Layer image size independent of Background?

Is it possible to change the image size in Layer 1 independently of the Background image?

If simply scaling a Layer with Edit > Transform > … is not enough then maybe you should explain what you mean in more detail.

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What size should my background layer image be for web?

I'm doing a logo design for someone I know and he wants it placed ontop of a steel texture background. I've sourced out a good quality image but despite my diligence in trying to understand how image size and resolution works, I can't seem to grasp what I need to do with it. I've watched countless videos, but it must be a problem with the ol' brain in the head I have.
This is most likely (at least for now) just for web. My main focus is just getting this right so that it looks crisp and sharp on screen.
The image I have is 1024 x 1384 pixels 72dpi. So 14.2 inches wide by 19.2 inches high.
Do I need to change this at all? I will be cropping the image, but I'm worried that I will make it too small and therefore it will need to be enlarged and I might encounter some blurring.
Should I enlarge it? I heard this isn't the most ideal thing.
72dpi is as high as the resolution needs to be for screen images, but is there any advantage in bumping that up? Why couldn't I just make it 300dpi for the heck of it?
Do I need to pay attention to inches, or is that just good guide for when you are printing something?
I'm honestly just trying to get my head around it all so that in the future I don't have to spend so much time figuring out what I need to do. Everything I read and any help is greatly appreciated.

Bayne86 wrote:
Ok be prepared for a dumb question...
If you're telling me to forget dpi/ppi when working with screens, how come you then say to think in terms of pixels for screens and to double the resolution for retina screens? I'm obviously a bit confused about the terminology here..
With screen based design work, design with pixels in mind. So if you design for a website that is 1140px in width, then that is your base target width. With retina screens the screen resolution is effectively doubled up, but the relative size of elements show on such a screen is ideally the same as if you would be working on a screen with half the resolution.
Example iPad:
old iPad: 1024x768px.
new iPad retina: twice that: 2048*1536.
Your logo would be rendered at the same size on both screens. Let's say at 800X400 on the older screen. Because the retina screen behaves like a 1024x768 screen in rendering all elements, but effectively doubles the available resolution, you would have to provide an ipad developer with a 1600x800 version, which can be used for both screens, and makes sure that it looks razor sharp on the retina screen.
No ppi. No dpi. Think in pixels only. With 4k screens around the corner this will become even more harrowing. That is why we are currently seeing the return of true vector graphics for screen and interface development. To complicate matters, since this is a relatively new development a lot of information on the web is completely outdated. I would not trust most info that is much older than two years, and double check even that. Check out Apple's icon and graphic creation guide for more ideas:
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/userexperience/conceptual/mobilehig/I consImages/IconsImages.html
Now, things become even more confusing once you decide the graphics have to be prepared for a fluid and/or responsive designed web page or application. That background graphic you chose will not work well at all on a web page background, because it does not seamlessly repeat. That means it will be automatically scaled up and down to cover the entire browser window frame. Using an ultra-high resoluton background image just will not do: it eats up video memory for breakfast, is slow on certain devices, and may take ages to download. For these reasons, and many more, you need to be efficient and clever.
So I would choose a seamless repeating metal background with enough detail that does not stand out too much (otherwise it would be noticed too much as to repeat). Another trick is to provide a lower resolution alpha transparent png mask to add a soft lighting effect to the metal background, and perhaps the logo. That png mask could then be scaled up because you would not notice the low resolution at all - better, the mask would become fuzzier, which does not matter for a soft lighting mask! Even a 512x512 mask or lower would work very well.
That logo of yours (second image) will NOT render as a vector at all. It must be saved as a bitmap.
The logo in the last image could work as an SVG, and become completely scalable on a web page or in an application (depending on the support for SVGs)
Bottom line is that, for web page development and for app development, seperate layered versions will be required for the highest quality and most flexible result. A merged version will probably be quite useless. At least, it would be for me as a website/app developer and UX designer. Ideally I would like access to the Photoshop file, but I will settle for high resolution png files for each element. And if vector files can be send to me as SVG files: YES PLEASE!
So the question remains: what are the client's output requirements? Is this for a website? What are the target platforms? And so on. Also remember that most people probably would not notice the difference between a "normal" 1024x768 image and a retina version for a background like yours, because the focus would be on the logo. So another approach is to provide a lower resolution (smaller file sized!) background image, and a higher resolution logo image that takes advantage of retina resolutions. Our brains cannot differentiate a lot of detail in darks. Take advantage of this.
Hope this helps a bit!

