Not as sharp

On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 21:49:14 -0700 (PDT), RDOC
wrote:

Photoshop CS4
If I have a photo in PS CS4 that looks good on my monitor and I print it I have a photo that prints as sharp as it was on my monitor and I am happy with it. However I printed it as a psd file since that is what I am viewing it as on the monitor. Now if I save if as a jpeg and down size it with Microsoft resizer and than email it to anyone or myself it loses some of it sharpness. How do I prevent this loss of sharpness or correct for it since I want to enter this photo in a camera club competition?

My guess is that you have Adobe RGB (1998) set (Edit>Color Settings). Changing that to sRGB IEC61966-2.1 will make what you see on the monitor and what you see on a print be closer to the same thing.

This has nothing to do with "sharpness", but the effect of a slight flatness in color gives the appearance of a photo that is less sharp in detail.

—
Tony Cooper – Orlando, Florida

On Sep 10, 1:34 am, tony cooper wrote:

On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 21:49:14 -0700 (PDT), RDOC
wrote:

Photoshop CS4
If I have a photo in PS CS4 that looks good on my monitor and I print it I have a photo that prints as sharp as it was on my monitor and I am happy with it. However I printed it as a psd file since that is what I am viewing it as on the monitor. Now if I save if as a jpeg and down size it with Microsoft resizer and than email it to anyone or myself it loses some of it sharpness. How do I prevent this loss of sharpness or correct for it since I want to enter this photo in a camera club competition?

My guess is that you have Adobe RGB (1998) set (Edit>Color Settings). Changing that to sRGB IEC61966-2.1 will make what you see on the monitor and what you see on a print be closer to the same thing.
This has nothing to do with "sharpness", but the effect of a slight flatness in color gives the appearance of a photo that is less sharp in detail.

—
Tony Cooper – Orlando, Florida

Ok you are right, now if I do that what Color Mode do I set my Nikon D80 to in the Shooting Menu. I have three choices: Ia Ia(sRGB) , II II (AdobeRGB), IIIa IIIa(sRGB).
The default is 1a which is for Portraits without doing any manipulation and IIIa is for Landscapes without doing any manipulation. The AdobeRGB is when you do manipulations and I take all my photos into CS4 and do at least minor work on them to improve them the best I can, with a medium experience level. So what do you suggest I set the Color mode on the camera at? Thanks your help is appreciated.

RDOC found these unused words:

On Sep 10, 1:34 am, tony cooper wrote:

On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 21:49:14 -0700 (PDT), RDOC
wrote:

Photoshop CS4
If I have a photo in PS CS4 that looks good on my monitor and I print it I have a photo that prints as sharp as it was on my monitor and I am happy with it. However I printed it as a psd file since that is what I am viewing it as on the monitor. Now if I save if as a jpeg and down size it with Microsoft resizer and than email it to anyone or myself it loses some of it sharpness. How do I prevent this loss of sharpness or correct for it since I want to enter this photo in a camera club competition?

Why on earth are you saving as a jpeg and THEN ‘downsizing’ with a piece of junk software [MS resizer]?

Use the image size tool in PHOTOSHOP, then Save As, with 9 or higher quality setting, as your emailing jpeg.

On Sep 10, 10:15 am, Sir F. A. Rien wrote:

RDOC found these unused words:

On Sep 10, 1:34 am, tony cooper wrote:

On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 21:49:14 -0700 (PDT), RDOC
wrote:

Photoshop CS4
If I have a photo in PS CS4 that looks good on my monitor and I print it I have a photo that prints as sharp as it was on my monitor and I am happy with it. However I printed it as a psd file since that is what I am viewing it as on the monitor. Now if I save if as a jpeg and down size it with Microsoft resizer and than email it to anyone or myself it loses some of it sharpness. How do I prevent this loss of sharpness or correct for it since I want to enter this photo in a camera club competition?

Why on earth are you saving as a jpeg and THEN ‘downsizing’ with a piece of junk software [MS resizer]?

Use the image size tool in PHOTOSHOP, then Save As, with 9 or higher quality setting, as your emailing jpeg.

Ok I can try that.

On Sep 10, 10:15 am, Sir F. A. Rien wrote:

RDOC found these unused words:

On Sep 10, 1:34 am, tony cooper wrote:

On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 21:49:14 -0700 (PDT), RDOC
wrote:

Photoshop CS4
If I have a photo in PS CS4 that looks good on my monitor and I print it I have a photo that prints as sharp as it was on my monitor and I am happy with it. However I printed it as a psd file since that is what I am viewing it as on the monitor. Now if I save if as a jpeg and down size it with Microsoft resizer and than email it to anyone or myself it loses some of it sharpness. How do I prevent this loss of sharpness or correct for it since I want to enter this photo in a camera club competition?

Why on earth are you saving as a jpeg and THEN ‘downsizing’ with a piece of junk software [MS resizer]?

Use the image size tool in PHOTOSHOP, then Save As, with 9 or higher quality setting, as your emailing jpeg.

Yes that made a big difference.

