Re: [AGA SC] New AGA Pamphlet

["Karen Randall" <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>]

Definitely easier to read, even printed out, and doesn't noticeably lose
character.  James's photo looks better.  My first impression when I saw it
was "Ackkk!  I HATE that tank."  But when I THINK about it more, rather than
just react, from a design perspective, the color works better than a greener
tank in that position.  Also, many newer aquatic gardeners are in the "WHY
can't I grow red plants" phase, and it has draw from that perspective.  I
still hate the tank, but I think it's appropriate in this setting.  For some
reason, when I printed it out this time, the flower on the TAG cover, (and
also the white print) came out tinted green.  Don't know if that's an
artifact of the printing, or if you changed something.

Still haven't had a chance to proof the text, and now we're leaving for the
Science Museum in half an hour!  I'll try tonight.

Oh, and I loved the "Texas snow storm" pix!<g>

Karen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cheryl Rogers" <cheryl@wilstream.com>
To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA SC] New AGA Pamphlet


> How about this one? (Eye doctor: Which is better, one or two?)
>
> http://www.rightstuffwebsites.com/AGABrochure25.pdf
>
> Cheryl
>
> Erik Olson wrote:
>
> > Aaah, not again with the whole dpi thing...shades of Mary McCaw era.
OK,
> > one more time:
> >
> > Always ignore DPI on any raw images, just look for ones with highest
> > numbers of pixels.  Remember that the "dpi" field is just a tag on the
> > image in order to convert between its actual resolution (pixels) and
> > printing size.  In Photoshop, you can change the dpi in the "Image Size"
> > menu all you want without changing the actual image itself (when the
> > "Rescale Image" checkbox is left unchecked).  A 300 dpi 1"x1" image
> > becomes a 150 dpi 2"x2" image.  Or even a 75 dpi 4"x4".  It's the same
> > image.  Scanners usually set the dpi based on the original scan, so if
it
> > was a 4x5" print at 300 dpi, then these are the values in the image.
When
> > I scan a negative, it's 4000 dpi, but the image size is about 1x1.5
> > inches.  Digital camera images often set the dpi flag arbitrarily, so it
> > might be 300, 72, whatever.
> >
> > If someone gives you me a raw image, the first thing I do is go into
that
> > menu (making sure the "rescale" box is unchecked), and change the dpi to
> > 300.  This gives me an idea of how big the image can be printed.
> >
> > I don't have the disks with me, so I can't say about Kenneth Cheng's
> > picture, but I do remember it being very good resolution, enough to use
as
> > the cover art for the CD.  Hofteizer's was not that great, but should be
> > fine as an insert.  Now, if you're saying the cover was "72 dpi reduced
> > 75%"... this either means you made it 3/4 the original size, meaning
it's
> > now about 96 dpi, or you're saying it's 1/4 the original size, or 288
dpi.
> > If it's the former, then I definitely would give it a 2-3 pixel blur to
> > get out the pixelation.  I just despise those pixellated images... oh
they
> > drive me nuts when I see one in a pro magazine.
> >
> > I found the text hard to read against the background on my screen too.
> > Often this doesn't translate into print well, so I would go with how it
> > looks on paper.
> >
> >   - Erik
> >
> > On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Cheryl Rogers wrote:
> >
> >
> >>
> >>S. Hieber wrote:
> >>
> >>>It's beautiful.
> >>>
> >>>I have three questions -- none of them biggies:
> >>>
> >>>The 1st page seems a bit hard to read on my computer. Will
> >>>it be easier to read on paper?
> >>
> >>I didn't find it difficult to read, but I can fade/blur the background
> >>photo more.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Should the reference to  "article by Takashi Amano" be
> >>>"series of aquascaping articles by Takashi Amano"?
> >>
> >>Ok.
> >>
> >>
> >>>Is that the best tank pic we have; the one we want to use
> >>>for the next couple of years?
> >>
> >>It's the one that I found right before I ran out of patience looking.
> >>:-) It's a large enough photo to cover the page. It is 72 dpi, reduced
> >>about 75%, so it will be pixilated. I can blur it so you don't notice
> >>it, but I don't know what else to do. All the contest photos that were
> >>large enough were 72 dpi.
> >>
> >>Erik?
> >>
> >>Cheryl
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
> -- 
> Cheryl Rogers, Membership
> Aquatic Gardeners Association
> http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org
>
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