Sunday, November 14, 2010

How do I change images to 1024 X 768 @ 72 DPI and keep their proportions accurate?

My MFA program application requires me to send 20 still images (of paintings) on CD-Rom format as my portfolio and requires the images be at 1024 x 768 @ 72 DPI. I have Photoshop (CS3) but am not very skilled with it; when i tried to alter the images to these proportions they end up looking skewed. How to I keep their proportions but re-size them to fit the school's requirements?How do I change images to 1024 X 768 @ 72 DPI and keep their proportions accurate?
You'll need to do it in two steps:



Step 1) Resize the image. Click the chain link on the width and height to adjust the image size proportionally. If the image is TALLER than a 4:3 ratio, set the height to 768. If the image is WIDER than 4:3, set the width to 1024.



The image is now the biggest it can be to fit within a 1024x768 frame. Now we need to add the empty space outside the image.



Step 2) Resize the canvas to 1024x768. Set the image to be centered within the resized canvas. If the image is tall, this will add blank space on either side of your image. If the image is wide, it will add blank space above and below.How do I change images to 1024 X 768 @ 72 DPI and keep their proportions accurate?
If you have MS office installed, you could try and use the Office Picture Manager. It has a image re-size tool in it that works well for most applications.



Cut from the Office Help Site

'; 1. Select the pictures you want to work with.



1. Make sure the folders that contain the pictures you want to work with are displayed in the Picture Shortcuts pane. If the folders aren't listed, add them to the pane.



1. In the Picture Shortcuts pane, under Picture Shortcuts, click Add Picture Shortcut.

2. Browse to the folder that contains the pictures you want to work with.

3. Click Add.

2. Select the folders containing the pictures you want to work with.



Do one of the following in the Picture Shortcuts list:

* To work with pictures in one folder, select the folder.

* To work with pictures in multiple folders that are next to each other, select the first folder in the group, hold down SHIFT, and then select the last folder in the group.

* To work with pictures in multiple folders that are not next to each other, select one folder, hold down CTRL, and then select each additional folder you want to work with.



When multiple folders are selected, all the pictures from the selected folders are displayed in their current sort order in the preview pane.

3. Select the pictures you want to work with.



Do one of the following in the preview pane:

* To select one picture, click the picture. In Thumbnail or Filmstrip view, click Next Button image or Previous Button image to change the picture selected. If you are working in Single Picture view, the current picture is selected by default.

* To select multiple pictures that are next to each other, in Thumbnail or Filmstrip view, select the first picture in the group, hold down SHIFT, and then select the last picture in the group.

* To select multiple pictures that are not next to each other, in Thumbnail or Filmstrip view, select one picture, hold down CTRL, and then select each additional picture you want to work with.

* To select all the pictures, in Thumbnail or Filmstrip view, click Select All on the Edit menu.

2. On the Formatting toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.), click Edit Pictures.

3. In the Edit Pictures task pane (task pane: A window within an Office application that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.), click Resize.

4. Select the options you want.



Note Microsoft Office Picture Manager will always preserve the aspect ratio (aspect ratio: The ratio between picture width and picture height. This ratio can be maintained even when resizing a picture.) when resizing a picture.



Note You can undo an edit by clicking the corresponding Undo command on the Edit menu. Edits will not be saved until you save them. You can save your changes either immediately after editing the picture or at any time before closing Microsoft Office Picture Manager.
In Photoshop, that is Image Size. link below to a tutorial using that menu feature.

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