Photo 11 Your name ____________________

Sue Leith

File size & resampling

1. Create a new RGB, 8 bit document that is 5 x 5 inches x 150 ppi. What size is the file in Megabytes?

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2. Change the document to a Grayscale document. What size is the file in Megabytes?

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3. Close the above document without saving it.

4. Open the image ‘Cemetery’ What is the file size in Megabytes?

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5. What are the width and height of the document in PIXEL DIMENSIONS?

___________ W x ___________H.

6. This image, Cemetery, is for a magazine article and will be printed approximately 4 inches by 6 inches. The magazine needs a file sent to them, which is no larger than 8 MB. Name at least 3 changes you can make to the image, which will make it the size they need, but still allow for a high quality print.

7. What size is the file in Megabytes after your changes?

8. Now, the editor needs to see a quick proof of the image, quality is not important as it will only be viewed on her computer. What can you do to change it before emailing it to her? What size is the file now?