Just wanted to point out- A LOT of people who come to me to tell me Legacy messed up printing their photos in their reports- often their choice of paper to print the photos on are a factor. Understandably- a lot of people will choose the thinnest, cheapest paper because it is more economical- but the ink runs. I have two papers I use, bright white for everyday printing, and double-sided photo paper for Legacy printing. If you have an Epson printer, I don't think it necessary to match Epson paper with Epson printers, just a paper you personally like and are happy with the results. Ask your store for paper samples, and try different brands out.
Thanks. Robert On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 9:30 AM, David C Abernathy <[email protected]> wrote: > > I keep all of my photos within any Family tree program do to about a ¼ of a > page and under 200KB. This is the same for any webpage, email, presentation > or word processor. They do not need to any larger and will make the files > much smaller when they (the photos) are embedded. > > > > I do all of my editing in a photo editing program and then insert that copy > into the file using the different programs. > > > > Remember that MOST printers print at 100 dot per inch. > > > > Thanks, > David C Abernathy > Email disclaimers > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com > == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == > > > > From: ChuckH44 . [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 8:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LegacyUG] Picture Size > > > > Hi Robert, thanks for the reply. > > But what I was asking about was the editing process of the photos before I > put them into Legacy. Is there a best physical size such as 2” x 3” for > example, to shoot for as a standard during the photo editing outside Legacy? > > Same question for photo resolution? > > I’m just trying to get a better understanding of how Legacy handles the > pictures. I realize that it will probably use compression of some sort on the > photo in sizing it for the Legacy picture box options. > > In playing around with Legacy in the area that you described as far as the > optional sizes in the reports, I had mixed results as far as picture quality. > As an example, throwing in an 8x10, 300 dpi original really didn’t look very > good as far as photo quality for the report set at the large format. Medium > was a better, with small as the best visually. > > So that is why I was asking what you folks that have used Legacy for some > time might have found as the optimum size for your photo editing in prepping > them for Legacy. > > Thanks, > > Chuck > > > >> Robert E. Carneal > >> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:24:06 -0700 > > >> I would print a few pages of photos at different sizes, and view them. > >> From those, decide on a size you can be very happy with, and stick to > >> that. > > >> Personally, I opt for no more than six photos per page. I don't want > >> my photos so small my viewers can't see it. At the same time, I don't > >> want my photos so big it can't print on a single page either. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
