maximizing digial photo resolution

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Freddy B.

For years, I've been happy using PowerPoint 97 for photos
taken with a 1 MP digital camera. I just bought a 5 MP
camera. Now, when I insert a photo onto a PP slide, I
have to reduce it to a fraction of its size to fit on the
slide regardless of my monitor's resolution.

How can I get the most out of my now much higher photo
resolution using PP 97? (i.e. What's the point of having a
5 MP camera if you have to reduce the resolution
drastically for computer viewing?)

Should I resize using a graphics program first to the
limit possible on PP slides or should I just resize in
PP?

Do the more recent versions of PowerPoint provide for
higher resolution photos?

Should I resize the images to my monitor's highest
resolution setting (1280 x960) so that when launched in
full screen mode, I get the best quality possible?
(however, doing this, the photo is still much larger than
the slide provided in PP)

Thanks for any help,

Freddy B.
 
1) By cropped do you mean.....when you inserted the image...it was bigger
than your slide/page size?
If so....simple scale down the image, in powerpoint, using the "corner"
handles to keep it in proportion. You will not lose any quality by doing
this.

2) 1600x1200 is not the current maximum.....But it's certainly higher than
what most people (and projectors) run at. It's normally a case of more $
more Pixels!

Cheers
TAJ
 
1) By cropped do you mean.....when you inserted the
image...it was bigger
than your slide/page size?
Yes.

If so....simple scale down the image, in powerpoint, using the "corner"
handles to keep it in proportion. You will not lose any quality by doing
this.
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Thanks, this is what I wanted to know.
2) 1600x1200 is not the current maximum.....But it's certainly higher than
what most people (and projectors) run at. It's normally a case of more $
more Pixels!
Click to expand...

I see that my less-than-one-year-old monitor only supports
a max of 1280 x 960/1024. I'm still looking into whether
I would need a new graphics card or driver. I may splurge
in any event, because I only look at photos on the
computer - printing is not my preferred choice - and it's
a shame to have such a high-powered, high-cost camera
without reaping the true benefits. Thanks again, Taj.

Freddy B.
 
Fredric said:
I see that my less-than-one-year-old monitor only supports
a max of 1280 x 960/1024. I'm still looking into whether
I would need a new graphics card or driver. I may splurge
in any event, because I only look at photos on the
computer - printing is not my preferred choice - and it's
a shame to have such a high-powered, high-cost camera
without reaping the true benefits. Thanks again, Taj.
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Just remember what TAJ said about projectors, too. If the projector
can't project any higher than, say, 1280x1024, then more pixels in the
image won't help.
 
Kippers!
hehe. I knew that was coming. Too bad I can't think of a good fish pun right
now! <G>
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How 'bout:

As dumb fish puns go, this one's surely a kipper.
 
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