Photography Size Requirement need help?
Situation:
Digital photo images
Using Photoshop (an older version)
I need to save photos in compliance with the following specifications:
“no larger than 5X7 @ 72 dpi or 500KB in file size”
OK – the part that says “500KB in file size” I think I get.
In Photoshop -
I have my RULER Displayed on my screen – it shows the image to be 5 x 7
I go SAVE AS, choose JPEG, then I have to choose a quality of very low – like number 1 out of 12 – to get it to be under 500KB.
BUT – the dpi part is confusing me… that is a printer terminology
I do not know where to look to determine if this image will comply with “being no larger than 5 x 7 inches @ 72 dpi”
PLEASE ADVISE ME !!
Thanks
Hi and good question…
Yes they just mean PPI (pixels per inch) rather than dpi. You’ll find that in PhotoShop under Image Size.
You might even try using ‘save for web’ which will bring your image down to a really small size.
Make sure the image is 72 ppi, and then 5×7 inches. You may have to play around with it a bit to get it right.
Ok so here is how I would do it.
Go into image > image size.
Make sure resolution is 72 ppi.
Adjust your size in inches to 5 x 7.
Try saving it to see what size you get.
Another thing you can do is use the crop tool (left side) and at the top of the Photoshop screen you’ll see width (7 inch) height (5 inch) and resolution (72 ppi). Then you can crop the image to exactly that size and then save it, or save for web.
Hope that helps. I use an iMac so it might be slightly different. Go for it. 
Martin
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