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1. Bill Hunt,

Jul 1, 2012 8:18 AM in reply to lewisline

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I have never posted Still Images to FaceBook, so do not know their specs.

What do they recommend/request, as far as pixel x pixel size, format, etc.?

Just off the top of my head (read the first sentence to know my level of expertise with FB), I would anticipate Save_For_Web, sized appropriately, would be the best course of action. I doubt that any Metadata is needed, and might even mess things up, and Save_For_Web will strip that.

Also, it could be that one will want to do a Progressive JPEG, so that a low-rez version will be added, and then "filled in," as the image loads. However, I do not know if FB uses that method.

Good luck, and please let us know a bit more, concerning the requirements for FB.

Hunt

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2. pf22,

Jul 1, 2012 12:55 PM in reply to lewisline

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A lot of my photos end up on FB and personal websites etc. Whether they're Portrait or Landscape, I size them to be 600 pixels high, then save at High Quality, typicaly "10" for Landscape and "12" for Portrait; I figure that way they at least have a reasonable quality image they can post anywhere online... I've included a "FB version" plus original for comparison.

I'm currently still on CS5, but that shouldn't make much of a difference as far as I know.

Good luck
Paul

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3. lewisline,

Jul 1, 2012 1:05 PM in reply to Bill Hunt

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Thank You Bill. I not sure about their specs. They keep changing them offten. I had heard png 24 bit was the best, but I'm still not happy with my results. I have seen some very good postings by others though. I don't use the transparency, and size it to 1280 w... and interlace it, and use the "nearest neighbor"... I bring my picture in PS from Bridge with the ProPhotographer, @ 900dpi.

thanks again lewisline

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4. lewisline,

Jul 1, 2012 1:39 PM in reply to pf22

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Thanks Paul... not sure what you mean by High Quality. You can't use .tiff so I use png 24 bit. I'll try the 600...Thanks again Very nice Pic... It might be my poor camera skills :{((

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5. pf22,

Jul 1, 2012 2:42 PM in reply to lewisline

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Hi Lewis

Sorry, I meant to say I just send a High Quality jpg, which keeps things simple. To be honest I don't think most people who're putting pics on FB really think about "quality" in an absolute sense. Don't get me wrong, I get a huge amount of very positive feedback, the young lady in the attached pic said mine were the best "live" photos she'd ever seen of herself, but the majority of the stuff I see on there is cell and point 'n' shoot stuff.

For better or worse, most people seem to be happy with that.

Once I process my Raw files and open them in Photoshop my whole workflow is full-sized 16 Bit tiff's with layers etc. I'll save a full-sized "Master file" and generate a 600 pixel high, 8 Bit jpg to send out. My Master is always unsharpened, and typically my last step is to sharpen the jpg at its final display size.

Hope this helps
Paul

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6. Noel Carboni,

Jul 1, 2012 2:48 PM in reply to pf22

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pf22 wrote (about cell phone imagery):

For better or worse, most people seem to be happy with that.

Worse, definitely. The mediocrity of imaging done with portable electronic devices is staggering.

I'll bet every one of us has an otherwise well-meaning friend that occasionally sends them huge 4 megabyte JPEGs straight out of their phone/tablet in which you can barely recognize the family members. They look SOOOO bad... Puke ruins computer keyboards.

-Noel

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7. pf22,

Jul 1, 2012 3:52 PM in reply to Noel Carboni

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Noel Carboni wrote:

Worse, definitely. The mediocrity of imaging done with portable electronic devices is staggering.

I'll bet every one of us has an otherwise well-meaning friend that occasionally sends them huge 4 megabyte JPEGs straight out of their phone/tablet in which you can barely recognize the family members. They look SOOOO bad... Puke ruins computer keyboards.

-Noel

Okay, the puke line definitely made me LOL!

I was in a bar shooting a band I know a few weeks ago and noticed a guy sitting half way back in the room filming the whole set on his iPad; no problem, at least he wasn't using a flash. But then he decided to get up and move around and that's when the fun began; I have to admit I stopped shooting for a bit and just watched him trying to walk around with the iPad up in front of his face, bumping into tables, chairs, and peoples feet. I could kind of see his results and it looked like full-on "Battlestar Galactica" (the new one) shakey-cam footage!

I do have an iPad3 btw, the Retina Display is amazing, and I mainly use it as a digital portfolio, haven't once tried to shoot video on it, or my Canon 7D.

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8. Bill Hunt,

Jul 1, 2012 4:14 PM in reply to pf22

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Ah, the iPad.

