(Revision 2 – 12/22/06)

 

 

1)     Select Image > Image Size from the menu, clear the Resample checkbox, and set the output resolution to 100 dpi and click OK.  Make sure there is a check mark in the “Constrain Proportions” check box.  Make sure there is a check mark in the “Resample Image” check box.  For “Pixel Dimensions”, set the value for the larger dimension to be ‘768’ or less.  The value for the smaller dimension should automatically change to the proper proportion.

 

 

Click on “OK.”

 

Please NOTE the following when setting the image size in PhotoShop:

1.  The first step must be setting the resolution to “100 pixels/inch.”  Tim Grey said on 11/30/04:

 

"The resolution depends upon the digital projector you'll be using. The actual dpi resolution doesn't truly matter since we're just talking about pixel dimensions and the pixels on the projector are of a fixed size. However, PowerPoint doesn't size the images properly unless you have them at an appropriate dpi resolution.”

 

2.  Set the longest dimension to ‘768 pixels.’  The other dimension will be 768 or less – and probably will be somewhere around 512.  (A person could have a square image:  768 x 768, which is legal.)  If you do this in reverse order, the pixel dimension will change resulting in the wrong image size.

You will then need to set the sRGB Color Space:

 

Select Image > Mode > Convert to Profile, set the profile to sRGB, and click OK.

 

 

Name and save your file using the following format:

 

Division – Class – Club – Last Name First Name – Title of File – JPG

No hyphens or underscores are allowed except if needed in the image title:

 

CG BE WOC Smith Joseph Black-capped Chickadee.jpg

 

Division Abbreviations:        MG – Monochrome General

                                                CG – Color General
                                                CC – Color Creative
                                                NA – Nature

 

Class Abbreviations:            BE – Beginner

                                                AD – Advanced

                                                SA – Salon

                                                ST – Star

                                                GA – Galaxy

 

Club Abbreviations:              GPC – Grosse Pointe

                                                LCC – Livonia

                                                MCC – Motor City

                                                OCC – Oakwood

                                                TPG – Photo Guild

                                                PPS – Pontiac

                                                SCC – Shutterbug

                                                TCC – Toledo

                                                WOC – West Oakland

                                                WCC – Windsor

 

Last Name – First Name:     Smith Joe

Please - no middle initials and be consistent – do not use Joe  Smith one time and then Joseph Smith another.  Choose either Joe or Joseph.

 

Title of File:                                        The file name can use hyphens if necessary, for instance,

Black-capped Chickadee.  Do NOT use any symbols or special characters, including “#” or “/” or “\” or any others in your file name.  There are a lot of “/” used for dates in slide names and “#” used for #1, #2, #3, etc.  However, since the PC and the web server use these “symbols” to signify a subdirectory and the “#” will definitely cause the web server to truncate file names at the “#” sign, you will have to find another way of naming your files.  Instead of Blue Bird #1 – make it Blue Bird 1.   If the maker uses a date in their file, perhaps 093005 or 09302005 would work for 9/30/05. 

 

                                                            Use only spaces between your words in your file name:

 

                                                MG BE WOC Smith Joseph Black-capped Chickadee.jpg

                                                CG BE MCC Smythe Dennis Blue Bird 1.jpg

 

Save the image as a JPEG File Format with a quality setting of 10 or 12 – whichever is available – and each file should not exceed 400 KB.

 

 

 

As the Digital Projection Director of your club, you will be responsible for sending files in the correct format.  If they are not correct, they will not be used; therefore, you will need to open each one and check that it is sized properly.  You will also need to check the maker’s name, be sure everything is spelled correctly with the proper formatting before emailing to the GDCCC Digital Projection Director.   Please note:  Only the Digital Projection Director of each club may send files – not each club member – to the GDC DPD Director.

 

Email your files to the GDCCC DPD Director at dpd@gdccc.org,   Each club can send 9 Monochrome General, 9 Color General, 9 Color Creative and 9 Nature images per competition.  However, only one Joseph Smith can be entered into each group of nine per competition. 

 

When emailing your files, use the subject line as:

 

DPD Competition – Your Club Name – Date of Competition

 

All entries must be emailed to dpd@gdccc.org no later than midnight on the deadline date posted on the InterClub Competition Schedgule before the competition along with a note advising the GDC Digital Projection Director how many files of each division are attached.  The GDC Digital Projection Director will in turn email each club director confirming the number of files received for each GDCCC Digital Projection competition.

 

 

See “Attachment 4 - “Official Scheduled Interclub Digital Projection Competition Rules” for more information on Rules.