Originally posted by Adam I wouldn't change your processing necessarily, just make sure photos are within the attachment dimension limits (no more than 1400px wide and 900px tall). Then your files won't get compressed or altered compared to the local version.
Good to know.
Thanks for the help,
barondla
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Originally posted by pschlute I generally dont upload photos directly to PF but link to my Flickr page. This means that the image is not compressed by the forum software and this may be your issue.
Can you tell me:
What size jpegs (pixel dimensions) are you creating from your raw files ? Also what output sharpening are you using on those jpegs once you have created them.
I generally leave the input sharpening in Adobe Camera Raw at the default settings, and use the Unsharp Mask (USM) filter to sharpen up the jpeg.
Do not concern yourself with ppi settings unless you are creating a file to print. The ppi setting is irrelevant for screen viewing.
I've been using 1024 for horizontal images and 800 for verticals. I develop the Raw in Pentax DCU 5 (came with the 645Z) and sharpening is set to standard. I save that to 8 bit tif and open it in PSE 11 to process, resize, convert to jpeg, sharpen and save. Usually save from level 6 to 10, depending on the image.
I've tried different sharpening settings in PSE. Lately it has been 115% and 1 pixel, but I'm no processing expert, and welcome base sharpening recommendations. I did open a Flickr account to post to the Single In Challenge here af PentaxForums. Posting to Flickr requires more steps to get it here, but may be the route I go. I also have a 4-5 yr old copy of Gimp but it wasn't the easiest to use.
Thanks for the help everyone,
barondla