We were in Rome May a year ago, and were in the third row, behind the path that the Pope would take with his little car. My wife asked if I would get a few shots of him, as he passed about 12' away. As he approached, everyone in the two rows ahead of us, held up iPads, above their heads, to either do stills, or video. There were so many, that they blocked out the Sun! It was amazing to see this "wave" of iPads rising, and then falling, as the Pope went by. It was like being in a movie theater, behind the entire NBA. I was laughing so much, that I forgot to even try for a shot, so I bought her a bunch of postcards and the little religious curio shop, off of St. Peter's Sq. Imagine sitting right behind 2,000 people holding up "D-Fence" signs at a football game... Ah, the iPad.

To the OP,

I am more a fan of PNG, than JPEG, but as you were having issues, and as the example of the HQ JPEG from FB looks pretty good, I would explore that route. PNG does not compress, and that's why it's usually my first choice.

Good luck,

Hunt

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9. lewisline,

Jul 1, 2012 4:55 PM in reply to pf22

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yeh.... I have lots of options ....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVqM-ZaBrvw&feature=youtu.be

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10. lewisline,

Jul 1, 2012 5:00 PM in reply to Bill Hunt

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I know whatt you mean...Rome wow... I have a T1i and a Vixia shd 10 and a sd1400.... all my stuff shoots almost too much, and needs lotz of processing. I posted the clip of my options in Bridge...will post the second group in a minute...

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11. lewisline,

Jul 1, 2012 5:32 PM in reply to lewisline

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmmyVxlw5go&feature=youtu.be

Here is my choices from PS after I 'm done. ???

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12. acresofgreen,

Jul 2, 2012 3:51 AM in reply to Noel Carboni

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Noel Carboni wrote:

Puke ruins computer keyboards.

As a preventive measure I try to keep a lined (with a plastic bag) waste paper basket handy. After the fact I've got great results by prying all the keys out of the keyboard, putting them in a small laundry bag and washing them at a luke warm setting in the washer. If the puke hasn't had time to dry, the rest can easily be wiped out of the keyless keyboard. This works well with external keyboards, maybe not with a laptop.

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13. Noel Carboni,

Jul 2, 2012 4:18 AM in reply to acresofgreen

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And here to think I tried using a leaf blower.

-Noel

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14. acresofgreen,

Jul 2, 2012 6:28 AM in reply to Noel Carboni

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Noel Carboni wrote:

And here to think I tried using a leaf blower.

-Noel
That actually works, too, but only if you're real quick and get it before it dries. I like to have someone I don't like hold the keyboard while I operate the leaf blower.

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15. Lundberg02,

Jul 2, 2012 11:14 PM in reply to acresofgreen

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So you want to be the Ansel Adams of the landfill? Any jpg will do. It just ends up among dogs,cats, unrecognizable pictures of people at bars, cartoons, and banal platitudes.

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16. lewisline,

Jul 3, 2012 12:06 PM in reply to Lundberg02

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Just trying to get some sports team shots sold. Funny you should pile on the puke to a correctness. The facility, that is the largest in the world, was a landfill. My pics get framed as the explaintation of the trophy... Thankz... I found your responce hopeful.

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17. lewisline,

Jul 3, 2012 12:28 PM in reply to pf22

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Paul...thank you for your info, that has lead me to thinking... " I " have the best shot I have ever seen on Facebook. With firefox full screen view, it is awesome!!! Your efforts towards helping me is very much appericated!!! The screen shots were the linkage.... wish you could see it, and critic my work...thanks again !!!

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18. Noel Carboni,

Jul 3, 2012 12:32 PM in reply to lewisline

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lewisline mentioned:

puke

Glad to hear you now have the best Facebook showing around, and please understand that my comments were all in fun.

-Noel

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19. lewisline,

Jul 3, 2012 12:49 PM in reply to Noel Carboni

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No problem Noel... I was not offened.... It was relevent to the context... I had forgot that the place used to be a landfill. I was on a hair pulling mission, to get the job completed, and understand the linkage of what I'm trying to do... Thanks for responding !

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20. acresofgreen,

Jul 4, 2012 3:44 AM in reply to lewisline

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I really like your Columbus Firefighters photo. Aside from the fact that all the kids are smiling (parents will love it), the chain link fence in the background really adds a great touch. It looks like a purposeful background texture.

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21. lewisline,

Jul 4, 2012 5:22 AM in reply to acresofgreen

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Thank You... I took 17 shots, and the smiles is what I went for...had several others that were better focused....really had to work on this one. I have got lotz of great pictures, but they were 2nd place or losing events... no one wants them. It was a set back for our team to just tie for first, but their are twice as many people that want that pic. Our team got the trophy, the others got the T-shirt, so I'm trying to make it avaiable to them free. They had choise, and took the shirts.... I was so happy to get the trophy, that I want to try and give them something better to go with their shirts.

I was able to get it to look really great on FB. It has a screen saver look in firefox full screen view... The fence kept getting better the more I sharpened.... thanks again !!!

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