RE: Submitting work on CD.

And quite possibly, look at it on several different monitors. Even with all
the great calibrations tools out there, it does hurt to get a cross
sectional view for a large distribution or at the very least include a link
to an on line instruction for monitor adjustments.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Fulton [mailto:jefulton1@comcast.net]
> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 4:49 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Submitting work on CD.
>
> Once again I'm going off the top of my head . . . . .
>
> . . . but, if you lower the dpi and scale of an image and save it as
> a JPEG, say all imagery is about 144 dpi and 7x5 (approx), you can then
> grab that under <automate> in Photoshop CS and that will build a file
> quickly. Include Adobe Reader on the CD and anyone can see your work.
> The PDF file sizes can grow for sure so one should first shrink a file,
> then PDF it and look at it to see if it satisfied one. Then if it does
> not, increase the resolution or shrink it again.
> Jack Fulton
>
>
>
> On Feb 27, 2005, at 2:07 PM, Ryuji Suzuki wrote:
>
> > This is a continuation of a thread more than a month ago, but I'm
> > wondering how many people actually tried to use PDF as a way to
> > submit/present/catalog/disseminate/whatever photographic work. I've
> > tried something myself, and like to compare notes with others who
> > tried it. I can't seem to find much on this topic on the web...
> >
> > It's very convenient that I can carry my PDF portfolio in a memory
> > stick, and have a copy on the web... Also, I can embed images in
> > slightly larger sizes in the PDF file, and let the PDF viewer adjust
> > the image size to the screen size/resolution by reduction for best
> > results, so that I don't have to assume the monitor resolutions,
> > window sizes, etc., which would be a source of headache in HTML/JPEG
> > presentation. The price is that one PDF containing 30 images of
> > slightly larger-than-normal sizes would take up some 10 MB. Though
> > downloading the file may take a minute with a DSL, cable or other
> > faster connections, the rest of the navigation is fast and easy.
> >
> > --
> > Ryuji Suzuki
> > "Well, believing is all right, just don't let the wrong people know
> > what it's all about." (Bob Dylan, Need a Woman, 1982)
> >
> > From: Phillip Murphy <pmurf@bellsouth.net>
> > Subject: Re: Submitting work on CD.
> > Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 12:07:49 -0600
> >
> >> PDF is a very good choice. You can simply layout your
> >> images and type in Photoshop and "save as" a photoshop pdf.
> >> Acrobat Reader has no problem reading photoshop pdfs.
> >>
> >> Although Acrobat Reader is ubiquitous, I would include a copy
> >> on the CD for the user to load on their computer if needed.
> >> Adobe will grant you free licensing to do so.
> >>
> >> http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/distribute.html
> >>
> >> Since you want to keep things simple, you may want to
> >> try using FlashPaper, especially if you embed the FlashPaper
> >> in an HTML document. Flash has approx. a 96% saturation
> >> in the browser world so universal viewing is likely.
> >> FlashPaper doesn't have all the bells and whistles like
> >> PDF's, however, it works for most situation where you
> >> need to present a document or image as it's original design
> >> intended.
> >>
> >> http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashpaper/
> >>
> >> all the best,
> >>
> >> Phillip
> >>
> >>
> >> Ryuji Suzuki wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> If PDF is acceptable I'd go with PDF.
> >>>
> >>> There are many free softwares that can create as well as view PDF
> >>> files. So there are a number of ways to do this without paying for
> >>> Adobe products. I routinely make scientific presentations using
> >>> pdflatex and ppower4, which makes PDF files that open in full screen
> >>> mode by default. Put it into an USB memory stick and I never had a
> >>> problem with power point glitches. Plus these files are also
> >>> printable
> >>> as-is in virtually any platform.
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
> John Adams
Received on Sun Feb 27 17:00:53 2005