*Program Basic
PROGRAM BASIC: Resizing Digital Scrapbooking Layouts in PSP
By Tracey Rennemo 2005– member submission
Apr 12, 2005, 23:49

This tutorial was written in PSP9, but it should work similar in all PSP versions!

Start with opening the layout in PSP, make sure you have your original layout saved as ex: original .psp with all the layers in visible.

Note: At this stage if you have your child’s name or address on your layout, but would prefer not to have it posted on the web, click the “eye” icon next to that layer, a red X will appear that layer will “hide” and not be included in the next step, duplicating your Layout!

Window>Duplicate (Shift+D) this will open a new image and leave your original alone.

Close your original layout and working with your new image,

Image>Resize (Shift+S) to open the Resize dialog box.

Resize dialog box

In the Resolution Box enter 200, if it is not already there. Always to do this step first or PSP will automatically change the numbers you had previously entered into your Pixel Dimensions in the top two boxes and create a really small final image. For most digital scrapbooking galleries and emailing purposes, resize your layout’s around 500 to 600 pixels, as it is an acceptable size. Enter this number in the Pixel Dimensions Box. I entered 500 and PSP filled in the 625 for me. You only have to enter either the Width or Height as long as Lock Aspect Ratio is selected PSP will give you the correct pixel equivalent conversion for your new resized image. (Notice; the padlock is visible)

Resample using: “Smart Size” is checked, *Smart Size* Use this type in most cases to resize an image PSP, the help menu in PSP can tell you more about the other methods for resizing and how they work.

Click OK, now your image is resized, but there is still one important step to take.

Saving your image for the web

To make the JPG file smaller, you need to increase the compression,

File>Export>JPEG Optimizer shows you the balance between image quality and file size.

Note: Because most web browsers recognize JPEG images, this format is for saving layouts for web or email sharing.

JPEG Optimizer Dialog

Scrapbook-bytes requires that uploaded web images be 125K for posting in the galleries, this is about the average, but the file sizes may need to be altered for other communities & forums.

Change the number in the Set compression value to: get your Compressed file size just under 100,000bytes (there are 1,000 bytes in1 kilobyte) Since Digital Scrapbooking Layouts vary so much in content, you will need to adjust your setting manually to ensure a correct file size.

Leave all the other tabs and choices alone as they do not enhance your compressed layout image. Making sure that the Chroma subsampling is set to “above” choice as this is the best one for our image.

Click Ok, the Save Dialog Box will open and you can then rename your new resized layout. That’s it folks, now go and upload those layouts!!

Note: I know you are all thinking …but wait… what about 72 resolution/pixels per inch? We all hear about it! Here is the misconception that 200 pixels/inch should be changed from 200 to 72 when saving for the web! Pixels Per Inch (PPI), however, has nothing to do with the size of the image in the computer, nor the size of the file on disk. PPI is a number that image editors pass to the printer, telling it how many pixels to lay down on each inch of paper (DPI).
Resolution is the number of pixels printed per inch. More pixels per inch (ppi) will create smaller printed pixels and a smaller printed image. Fewer ppi will create larger printed pixels and a larger printed image. Resizing can also change the image’s resolution, leaving the number of pixels in an image (and the file size) unchanged.

Example:

Fig 1: 72 resolution/ppi 500x625 pixels wide and JPEG Optimized to 100,929bytes
Print Size states that it is 6.944x8.681 Inches

Fig 2: 200 resolution/ppi 500x625 pixels wide and JPEG Optimized to 100,929bytes
Print Size states that it is 2.500x3.125 Inches

When checking their Properties/General, they are BOTH 98.5KB (100,929bytes)
Both needed the same Compression Value of 24 to get to the SAME 100,929bytes!!

They are both just as clear!

They are both the same size on your computer monitor!

But they will print out different sizes!!

Note: Both of these images were reduced by 70% for the sake of this tutorial. However the information given about the final numbers were taken before the 70% resize.

If you don’t believe me about the 200 to 72ppi issue, ask about this in the CorelPSP9 Newsgroups and see what the “Real Experts” have to say about it. I tried and they won!!

Quote Angela M. Cable “ It's not reasoning. It's simply a fact!!” Thanks to All!!

Newsgroups ~ cnews.corel.com>corel.PaintShopPro9

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