Image quality
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I go to a great deal of trouble to fine tune my images in Photoshop CS4 Extended prior to uploading. I resize to 72 dpi / 468 width which the digg format seems to like, use smart sharpen save as a png and upload. The WP “crunching” process consistently degrades what I build in to the images. I post weekly to my blog: http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/ and to this site: http://www.corndancer.com/joephoto/photohome.html in this case, both shots of the waterfall are from the same shoot, different angles and processed similarly. The shot on the site retains what I built in and it is lost on WP. What am I doing wrong and is there a better way? I am a professional photographer and while not a guru, I am more or less at the expert level with Photoshop.
Thanks,
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Joe,
Why are you using PNG files for photographs? I believe that’s part of your problem (though there may be more to it than that).
Jpeg format is usually best for photographs.
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nb the other issue is that on some images there’s a 1-pixel difference between the original you uploaded and the size WordPress is displaying. That difference forces WP to create a resized version, which affects clarity.
Your original images are still there. WordPress will use them when there’s no reason for it to resize.
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I’m no expert, but these threads might give you some answers:
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/loss-of-image-quality?replies=3
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/optimizing-destroys-image-quality?replies=3
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@Joe
TheSacredPath wrote an excellent set of posts on image management. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2008/04/22/image-editing-and-preparation-tips-part-1/
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