How to post images to the forum.

[ggroess]

Everyone,

• Please remember to re-size your images to fit under the 200kb limit per image. 
  You can have up to 500kb per post but no more than 200kb per attached image. 
  If your images are small you can attach up to 8 of them.
  



• If you are new to image re-sizing you can use the PS or PSE "save for web" command under the "file" menu to help you re-size the image.  You might want to keep the overall image size to 1024X1024 as upper limits for both horizontal and vertical sizes.  Just set the quality value to give you an Image that is less than 200kb.



• To attach the image to your posting click on the "+ Additional Options" link and select the file using the browse button. See greg1.jpg.



• You might want to look into a freeware printscreen program.  I use Gadwin Printscreen

http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/ version 4.3 is free. This will help you capture screens that include the curves windows and to help us work with you on your images.

You can save a curve file as an .ACV file.  These files are able to be attached to an e-mail or posting to the forum and allow us to help figure out problems.  These are optional files and not required.  We may ask for one if we are having trouble getting to thebottom of a problem in an image.  To save a curve file you need to click on the save button.  This will open the Save as Dialog box. See greg2.jpg.  Name your file and save it to the desktop if you like.  You can then attach it just like a image file as described above.

Please ask questions...We really want to help you understand how to use the CM plug in.

Greg

[mikemeister_admin]

Hi Greg

Beginners teething problems: am using gadwin to print the screen, but the file is 5MB. How do I reduce it? Thanks

[ggroess]

There are options in Gadwin to reduce the size.  Check the "destination" tab in Gadwin for your specific printer and file output options. 

I tend to scale them down a bit and keep the size under 1024 on any side.
Make sure you are not scaling the image up.  that can happen just as easily.

Sometimes when I grab a whole screen I have to use PS or PSE to resize after the fact.  usually if you use the rectangular selection tool and only clip the parts you want you get much smaller files.

[mikemeister_admin]

Thanks