How to achieve Retina display-worthy photos for the new iPad

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 04:01 AM

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#2 Matt1000

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 08:25 AM

As someone who does not use iPhoto, I would like to mention that you can sync photos in iTunes to your iPad by just going to the Photos tab in iTunes and change from "sync photos to iPhoto" to "Sync photos from" and choose a folder. Every subfolder will show as a selectable item that you can check or uncheck.

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 08:45 AM

Thanks for this article! I had had questions about these very topics and all have been addressed.
A minor housekeeping issue- You wrote, "The high definition display on the new iPad packs more pixels into the 9.5-inch screen than its predecessors." The iPad has a 9.7" screen.
I look forward to more of your articles.

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 09:18 AM

There's no need to set your DPI, a printing instruction, to anything if you're displaying on a screen.

Set your DPI to 1 and it will look the same on the iPad as if you set it to 600.

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 07:52 PM

What about Keynote? I don't have an iPad or use it on my iPhone so don't know how well it works, but it offers good customization options on the Mac.

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Posted 07 August 2012 - 08:36 AM

BwanaRSA, on 06 August 2012 - 09:18 AM, said:

There's no need to set your DPI, a printing instruction, to anything if you're displaying on a screen.

Set your DPI to 1 and it will look the same on the iPad as if you set it to 600.

I was just thinking the same thing.

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Posted 07 August 2012 - 09:56 AM

BwanaRSA, on 06 August 2012 - 09:18 AM, said:

There's no need to set your DPI, a printing instruction, to anything if you're displaying on a screen.

Set your DPI to 1 and it will look the same on the iPad as if you set it to 600.

Unless you want to print an image.

So, might as well get that right just in case.

264 is a good number or round up to 300 is OK too. Past 300 is pointless for printing and just takes up more room.

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 08:24 AM

BwanaRSA, on 06 August 2012 - 09:18 AM, said:

There's no need to set your DPI, a printing instruction, to anything if you're displaying on a screen.

Set your DPI to 1 and it will look the same on the iPad as if you set it to 600.

I once had to do some promo shots of myself for a book I was getting published. The publisher said it had to be at least a 4x6 with dpi 300. My photographer shot it at only 72 dpi but at dimensions measured in feet. All the data is there, it's the amount of total pixels that's important. Even in printing the pixels can be compacted.