PDI Preparation

Image Sizing

• PAGB Inter-club Projected Digital Image Championship Rules state:
  • Image files must be in RGB mode (even for monochrome images) and in the sRGB colour space
  • Files must be saved in JPEG format (.jpg)
    • Maximum image dimensions are 1600 pixels horizontal by 1200 pixels vertical
    • Please refer to resizing tutorials for resizing instructions:
      • Adobe Photoshop and Elements
      • Lightroom
      • GIMP
      • Faststone Image Viewer
      • Or refer to Help in your preferred editor
  • Image file size must be 2MB or smaller
• Please complete the IPTC fields Title and Author fields in file properties with Image title and your name:
  • Windows Explorer (Windows 7 & earlier versions), File Explorer (Windows 10):
    • Right click on file, then left click ‘Properties’ in pop up menu
    • Left click on ‘Details’ tab
    • Type in your image title and name in the ‘Title’ and ‘Author’ areas:
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  • Lightroom:
    • Scroll down to the ‘Metadata’ link in the right hand menu
    • Click on ‘IPTC’ in the option box by ‘Metadata’
    • Add author information in ‘Creator’ box
    • Scroll down to status area and type in the image title in ‘Title’ box
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  • You can also configure Lightroom to add IPTC info when you import images, please refer to Digital Photography School Lightroom: Add your IPTC metadata on Import web page
• Some cameras provide settings to add the author and copyright information in camera
  • Once set, all photos will have the author and copyright info added to the photo IPTC data
  • Different cameras have different setup menu items for such settings, here are the settings on various manufacturers:
    • Canon
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    • Nikon
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    • Sony
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• For software to edit IPTC data on Windows, Macs, and Linux computers refer to the IPTC Support of IPTC Photo Metadata by Software web page
• For instructions on how to access file properties on Windows and Mac computers please refer to this Wikihow web page.

If you experience problems with resizing or updating file properties please ask another club member, or contact the Internal Competition Secretary