Finding and changing image size in a Layer

I am using CS4 on a Windows 7 platform.
I am creating a collage of several photos. I want to see and adjust the size of just the one photo on the layer I am working with. When I look at Image Size it shows the whole size, based on the background size. Example: My background is 16T x 20W. On layer 4 have a photograph and I want the maximum width to be 3.5 inches.
My question is: Is there somewhere I can go into a dialogue, set the size on whatever side I want, and have it resize automatically, rather than me doing it manually and using the rulers to do it?
Thanks in advance for any guidance.
BAZ

Thanks for responding
Somehow I got into that before (in my search) and now for the dumb user question: I see that is in pixels,any way to get inches? Yes, I'm one of those, sorry.
Also, I was looking for a way to put in the size I wanted on the one side and have it automatically do the other. This appears to need percentages, not exact numbers. Am I missing something?
Thanks again for your response...I'll be back at you.
BAZ

Problems with the background image size in a photobook

Hi there, I really need help here. When I make a photobook I want to display my images large, taking the whole page. To do that I put the image as a background and it's OK. My problem is that when I do this, iPhoto always crops it. I have to use the move tool to move the image up and down, left or right to chose a best position. I don't want to do this, I want my image to be shown perfectly from end to end. I have to resize the image in many ways, even used the book's native resolution but it still doesn't work. If I choose "fit photo to frame size" I end up with two stripes at the top and the bottom of the page.
Please help me, what size should I resize my image to, so that iPhoto displays it as it is?
Thank you

Hi
The fact you are using a Mac is why both myself and JCellini assumed you where using a pre IE7 version.
But the code you are using to test in IE will cause a problem with any 'virtual machine' such as crossover, because it cannot reference anything outside its own assigned section of the drive, and referencing the png in the way you are would be for it an invalid reference, it also would not work in any browser when you uploaded the site.
Change - background-image:url(file:///Macintosh HD/Users/myname/Documents/websites/test/Test/images/test_back.png);
To - background-image:url(images/test_back.png);
But if the region is not editable I would suggest you temporarily make it so, externalize your css to a css file, insert a link to the external css file in your head content, then lock the region once again. This way you will always be able to edit your css without worrying about 'locked regions'.
PZ
www.pziecina.com

How to resize layer in percentage relative to image size?

Hi,
Say I have an image that is 100x100 pixles. And I want to take one of the layers and resize it to 50% of the image size, so that it is 50 pixles. How can I accomplish that?
The reason I ask, is that have multiple images all with different size. But I have a signature (ie. watermark) that is always the same size. I want to be able to place this signature, and then resize it to XX% of the image it was placed on. That way, it should always have the same proportions.
Thanks in advance!

You can scale by percentage of the original layer size going to Edit > Transform > Scale. In the transform options menu, there is an option to scale by percentage - just make sure that you click on the link icon between the Height and Width fields to maintain the aspect ratio of your layer.
However, if you wanted to scale a layer relative to the canvas size, I think you would need to do some scripting or use actions... you might want to ask around on the Photoshop General Discussion or Photoshop Scripting forums to see if anyone has a solution.
Kendall
(Edited - misinterpreted original question)

Menu background image size

Hi...if I follow this link http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iDVD/6.0/en/17.html and the instructions for preparing menu background images. My images still get cropped. Does anyone know the real sizes that will fit perfectly?
From the Apple link:
"If you want your images to fit the DVD window exactly, use an image-editing application to crop and resize the images to the following dimensions:
720 x 540 pixels for standard video in NTSC format
854 x 480 pixels for widescreen in NTSC format
768 x 576 pixels for standard video in PAL format
1024 x 576 pixels for widescreen in PAL format"
Many thanks in advance

Shingy,
Today there is an update to iDVD (as well as other iApps) that you should make.
After doing the update this is what I found:
I'm not sure if the things I'm seeing are a result of the update, but after updating I have further defined the problem.
The problem now seems to be in figuring out the proper background size when using a widescreen theme converted to 4:3
Widescreen as widescreen and 4:3 as 4:3 work as expected in PAL.
So, if you stick with the originally discussed image sizes for PAL you will be OK AS LONG AS you don't try to use a widescreen theme as a 4:3 theme. (I didn't try using a 4:3 theme as widescreen.)

Fullscreen image as background: What image size should be the original file?

