HELP!!! Blurry LO's in the Gallery?

[LoriS]

Can anyone help me out with my pages i'm posting in the gallery??? They just look kind of blurry........ i haven't printed any to see if they print this way as well, but i don't like how they look after how much time i spend on making them trying to make them "look just perfect."

thanks so much!!!!!!!!! (btw, I'm a PSP user....)

[Jen D]

What size are you uploading?

I upload 700X700 pixels at 72dpi

[LoriS]

hmmm... i upload much bigger files(2600-3000)... what is dpi? how do i find that?? I'm pretty much all self taught with all of this... just learning as i go... i thought you could see it better if it's bigger... i'll try it smaller and see next time. thanks!

[Jen D]

Not a PSP user so I am not sure how to do it within the program. Hopefully a PSP user will pip in here.

In PHotoshop I just go to the resize fly out menu and adjust the necessary fields.

I save a full resolution 3600X3600 dpi 300 (this is what I would send to print)

[anxela]

What size you upload can certainly be an issue. If you upload bigger than recommended it will look blurry. It will also be clickable (notice the hand over the image when you have your mouse hovering over it). Try clicking it and see if it gets less blurry then.

Other than that, I think that you might want to try some sharpening after you downsize to 700 pixels at 72 dpi. Try the Filter->Sharpen->Unsharp Mask. My default settings for sharpening web files are: Amount 117%, Radius 0.3, Threshold 15. This might be too sharp though.

Photoshop guru Scott Kelby uses Amount 200%, Radius 0.3, Threshold 0 for sharpening photos for web, this is even more sharpening than my settings. Try them both and see what you think. The threshold works the opposite of what you think. Low threshold means lots of sharpening. The amount and radius are more logical. High amount -> lots of sharpening. Radius: Don't go higher than 2, and lot less on web sharpen. Threshold below 3 could give you noise.

Ops, didn't see that you're on PSP... Sorry. I'll let the post be, in case others wonder too.

Googled the issue: In PSP, you should have an "Image-Resize" option. Try it, and see if you can manipulate the ppi to 72 and your file size to 700x700 pixels.

[LoriS]

WOW!!!! Lots of info there... i will do some playing around.... yes, there is an image > resize menu and i will try to work with it and do the sharpening as well! THanks again!

LoriS

[anxela]

I had a look at a couple of your layouts. They don't look blurry if you click on them.

[Britgirl]

if you upload 72dpi, then alter the size to 700x700 you will see if full size at its best without having to click on it. Otherwise its going to look a little blurry til someone clicks you see... its setting the size to maximum viewing that makes mine, for example, look clearer than yours. I hope that helps. Cassie taught me this once {in much better words than mine!} and I was soooo grateful! I'm sorry I cant do step by step for you, I have cs not psp...

[Amson]

I'm a PSP user too. What I usually do is:

1. Flatten layout (option available by right clicking on top layer)
2. I then resize to 600x600 (Image/resize or shift/s)
3. Finally I use file/export/jpg optimiser and resize down to app 150kb
4. Save this jpg and upload to gallery

But don't forget to NOT save the resized/flattened image. I always save the original as pspimage with all layers intact. (I just use the back button to go back a few steps).

Let me know if you need some more help.

[LoriS]

Thanks, ladies!!!!!!!!! Finally got around to doing another LO (been working on a sewing project and throwing a baby shower....) and it's not BLURRY!!!!! Yeah! Your step by step worked perfectly, Carolyn! Thanks a TON!