Picture Size

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Running Win98se and PowerPoint 2000. I have a number of .tiff images that
were created so that I can print poster boards that are 13"X19". If I bring
them into Photoshop to resize they are shown as;

3900X5700 Pixels
13X19 Inches
300 Resolution

What is the best size to reduce them for a PowerPoint presentation. If I
reduce the pixels to around 1024X768 the image on the poster shrinks down to
around 3"X2" Which is too small.

Also, I have .jpeg images that are taken with a 5.0 megapixcel digital
camera, the images are 2560X1920. Can these simply be reduced in Photoshop
by changing the pixel size and what is the recommended size.

Many Thanks!!!

TK.
 
Also, after resizing should the images be saved back as .tiffs or .jpegs.

Thanks!!!

TK.
 
If you are going to have to adjust the size of the pictures why not just
click and drag the pictures in PowerPoint until they are the right size.
That way you don't change your original that you may wish to keep as is.
 
That does work, but it also contributes to an inflated presentation file
size which can impact performance and can complicate the task of
distributing the presentation to other users or systems.
 
Will give that a try.

Thanks!!!

TK.


Darrell said:
If you are going to have to adjust the size of the pictures why not just
click and drag the pictures in PowerPoint until they are the right size.
That way you don't change your original that you may wish to keep as is.

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Running Win98se and PowerPoint 2000. I have a number of .tiff images that
were created so that I can print poster boards that are 13"X19". If I bring
them into Photoshop to resize they are shown as;

3900X5700 Pixels
13X19 Inches
300 Resolution

What is the best size to reduce them for a PowerPoint presentation. If I
reduce the pixels to around 1024X768 the image on the poster shrinks down to
around 3"X2" Which is too small.
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Not too small for PowerPoint. The inches and DPI stuff are misleading. Ignore
them. If your system runs at 1024 by 768, then 1024 pixels wide should be
fine. Of course you'll want to save to a new image file and keep your
originals untouched. I'd save to PNG.
Also, I have .jpeg images that are taken with a 5.0 megapixcel digital
camera, the images are 2560X1920. Can these simply be reduced in Photoshop
by changing the pixel size and what is the recommended size.
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Yes, and again size them to match the video display of the computer you'll use
to present the presentation.
 
If you are going to have to adjust the size of the pictures why not just
click and drag the pictures in PowerPoint until they are the right size.
That way you don't change your original that you may wish to keep as is.
Click to expand...

Apart from what Sonia mentioned about file size, whatever you do in PowerPoint
happens to a copy of the image stored IN the ppt file. It has no effect on
your original image.

If you were planning on storing your originals in PowerPoint rather than in
external files, I'd rethink that plan right quick. That'd be a bad idea.
 
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