RDOC wrote:

Photoshop CS4
If I have a photo in PS CS4 that looks good on my monitor and I print it I have a photo that prints as sharp as it was on my monitor and I am happy with it. However I printed it as a psd file since that is what I am viewing it as on the monitor. Now if I save if as a jpeg and down size it with Microsoft resizer and than email it to anyone or myself it loses some of it sharpness. How do I prevent this loss of sharpness or correct for it since I want to enter this photo in a camera club competition?

How to have the lowest quality to be as best as the highest quality? this is a very hard question to answer, so I would suggest to try to SAVE as HIGHEST QUALITY see if it helps.

Sir F. A. Rien wrote:

RDOC found these unused words:

On Sep 10, 1:34 am, tony cooper wrote:

On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 21:49:14 -0700 (PDT), RDOC
wrote:

Photoshop CS4
If I have a photo in PS CS4 that looks good on my monitor and I print it I have a photo that prints as sharp as it was on my monitor and I am happy with it. However I printed it as a psd file since that is what I am viewing it as on the monitor. Now if I save if as a jpeg and down size it with Microsoft resizer and than email it to anyone or myself it loses some of it sharpness. How do I prevent this loss of sharpness or correct for it since I want to enter this photo in a camera club competition?

Why on earth are you saving as a jpeg and THEN ‘downsizing’ with a piece of junk software [MS resizer]?

Use the image size tool in PHOTOSHOP, then Save As, with 9 or higher quality setting, as your emailing jpeg.

For printing or keeping I won’t save anything lesser than 12

RDOC wrote:

On Sep 10, 10:15 am, Sir F. A. Rien wrote:

RDOC found these unused words:

On Sep 10, 1:34 am, tony cooper wrote:

On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 21:49:14 -0700 (PDT), RDOC
wrote:

Photoshop CS4
If I have a photo in PS CS4 that looks good on my monitor and I print it I have a photo that prints as sharp as it was on my monitor and I am happy with it. However I printed it as a psd file since that is what I am viewing it as on the monitor. Now if I save if as a jpeg and down size it with Microsoft resizer and than email it to anyone or myself it loses some of it sharpness. How do I prevent this loss of sharpness or correct for it since I want to enter this photo in a camera club competition?

Why on earth are you saving as a jpeg and THEN ‘downsizing’ with a piece of junk software [MS resizer]?

Use the image size tool in PHOTOSHOP, then Save As, with 9 or higher quality setting, as your emailing jpeg.

Yes that made a big difference.

Now try 12, and it will make some difference especially when you print to larger size. And don’t worry about the color mode unless you want to diaply on web the sRGB is the best choice for web displaying.

On Sep 10, 8:50 pm, Joel wrote:

RDOC wrote:

On Sep 10, 10:15 am, Sir F. A. Rien wrote:

RDOC found these unused words:

On Sep 10, 1:34 am, tony cooper wrote:

On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 21:49:14 -0700 (PDT), RDOC
wrote:

Photoshop CS4
If I have a photo in PS CS4 that looks good on my monitor and I print it I have a photo that prints as sharp as it was on my monitor and I am happy with it. However I printed it as a psd file since that is what I am viewing it as on the monitor. Now if I save if as a jpeg and down size it with Microsoft resizer and than email it to anyone or myself it loses some of it sharpness. How do I prevent this loss of sharpness or correct for it since I want to enter this photo in a camera club competition?

Why on earth are you saving as a jpeg and THEN ‘downsizing’ with a piece of junk software [MS resizer]?

Use the image size tool in PHOTOSHOP, then Save As, with 9 or higher quality setting, as your emailing jpeg.

Yes that made a big difference.

Now try 12, and it will make some difference especially when you print to larger size. And don’t worry about the color mode unless you want to diaply on web the sRGB is the best choice for web displaying.

I always use 12, thanks.

RDOC wrote:

On Sep 10, 8:50 pm, Joel wrote:

RDOC wrote:

On Sep 10, 10:15 am, Sir F. A. Rien wrote:

RDOC found these unused words:

On Sep 10, 1:34 am, tony cooper wrote:

On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 21:49:14 -0700 (PDT), RDOC
wrote:

Photoshop CS4
If I have a photo in PS CS4 that looks good on my monitor and I print it I have a photo that prints as sharp as it was on my monitor and I am happy with it. However I printed it as a psd file since that is what I am viewing it as on the monitor. Now if I save if as a jpeg and down size it with Microsoft resizer and than email it to anyone or myself it loses some of it sharpness. How do I prevent this loss of sharpness or correct for it since I want to enter this photo in a camera club competition?

Why on earth are you saving as a jpeg and THEN ‘downsizing’ with a piece of junk software [MS resizer]?

Use the image size tool in PHOTOSHOP, then Save As, with 9 or higher quality setting, as your emailing jpeg.

Yes that made a big difference.

Now try 12, and it will make some difference especially when you print to larger size. And don’t worry about the color mode unless you want to diaply on web the sRGB is the best choice for web displaying.

I always use 12, thanks.

Then something is very wrong at your end.