Dear members 

Please find below, details for submitting digital images for competition, when using Film Free Projection programme.  

1. Image Size (Landscape format)

Using your image software please select image re-size, you should see a dialog box appear, containing at least three fields with numbers, usually the two top boxes display the length by the height of the image in pixels.   Please ensure the constrain proportions and resample image boxes of this dialog box are ticked.  These are usually found at the base of the dialog box.

To adjust the numbers just highlight them or click in the boxes.

Adjust the image to 1024 pixels on the long side, if you have cropped the image before re-sizing please check the other dimension is not greater than 768 pixels after re-sizing.  If it is, you will need to adjust this, ie make the height number 768 pixels, the other dimension will adjust automatically probably to less than 1000 pixels, which is fine. 

The reason for re-sizing is to make sure the image is not greater in size than the projector can display (1024 pixels), also a smaller image is easier to email etc.

2. Image Size (Portrait format) 

As above select your image, re-size, adjust the height of the image to 768 pixels, the other dimension will probably drop down to less than 600 pixels which is fine.

Doing this will prevent the projector cropping part of the image when displayed in portrait mode.

3. Resolution

4. Format

Most importantly the image needs to be saved after re-sizing, please save as a jPEG only. Please save your files at large (10) or maximum quality setting, you will be prompted to choose this setting when selecting Save As.

It is also helpful to me when receiving your images that the filenames are also saved as a title followed by your name. e.g. WaterfallbyJohnSmith

5. Naming & Titles

Most of you are now aware of the new club software used to run the digital competitions.  It works very well displaying the images, it also has the capacity

to show titles and names of the photographers within it.  There is a quick and easy way for members to name and title their images before they are sent in for competition.

By using this method the software will automatically place the titles and photographers name into the program. When the competition is complete the programme will generate a score sheet, so it is important the titles and names of all the entrants are included.   

Please would you save your image title and name as follows.

As most of you probably use Windows operating systems, this is the quick and easy way to title and name your images to be recognised automatically by the software :-

1. Open my Documents or Pictures folder or where ever you have saved your images. 

2. Right click on the image, a dialog box should appear, choose properties - another box will appear with two tabs at the top, choose summary.

3. A box appears with fields for entering titles, author etc, select the appropriate one and type in your details, only two of them need any entries.

4. Click Apply after entering the details..thats it..nothing more needs to be done, you have now saved metadata to the file. 

5. Before sending your entries please check your images are the correct ones you wish to show, have been resized and saved as  jPEGs.

Lastly, please check name and title are saved as above.