Just found out that one of our shows is using yet another online system, anyone have experience with this one or know if images formatted for ZAPP will work?
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Just found out that one of our shows is using yet another online system, anyone have experience with this one or know if images formatted for ZAPP will work?
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I just submitted an application using this system. Something I find interesting is that in the section that has shows that you've applied to there's an area for checking Jury scores. It will be interesting to see if this is used.
I found this service looking up Gig Harbor. Is there another show of yours using them?
It looks like zapp image format is just what they want, except online juried shows also allows Tiff, etc files. http://onlinejuriedshows.com/Help.aspx. It looks like, like zapp they don't require the black bars just 1920 on the longest side. But also like zapp they will add the bars to square the image so if you're using jpeg files you want to upload the image with the black bars in order to have the highest quality image. If you're using Tiff files it doesn't matter, you can upload without the black bars since you don't lose quality when resaving Tiff files. Of course they could resave as a jpeg so you're probably still better off uploading with the black bars :)... that was a longer explaination than I meant :). They have a photoshop action script on that page, which is nice of them, also a utility to check if you have the right image size and to resize correctly.
Hey Lisa - yes, this was the Gig Harbor app, I didn't spend a lot of time on the site since the app is not due for another month. I also read Larry's post and will wait until we have some clarification on the PPI.
Really wishing we had one standard out there that all shows adopted but seriously doubt that will ever happen.
Pixels per inch is irrelevant like I said before. And there is no way short of opening the image in Photoshop that they can tell what the resolution is because monitors and digital projectors can't read PPI. So unless they are making a print, which it's irrelevant for also because the printer can change the PPI without changing the image, it really doesn't matter. You just need to have enough actual pixels to support what you want to do with the image.
Larry Berman
Thanks Lisa. That's about what I would have said. I did notice an error in their how to format images but they haven't returned my call yet. I don't understand them having to have everything at 72PPI because image resolution is irrelevant. And their instructions are to change the pixel size before changing resolution, which changes pixel size again making it the wrong size.
Oh well... I guess we need a few more application systems. If only the next great system would correct the mistakes all the systems that came before it made.
Larry Berman
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100
I didn't look at their instructions on how to resize images. I think if you uncheck "resample image" before changing the pixel dimensions it would be ok. Agreed, the only reason to specify a PPI would be if they wanted to use the image in print in which case 72PPI wouldn't cut it. It should be more like 300PPI for full color coated paper or 100-150 for newsprint. I usually don't question their motivation and just do what they say. If they don't understand I won't be able to explain. That's what you're here for :).