vintageads4u
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posted on October 18, 2006 10:54:31 AM
I have read the eBay site and see various suggestions for sizes of photos in auctions.
I use a scanner, set at 200 dpi, then Iran to crop, usually at 320 width and tell it to preserve aspect. Then save it as a jpeg.
This is not preserving detail very well when people click to enlarge.
Any suggestions on dpi and resizing?
Thank you in advance.
Beth
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Edited to make correction of width.
[ edited by vintageads4u on Oct 18, 2006 10:59 AM ]
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max40
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posted on October 18, 2006 12:05:53 PM
I've always shot at 640x480. Never have to crop or downsize images.
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NEGLUS
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posted on October 18, 2006 12:48:33 PM
I scan at about 120 dpi at 100% size and this makes my postcards about 1.5 the original or about 650x420. I used to get nice crisp scans but either my scanner is dying, I changed a setting somewhere or my new LCD monitor makes everything look blurrier than my CRT monitor. I am not thrilled with the way my scans have been coming out lately.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 18, 2006 01:22:42 PM
I scan at 300 dpi and scale it down in PhotoDeluxe if necessary. But then I don't offer zoom on my photos.
fLufF
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cashinyourcloset
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posted on October 18, 2006 02:22:59 PM
IMHO, more important than the number of pixels is the file size. We've just barely crossed 50% broadband penetration in the US. You could make the point that avid eBayers are more likely to have broadband than not, but in any case, there are going to be many people who are on dialup and don't want to wait a minute to download each photo.
I try to keep most photos under 50k, with an occasional one going as high as 90k. I fiddle with the jpeg compression quality and image size to manage that. Most of the time I get very little jpeg degradation, and have the longest dimension at either 555 or 666.
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vintageads4u
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posted on October 18, 2006 02:51:43 PM
OT to Fluff...
what is up with the Clarence's sample sale? A new business? I thought you sold jewelry.
Beth
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agitprop
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posted on October 18, 2006 02:58:33 PM
Resolutions above 133 dpi are okay for printing but too much for most computer displays which have a resolution of between 72 and 96 dpi. If you crop the image to remove extraneous items and keep the file size down to 50 - 70 kb then it's around optimum for auction or website images. You can always link the photo to a much larger one for those with broadband...
I use Adobe PhotoShop to resize and crop my images, then a specialized plug-in ProJPEG to optimize it for digital delivery. I've basically used the same toolset for creating websites for the past 11 years, and it's mostly automated through Applescripts (I have Macs)...
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 18, 2006 05:55:43 PM
I thought you sold jewelry.
Yep. And cowboy boots, and antique silver, and a hodgepodge of other stuff.
The samples are manufacturer's sterling silver jewelry samples sent to department store buyers. Many of them are quite spectacular. I've just started listing them...I have thousands, with apparently not many dupes.
Christmas came early to Casa Fluffy this year.
If you're hinting I should modify the text to mention jewelry, that's probably a good point, but I wanted to keep it brief. If you can suggest a better blurb, fire away.
fLufF
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kozersky
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posted on October 18, 2006 06:12:41 PM
Clarence's Jewelry Sale
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 18, 2006 06:16:51 PM
We always sell jewelry and it's always on sale.
Gotta mention the samples. That's what's special. I want to hear what Beth had in mind.
fLufF
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glassgrl
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posted on October 18, 2006 06:29:17 PM
pixels smixels. let's hear it for size - as in inches! are you going to look at him and say "gee babe how many pixels is that?"
I use 12 to 15 inches for adobe elements size.
depending on how much definition I need. I do warn dial up users that the images get really LARGE.
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on October 19, 2006 02:19:51 AM
I have alway's used 1024 X 768 for my picture size. It's about a full size screen picture. In all my time listing I only ever had one person complain about the size. I do warn people about the size on listing's that have over 10 pictures. I usually put in big red letters in the first line something like "Warning, if your on a slow dial up connection you may want to go get a coke and a snack as this listing has xxx number of large pictures and may take a while to load". Personally I can't stand click to enlarge pictures and like big pictures with good detail.
Fluff - Here's a idea for the banner ad.
Clarence's Blowout Sample Sale
Spectacular jewelry samples from the world's leading department stores
 1 out of 4 people are mentally unbalanced. Take a look at your 3 closest friends. If they seem alright, you're the one! - Kyle Stubbins, CMS
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vintageads4u
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posted on October 19, 2006 04:15:47 AM
Actually, I was just curious. I just bought a pair of boots on eBay (which being from Texas was a little ironic, as the shop was in Mass). I would like to shop your clearance, Clarence but that name does not come up in Advance Search on eBay. I think the name is perfect, especially with the tag line. May I shop please?
Beth
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ST0NEC0LD613
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posted on October 20, 2006 11:52:35 AM
IMHO, more important than the number of pixels is the file size.
Bingo.
The actual size of the photo isn't as important as the file size of the photo. If you have a 50kb file size photo, it will open fairly quickly as opposed to a 985kb file. Then if you have multiple photos, you have to add those values together to get your total file value. This will be a factor for anyone wanting to look at your auctions. The longer it takes to open, the less chance they will stick around to view it.
You can have a picture that fills the whole screen of your computer at a fairly low file size and a fairly small photo at a very high file size. The trick is to figure out how to do the picture size that you are comfortable with while keeping the file size low.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 20, 2006 11:56:33 AM
Hi Beth,
I couldn't find an email address for you, so...
You've got the two components of the ID, now replace the space and comma with an asterisk.
Voila. (Or as an orchestra member might say, Viola.)
fLufF
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 20, 2006 12:01:25 PM
Here ya go, Mike...
fLufF
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