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Re: [AGA SC] New AGA Pamphlet
Hey I said I hated it in front of everyone at the banquet.<g>
Karen
----- Original Message -----
From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA SC] New AGA Pamphlet
> Well, let's ignore the fact that I'm at home using a diff
> monitor and printer. But the second one seems easier to
> read.
>
> Flowers are diff color for some reason on the little TAG
> cover.
>
> I think the Hofteizer tank is a gothic construction and I
> don't mean that in a nice way. Bilateral symmetry, no eye
> movement, dead center target. Sorry folks. I've held my
> tongue since Nov but I just can't do it anymore. Not when I
> have to look at it for another 2 years.
>
> But the pamphlet cooks otherwise.
>
> sh
>
> --- Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@wilstream.com> wrote:
> > 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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