PREPARING IMAGES FOR DPI COMPETITIONS

For Photoshop 6 or later

• Open the image in Photoshop and flatten any layers

• Use File | Automate | Fit Image and type in the required maximum size of the image (Images should have a horizontal dimension not exceeding 1024 pixels, and a vertical dimension not exceeding 768 pixels).

• Use Image | Mode | Convert to Profile and convert the image to sRGB working space (Edit | Convert to Profile in Photoshop CS2/3/4)

• Use File | Save As to save the image to a different file name or folder in JPEG format with high quality (12 Maximum). Ensure that the check box next to "ICC Profile" is ticked (it should be showing sRGB).

For Photoshop Elements:

• Open the image in Photoshop Elements and flatten any layers (and for 16 bit images from Raw files, Image | Mode | 8 bits).

• Use Image | Resize | Image Size and ensure that the Resize (Bicubic)" and "Constrain Proportions" boxes are ticked, then ...

• Under "Pixel Dimensions" type 1024 into the width box showing the larger number of pixels. The other number will adjust accordingly. Click OK to complete the process.

• Earlier versions of Photoshop Elements do not have the facility to convert the image profile, so there is no equivalent in Elements to the third step in the Photoshop instructions. This is only relevant if your file is not sRGB. The function is present in later versions (including from version 5 onwards) - Image | Convert to Colour Profile | Apply sRGB.

• Use File | Save As to save the image to a different file name or folder in JPEG format with high quality (10 or greater). Ensure that the check box next to "ICC Profile" is ticked.
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