advice and help

mrmobious · 2004-09-08, 10:04 AM

First, it's a good set of content.

Re: kristian's comment that it's "flawed", the set appears to have been shot by the photog using a filter to "soften" up the images for a "glamour" look. This type of content can be hard to thumbnail (consider some of the FTV Girls content) especially around high contrast areas.

1. Look at the original images. If you notice some "jaggies" (especially in the eyes and on the edges of arms & legs that run diagonally), the set was sharpened already by the photog or image broker. Sharpening will only compound the prob. Though, using Photoshop's Unsharp Mask might work, but requires a certain level of expertise.

2. Are you making thumbs from the original or a resized image? From the original is ALWAYS preffered.

3. Cropping (especially with difficult images) is preffered for making thumbs vs. image resizing (at least in Adobe PS) because each command has a different algorithm. kristian & cleo are correct (of course) re: cropping in and using the sharpen feature.

4. While batching the job is more productive, you will lose an element of control when dealing with "touchy" images. Sometimes, you've got to tweak them one by one.

Always work from the original full sized image. In the analog days, we called it "losing a generation".

Who is this |Jim guy? And how did he get my number?

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2004-09-08, 10:04 AM	#10
mrmobious Rock stars ... is there anything they don't know? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 14	First, it's a good set of content. Re: kristian's comment that it's "flawed", the set appears to have been shot by the photog using a filter to "soften" up the images for a "glamour" look. This type of content can be hard to thumbnail (consider some of the FTV Girls content) especially around high contrast areas. 1. Look at the original images. If you notice some "jaggies" (especially in the eyes and on the edges of arms & legs that run diagonally), the set was sharpened already by the photog or image broker. Sharpening will only compound the prob. Though, using Photoshop's Unsharp Mask might work, but requires a certain level of expertise. 2. Are you making thumbs from the original or a resized image? From the original is ALWAYS preffered. 3. Cropping (especially with difficult images) is preffered for making thumbs vs. image resizing (at least in Adobe PS) because each command has a different algorithm. kristian & cleo are correct (of course) re: cropping in and using the sharpen feature. 4. While batching the job is more productive, you will lose an element of control when dealing with "touchy" images. Sometimes, you've got to tweak them one by one. Always work from the original full sized image. In the analog days, we called it "losing a generation". Who is this \|Jim guy? And how did he get my number?