In what order to you perform steps in editing to maximize quality?

I have recently discovered that my photographs are not being saved in 300ppi, suitable for large prints.
I would like to know at what point people are increasing their resolution to accomodate large prints.
If I resize my image first thing each editing step takes FOREVER to process! Does it make sense to
perform edits THEN resize the image? What size do you recommend resizing too (inches/resolution)
to ensure good quality of family type portraits? Help would be VERY VERY VERY appreciated!
Thanks!

2592x3888
is one that I am working on now.
I'm getting the ppi information from reading I've done regarding print quality, as well as information from the print house that I use. They request at least 300ppi. I realize this does not have an affect on the image generated on the computer monitor, just the physical print. Correct?

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I usually do:
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This is my order if needed. If I need Highlights/Shadows I will squeeze it in, then deselect it.
This works best/fastest for me.
Cheers.
Message was edited by: Pehpsi

I absolutely agree. I crop first, otherwise you're adjusting exposure, color, etc. using information that may well be discarded when you crop. Sharpen should always be last, after you've done all your tinkering.

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What is Reconciliation ? and how to perform step by step?

Hi Rajasekhar MP
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> What is Reconciliation ? and how to perform step by
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My brand new iMac was running 10.6.6 when I got it last week, I need to do a lot of software updates.
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And I get tired of posters stating that nonsense. What on earth has Permissions to do with viruses??
For those who prefer facts to opinions:
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What does repairing permissions do?
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(In Mac OS X 10.3 and later, repairing permissions also performs one other, unrelated, task: If the invisible /tmp symbolic link—which is linked to the /private/tmp directory—is missing, the link will be recreated.)
Why is it necessary to repair permissions?
If permissions on particular files are “incorrect”—i.e., not what Mac OS X expects them to be or not what they need to be for your Mac’s normal operation—you can experience problems when the operating system tries to access or modify those files. For example, you may have trouble logging in to your account, printing, launching applications, or even starting up your Mac. Similarly, if an application—from Apple or a third-party developer—needs access to a particular file or folder to function, and the permissions on that item have changed in a way that prevents such access, the application may not function properly (or at all). The Repair Disk Permissions function can fix such problems by ensuring that certain files have the correct permissions.
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Apple does, quite explicitly:
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I use normal bubble sort and method Array.sort() to sort some given data of an Array and then count the time.But Array.sort() method takes more time then normal bubble sort.
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/Kaj

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Hello all. I've had to resample images up a bit on occasion for use at larger sizes (i.e. placement in Illustartor or INDesign at a larger size) and have done that with good results. However, I have a different situation now.
I have an image that is 300 dpi. I am working on a huge display in InDesign, and I've had to place this image at 392%, which gives me an effective dpi of 76.
The display company I'm working with wants the image placed at 100%, but needs only 100 effective dpi due to the nature of their technology.
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They don't CARE about the pixel dimensions.
From the point of view of the display printing company... it's not their responsibility to scold customers for sending poor images. They receive images at all levels of quality, I'm sure.
And I don't have time, responsibility or inclination to protect them by creating sample images and pointing out that their guidelines don't cover the gamut of crappy images that their customers may send. And no, I am not the one who chose this display printing company. I am helping out someone in a different department of our own company. She choses who prints their displays.
The request I received was to take the images I've been given (and the "standards" under which those images were taken are also completely out of my control, so please don't go there) and make them look as good as possible while sending images within the specifications the display print company HAS set. I DO care about pixel size; however, I didn't know the best way to get to what they need with minimal degradation to existing picture quality.
Sigh. Never mind. I'll figure it out the best way to get a 300 ppi image placed at 392% in InDesign downsized to 100 ppi and placed in InDesign at 100%. It's late on a Friday, I'm covering for several people, and I thought someone might already have encountered such a scenario.
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