Flickr - best file size?

photoman500

photoman500

Suspended / Banned
Messages
50
Edit My Images
No
i've just started a flickr pro account and put up some efforts, but can't decide what file sizew is best for upload - i know the site automatically converts them into different sizes, but some people have said it doesn't do a very good job

anyway i decided for the sets i put up to reduce to 1024x768 - they seem to look ok though obviously not with the fine quality (in a literal sense!) as the originals

anyone got any comments on the ideal file size? :thinking:

cheers
 
Last edited:
I upload all my pictures to flicker at 1200 on the longest edge now. Mostly because it takes too long to upload originals :lol:

The quality is good enough to view on a computer/laptop screen :)
 
Don't know if there is an ideal, but I generally upload at the size of the image in my main photostream preview page, that way there is no resizing.

I was one of the ones that used to get horrible results when Flickr resized them for me.
 
I just upload full size, that way you have an extra layer of back up if everything else fails or even if you just need to grap a full res file when you're away from your main computer.
 
When I played with different sizes I decided upon 1024 pixels on the longest side though I can't remember what it was doing to bigger files that made me use 1024. This size seems to be echoed by a lot of people when the topic comes up.
 
As flickr is unlimited for upload on pro I just upload the original and flickr takes care of all the resizing, although they make a poor job of it as they add sharpening artefacts which are quite aggressive for the default preview size.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top