Tips on preparing photos for digitizing

I plan on digitizing some photos and then stitching them out using 3D embroidery software. I have experimented with this before and I want to minimize or control the amount of colors in the original picture before I take it into the 3D software because once there I have little control. Any expert advice on adjusting a photo and simplifying the variances of colors? Thanks

You could always use Save for Web and select the GIF option.
Then you can specify the number of colours in the palette.

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Hello,
I was wondering what would be the best way to prepare photos for iPhoto printed book on a Macbook Pro so to achieve the most realistic results to what's on the screen
ie. which software should I use to change photos from RGB to CMYK, photoshop or iPhoto itself. I'm guessing maybe the autofix feature in iPhoto? (I don't have Aperture)
Secondly, which monitor color setting should I set the screen at? I'm guessing it's either Apple RGB or Colour LCD, maybe even ColorMatch RGB?
Any any other tips that people can give in achieving the most realistic results to what you have on the screen when your printed iPhoto book gets sent back. I don't want the mid tones to disappear or become too bright because the gamma and color settings were different to what they use at the other end.
Many thanks.

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The situation has changed a little, our original photos are in RAW format and some of them are slightly over saturated in the higher tones.
I've read on other threads that it is a good idea to run the 'Enhance' tool on all photos before sending the iPhoto Book away.
Since iPhoto's 'Enhance' tools seems to do a lot of helpful things like sharpen, adjust the levels, etc it also seems to notch the contrast up and this would prove destructive for the lighter and darker tones not captured by the camera's dynamic range.
So as I've been advised it's best to use Apple's own tools before sending the iPhoto Book away, so I'm going to download the trial of Aperture.
Does anyone have any more recommendations on which monitor colour profile setting to use etc. I've also read that iPhoto prints best from JPEGS so the RAW will obviously need changed. Will Aperture automatically save to Profile name: Camera RGB Profile after I've done some editing there?
What would be the best way to prepare RAW images in aperture where some of them might need an Image Overlay in Photomatix then imported back to Aperture for printing an Apple/iPhoto style Book?
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Hi,
I am a newcomer to InDesign but use Photoshop.
If I put together an InDesign (CS3) document for a company website,and this document is to be viewed online or be available for download, should I prepare the images at 300 dpi / ppi or 72? I am concerned about the image quality when people download the brochure and print them off. Should one be at 72 (or higher) for viewing online and another at 300 if for download?
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Resolution doesn't exist on the web, only pixel dimensions, so the quality of the image doesn't change when you change the resolution.
In print, however, you are working with physical dimensions into which you must fit the pixels. Higher resolutions (i.e. more pixels fit into the space) tend to look better. Keep in mind that the "effective resolution," that is the scaled value at the print dimensions, is the only one that counts. Captured size and resolution are meaningful only in as much as they allow you to calculate the limits to which you can scale without serious degradation. Up-sampling in Photoshop almost never works.
The rule of thumb is that effective resolution should be twice the half-tone line screen of the output. Since 150 LPI is a very standard screen for offset litho on coated stock you get the de facto 300 PPI standard, but the truth is that required resolution is highly dependent on printing method and intended viewing distance, and two times line screen is just a guideline to insure enough data -- not a minimum -- and as little as 1.4 times will often give satisfactory results, particularly on a device which uses FM screening rather than a conventional halftone dot, like a desktop inkjet printer.
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We recently placed a huge order, received our photos, and all of them had been blown up larger than what appeared in the album, heads were cut off, arms cut off, pictures were not centered. This was a problem for 4"by6" size, 5"by7", and 8"by10". When we inquired as to why and we were told that because we used 'high resolution' that the photos would come out larger no matter what company we used to process the digital prints. We were told that we could change the dimensions of each photo (squashing the photo to fit) but we don't know how to do that. Also, is there a way to do this to all of the photos at the same time?
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