Keep an eye on this site...

Keep an eye on this site: http://educatorlabs.org/ . Their stated goal seems good, but are they legit? Site began about 5 months ago, uses a UPS drop-box for their address. They contacted Southern Muse asking us to update some links on a page and to add some museum links. The museum sites seemed okay ~ I only added one. They correctly pointed out some broken links.

It's also possible this is one of those new, very sophisticated marketing sites, some of which encourage links to spammy or phishy sites.

Also watch: http://www.britishmuseum.org, one of the sites the above marketer promoted.

Saving JPEG without loss

JPEG is a lossy format.

If you open, edit, and save a JPEG, it loses a little quality each time.

• Every time you use the "save as" function, the JPEG quality degrades slightly.

• You may save a jpeg many times w/in a single editing session without loss.

• For editing, work in TIFF, BMP, or PNG format.

• For long-term hard-drive storage, keep a TIFF, BMP, or PNG copy.

• You may copy/paste the file icon to duplicate a JPEG file without loss.

If you must save the file many times, save it in another format ~ BMP, TIFF, PNG ~ for the intermediate sessions. Only save it as a JPEG for the final edit.

Improving Resolution and Enlarging Image (PhotoShop):

First change resolution, then enlarge. Uncheck 'resample' and change resolution (suggested: 300 res). Save and close. Re-open file and change size. You can enlarge up to a point, but watch for degradation of image. Zoom in and look everything over. Print a copy to test it.

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To determine high-resolution PRINT SIZE:

Take the required print dimension in inches and multiply by 300 to get the necessary pixel dimension.

Example to find necessary pixel width:

 If  10" x 8" print size is needed: 10" x 300 = 3000px width needed.

• If 5" x 7" print size is needed: 5" x 300 = 1500px width needed.
• An image file with a pixel width of 400px will produce a tiny print of about 1.3 inches.
• An image file with a pixel width of 2100px will produce a 7" wide print.

 Likewise, divide pixel width by 300 to figure out high-res print size:

• 3000px divided by 300 = 10" wide print (at high res).