Hello adobe users,
I'm creating for my first time a website which uses a photograph as the main background. This will be fullscreen. Her eyou have some examples:
http://www.flemingsteele.com/
http://www.benthomsonphoto.com/
Always better one image than 1000 of words.
My question is quite basic: What is the perfect image size the photograph should be for a fullscreen-image-background?
Is there any tips the photographer should take in place?
Any special mode?
Which format should it be? Panoramic? Rectangular?
What quality and weight should it have?
I'm very concerned that the raw material (the original pictures) compromise the final product. I want to create the website so it can adapt any screen resolutions. Can anybody help around?!
Dani

Hello,
Why the files are not allowed to grow beyond the 8GBThe MAXSIZE of the Datafile can be set to the value you want up to UNLIMITED ( which is limited physically according to the OS Platform, the db_block_size and the type of Tablespace - smallfile or bigfile ).
If you have a SMALLFILE TABLESPACE then the Datafile can have up to *4MBlocks*, so if the db_block_size is *2KB* you are limited to *8GB* even if you set MAXSIZE to UNLIMITED.
A SMALLFILE TABLESPACE can have up to 1022 Datafiles. So with a db_block_size of *2KB* the Tablespace can reach about *8TB* (with 1022 Datafiles of 8GB).
If you have a BIGSIZE TABLESPACE the Datafile can have up to *4GBlocks*, so if the db_block_size is *2KB* you are limited to *8TB*. But the Tablespace could have in this case only one Datafile and, you have to be sure that the OS Plateform can support such a large file.
Of course, if the db_block_size is larger, for instance *8KB* (which is an usual value), the limit for a Datafile belonging to a SMALLFILE TABLESPACE becomes *32GB*... And so on.
Hope this help.
Best regards,
Jean-Valentin

Why does rotating a layer cause image size to increase?

I was working on the top layer of a PSD document and did a custom rotation of 45 degrees so I could get a better painting angle. When I rotated the layer back I noticed my image size had increased from 10 x 8 inches to 18.3 x 18.3. When I tried to resize the image back to 10 x 8 it made my image fat and squatty. Any ideas what I did wrong when rotating? I just wanted a better wrist angle for stroking lines...

This is an example of using Image>Resize>Reveal All.
If you rotate a layer, using free transform or Image>Rotate>Free Rotate Layer,
then setect the move tool, you should see a bounding box well outside the original image.
This is the part of the photo you can't see after rotating the layer.
If you then were to go to Image>Image Size>Reveal All, elements makes those areas visible.
The only thing about rotating images or layers at angles other than 90 degree increments,
is that might degrade the image some.
MTSTUNER

Scale a layer so it matches the image size. (Automate)

I need to scale a layer so it matches the image size.
The problem is that i need to automate this procedure and apply on a range of images all with different resolutions. (This is why i can't use CTRL+T and just drag the corners of the layer so it fits the image)
The layer that i need to resize is 2000x1500 pixels.
The images that i need the layer to match varies between 3000x2000 pixels and 5000x4000 pixels. (I know all about quality loss when i scale UP so please don't give me a lecture this).
It doesn't matter if the layer proportions changes.
I use Photoshop CS5.

jojonsson wrote:
I need to scale a layer so it matches the image size.
The problem is that i need to automate this procedure and apply on a range of images all with different resolutions. (This is why i can't use CTRL+T and just drag the corners of the layer so it fits the image)
The layer that i need to resize is 2000x1500 pixels.
The images that i need the layer to match varies between 3000x2000 pixels and 5000x4000 pixels. (I know all about quality loss when i scale UP so please don't give me a lecture this).
It doesn't matter if the layer proportions changes.
I use Photoshop CS5.
You state layer but do not state much more. Do you know how many layers these files will have. Will it always be the same layer in the layer stack that needs to be transformed. You state that it doesn't matter if the layer proportions changes by that do you mean you don't care if the layers aspect ration changes and its content becomes very distorted. Layer also supports transparency they need not be a rectangle transforming these layers will not fill in the transparent area or make the rectangular.
You may be able to automate this with a script. Install the ScriptListener and perform the transformation you want to do is steps. Use Ctrl-T set the anchor point to the top left corner and move the layers top left corner to the canvas's top left corner by entering 0 in the x and y fields . Then do a Menu Image size just to get the width and hight of the canvas in pixels and to make sure that the transform is written to Photoshop's script files. Then do a Ctrl-T again with the anchor point top left set the w and h fields to the width and height pixel sizes of the canvas. Also record these steps i an action so you can see how Photoshop does the transforms. You will see Photoshop records the steps and the value he used for the move to Top Left corner were calculated from the Layer original location. You would need to make this same calculation in the script. Un install the plug-in and extract the transforms steps from the Photoshop script files you may now have the information you need to do the transforms you will still have to learn Photoshop scripting to learn how to get document canvas sizes and layer sizes and process the layers. Not an easy task.....

