Understanding Photo Resize and Crop Settings
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In RightBooth Settings for DSLR and GoPro cameras there are the following photo options:
In the image opposite we can see the default values provided by RightBooth. This article explains how to set these values for your preferred use. |
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When you use a DSLR or a GoPro camera for taking photos, you can choose a photo capture setting on the camera itself, using the camera menu.
For example, on a DSLR camera you can choose to take photos at some of the following resolutions:
These photo sizes can be very large when imported into RightBooth and they consume a lot of computer memory while they are being processed, especially when many photos are being included on a multi photo print layout. For example, if you set the camera to take photos at resolution L, each photo will occupy 53.7 Mb of RAM when loaded into RightBooth.
To help overcome possible problems with computer memory, RightBooth provides the following settings for reducing the size of photos.
Reduce photo size settings
When RightBooth instructs the camera to take a photo, the camera first takes the photo at the size that has been set on the camera menu (see above), then the photo file is transferred to the computer and RightBooth starts to process it.
The first process it will perform is to reduce the size of the photo to the values you have specified in the Reduce photo size settings.
Using the default values (above), RightBooth will reduce the photo size to 1500 x 1000 pixels, this is approximately 4.5 Mb, which is a much more manageable size.
IMPORTANT: Notice that 1500 x 1000 is an aspect ratio of 1.5:1, which is the same aspect ratio as the original photo taken by the camera. Notice that the S, M and L values all have aspect ratios of 1.5:1. So when reducing photos in RightBooth, it is important to make sure that the photo is reduced to the same aspect ratio as the original.
Crop photos
You then have the option of cropping the reduced photos. If you tick the Crop photos option, RightBooth will also apply a crop to the reduced photo size.
Again, using the default values, RightBooth will crop the resized (1500x1000) photo to 1000x1000 pixels, effectively creating a square photo.
So using the default crop values, the photos that appear in RightBooth will be square shaped of size 1000x1000 (3Mb). Note that cropping will remove some edges from the resized photo.
IMPORTANT: The crop values must be based upon the reduced photo size values, not the original photo size values on the camera.
For example, on a DSLR camera you can choose to take photos at some of the following resolutions:
- S - W = 2592 H = 1728 pixels
- M - W = 3456 H = 2304 pixels
- L - W = 5184 H = 3456 pixels
These photo sizes can be very large when imported into RightBooth and they consume a lot of computer memory while they are being processed, especially when many photos are being included on a multi photo print layout. For example, if you set the camera to take photos at resolution L, each photo will occupy 53.7 Mb of RAM when loaded into RightBooth.
To help overcome possible problems with computer memory, RightBooth provides the following settings for reducing the size of photos.
Reduce photo size settings
When RightBooth instructs the camera to take a photo, the camera first takes the photo at the size that has been set on the camera menu (see above), then the photo file is transferred to the computer and RightBooth starts to process it.
The first process it will perform is to reduce the size of the photo to the values you have specified in the Reduce photo size settings.
Using the default values (above), RightBooth will reduce the photo size to 1500 x 1000 pixels, this is approximately 4.5 Mb, which is a much more manageable size.
IMPORTANT: Notice that 1500 x 1000 is an aspect ratio of 1.5:1, which is the same aspect ratio as the original photo taken by the camera. Notice that the S, M and L values all have aspect ratios of 1.5:1. So when reducing photos in RightBooth, it is important to make sure that the photo is reduced to the same aspect ratio as the original.
Crop photos
You then have the option of cropping the reduced photos. If you tick the Crop photos option, RightBooth will also apply a crop to the reduced photo size.
Again, using the default values, RightBooth will crop the resized (1500x1000) photo to 1000x1000 pixels, effectively creating a square photo.
So using the default crop values, the photos that appear in RightBooth will be square shaped of size 1000x1000 (3Mb). Note that cropping will remove some edges from the resized photo.
IMPORTANT: The crop values must be based upon the reduced photo size values, not the original photo size values on the camera.
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Example 1
The photos in RightBooth will be 1800 x 1200 pixels (1.5:1 aspect) |
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Example 2
The photo are reduced to 1800 x 1200 pixels (1.5:1 aspect) and then cropped to be 672 x 1200 pixels (9:16 aspect) portrait shaped in RightBooth. |
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