Digital Format for Layouts

[terriscrapper]

I realize the format for digital can be uploaded to the gallery and also for the challenges. Do any of you post to your facebook page? if so do you create an album?

[ladyscrapalot]

I used to create albums especially if I did a challenge that ran the whole month. Now I post to Instagram and then i tell IG to post it to FB. It probably is easier to find a layout if you make an album but i have my sorted in files on my EHD so that’s not an issue for me. 

[terriscrapper]

3 hours ago, ladyscrapalot said:

I used to create albums especially if I did a challenge that ran the whole month. Now I post to Instagram and then i tell IG to post it to FB. It probably is easier to find a layout if you make an album but i have my sorted in files on my EHD so that’s not an issue for me. 

I see Fb has albums, wondered if I started there.  I guess I meant to post in FB within the albums there

[terriscrapper]

My issue is that I don't want to always print because some of my photos are iPhone photos. Looking for an other avenue.

[mimes1]

Hi Terri. I'm not sure if I understand question - but, I think you're asking about resolution. I don't post to social media, I only post only here on Scrap Girls, but layouts posted here are 600 x 600 pixels at 72 pixels per inch. I think that size posts fine to social media. However, when I make a layout, I also save it at full resolution, which is 3600 x 3600 Pixels  at 300 pixels per inch. This is what I send to print when I print. Most of my pictures these days are from my cell phone and the resolution is fine straight from the phone.  Hope this helps. 

[terriscrapper]

On 8/1/2023 at 10:01 PM, mimes1 said:

Hi Terri. I'm not sure if I understand question - but, I think you're asking about resolution. I don't post to social media, I only post only here on Scrap Girls, but layouts posted here are 600 x 600 pixels at 72 pixels per inch. I think that size posts fine to social media. However, when I make a layout, I also save it at full resolution, which is 3600 x 3600 Pixels  at 300 pixels per inch. This is what I send to print when I print. Most of my pictures these days are from my cell phone and the resolution is fine straight from the phone.  Hope this helps. 

Ha! I didn't make myself very clear! Thank you for your response. I guess what I'm asking, I would like to explore other avenues other than print...because my son's photos are low quality. I was thinking doI want to post them on facebook? What are some other creative ideas for using layouts? I may do some cards as those wouldn't involve photos. Ive always have been somewhat confused about size....I do know about 3600 x 3600 300 per inch. Linda Robin always told me if it was 72 that it was way too low for print and not to use it. I always thought I could just change it to 300 per inch and she said no.......I just tried my phone. it is 2316 x 3088 at 72 per inch. Basically, I wanted to always enlarge photo as it was always too small for layouts. She always told me no.....can't do that with 72 per inch photos. I have the iPhone 12. Hope you are following me!!!!

[Celestine]

If you are dealing with very small 72 dpi photos, the best way to use them in printed layouts is to keep them small on your page. Maybe even think of printing books in 8x8 format instead of 12x12. The pixelization won't be as noticeable. Another thing to try is to alter the photo by turning it to a sketch or using another filter or masking it and blending it into the background. Sometimes you can hide the low quality of an image that way by "arting" it up. If you want to view your layouts that have low quality images, one thing you can do is load them onto a digital picture frame and set it to slide show. Like Amy, I no longer post to FB, so I haven't set up albums there in years. 

[scrapgarden]

One thing I use to do if there was a low quality image on the internet I wanted to use was to print it on photo paper. Then scan the print at the hightest dpi (I woud use 600 dpi) your scanner will do and set the size to a slightly larger size than the original, say 3x5, depending on how small the original print is. Then I would bring it into a 300 dpi file in PSE and enlarge it in small increments, saving between each increment. I was able to get some useable items. I didn't know about, or even know if PSE had the capiblilbty then to convert to a smart object, which would be better for enlarging. I enlarged to bigger than I needed and then resized down on my LO. Here is something I scanned and did this with. It was the size of a real ticket, about 2"x1" and had been printed in 1923. Not the best quality, but I resided it to about 12" and then was able to use it on a page. Below is the page I did of my aunt who played the part of Ramona. This was done in 2008 using PSE 7

[MariJ]

Wow, this look great and your tips are great too, Lynne.   @scrapgarden

[terriscrapper]

On 8/7/2023 at 5:40 PM, scrapgarden said:

One thing I use to do if there was a low quality image on the internet I wanted to use was to print it on photo paper. Then scan the print at the hightest dpi (I woud use 600 dpi) your scanner will do and set the size to a slightly larger size than the original, say 3x5, depending on how small the original print is. Then I would bring it into a 300 dpi file in PSE and enlarge it in small increments, saving between each increment. I was able to get some useable items. I didn't know about, or even know if PSE had the capiblilbty then to convert to a smart object, which would be better for enlarging. I enlarged to bigger than I needed and then resized down on my LO. Here is something I scanned and did this with. It was the size of a real ticket, about 2"x1" and had been printed in 1923. Not the best quality, but I resided it to about 12" and then was able to use it on a page. Below is the page I did of my aunt who played the part of Ramona. This was done in 2008 using PSE 7

I just love this!! I actually wondered about this as of course old photos are a tough one to do in a layout....

[Boatlady]

@scrapgarden that is great info. Thank you.