PAL background image size requirement

I'm trying to help Shingy who asked a question about a background image problem (see the message thread at http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=475370&tstart=0).
Background images for NTSC projects (for at least the themes I've checked) seem to workout at the 'standard' image sizes: 720x540 pixel for standard and 854x480 pixels for widescreen.
With PAL, using the PAL 'standard' image sizes: 768x576 pixel for standard and 1024x576 pixels for widescreen - results in images far larger than the background.
Any suggestions to help Shingy?

Fred,
I don't know much about pic sizes, but maybe Karl's tables can help:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2090899&#2090899
mish

8851 Background Image size

I'm having problems with the thumbnail images on a 8551 phone.
According to the docs at www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cuipph/8811_8841_8851_8861/10_5/english/adminguide/P881_BK_A92A3B94_00_adminguide-8811_41_51_61-10_5/P881_BK_A92A3B94_00_adminguide-8811_41_51_61-10_5_chapter_01010.html the thumbnail image sizes for the 8851 are 25% of the main image size (which is 800x480 at 24 bit colour depth so the thumbnail would be 200x120) But a few lines further down, the docs say the image size should be 159x109 (which is NOT 25% of the background image size and is a different aspect ratio.)
I tried to open a couple of the existing thumbnails from Desktops/800x480x24 on my TFTP server, but they don't appear to be regonised as image files by my computer.
I've tried images of 159x109x24 bit colour and 200x120x24 bit colour, all PNG, but none of them work as thumbnails.
What are the specs of the thumbnail files for the 8851 phones?
GTG

Take a look at this bug:
Documentation: background image size/path for 88xx phones is 800x480x24
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How can I decrease the size of a green-screened image relative to its background image?

In iMovie 9.0.9 if it possible to reduce the size of a green-screen image relative to the size of its background image? Using KenBurns and Crop I can somewhat enlarge the green-screen image. But is there any way(s) to shrink it?

FrecklesandEmeralds schrieb:
Ridiculous or not, it's what I'm working with...is there any way to do what I'm asking?
I gave you the answer:
But you are not aware that an EPUB is a ZIP file.
FrecklesandEmeralds schrieb:
It's just huge, even before I zip it...how can I see what item is taking up the most space?
I did not write that you should zip.
I wrote UNzip it. And have look into the package, what is inside which is causing the size.

Photoshop images for chroma key background smaller than frame size??

Hi Guys can anyone help.
New to Final Cut Express. Putting together a project with Chroma Key and creating backgrounds in Photoshop. Creating PAL D1/DV 768x576 images. importing into final cut and image will not fit frame. I'm obviously doing something wrong. Any suggestions please? Thanks

Those numbers are for square pixel image sizes not for D1 pixels. Use those numbers for a flat image or one without transparency using square pixels.

Reducing background image size

Hi all,
I'm working with Captivate 4 and have made a screencast of a particular process for training purposes.
The project has 80 slides - but each background image is 1800+kb. Overall the project comes out at 3 MB even with the highest possible compression in the publishing settings.
The project is to be hosted on the Web so I really don't need this kind of detail in the background images and I can't find anyway to reduce the image size apart from exporting each of the 80 backgrounds into Photoshop, reducing them in size and importing them back into Catptivate. For 80 slides this would take too long.
So, two questions:
How can the background image size be reduced within Captivate?
How can I change the settings so when capturing screenshots the image sizes are smaller in the first place?
Thanks in advance for any tips,
Neil
Is there anyway the

Thanks Lilybiri
I've bene recording at full screen (1024x768 or close enough) in order to get the largest recording space possible - and then resizing the project to 800x600 for the web production. The problem is that there is no optimise for web setting (or none that I can see). I just did another test and each background image is 3000kb - way over the top for something that will be viewed on the web.
Does this help you get a fuller picture? Any advice?
Thanks for sparing your time to answer here btw - much appreciated
Neil

Promoted Links Tile Background Image Size Issue

I am brand new to using sharepoint and I am having an issue with the images attached to the promoted link tiles. No matter what size I change the file too, I can not get the tile to show the whole pictures.
I have tried changing the image size for multiple different pictures in both photoshop and illustrator to 128px and 150px, with no luck!
Does anyone have any advice on how to make the pictures fit in the tiles or how to start with an illustrator or indesign image and format it correctly to display in the tile view?
As many details as possible will help since I just started using this program!
Thank you!

Hi,
According to your description, my understanding is the promoted link tile can’t show the whole image.
By default, When image with a blank space around, it would be transformed properly in promote link tile, I suggest you modify the image to make it with blank space around.
For about modifying image, I suggest you post a question to the corresponding forum such as Photoshop forum:
https://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop
Feel free to reply if there are still any questions.
Best regards
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