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Calendar 2020 - still need photos !
Thanks to everyone who has submitted photos so far. Unfortunately a number of them are unsuitable and have been "rejected" by the Calendar software as being of insufficient quality - even though I thought they would look good in the calendar. Also I have been sent some professional photos which were crystal clear and pin-sharp (thanks Craig) but which were also rejected as being too big ! Cant b**** win can you ! (the large file images were re-sized and are being used)
So we want the Goldilocks image - not too big , not too small !
As a result I am still 4 images short for the calendar - which needs 13 (including a cover shot).
Please scour your cameras / computers for suitable Stratos photos - what about the social events held earlier this year ? - shots with cars and people would be good.
File size preferably 4MB up to 10 or 12 MB
Please do your best and send me a few more images
Thanks
Peter E:Mail address : cutlerpj@aol.com
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Peter,
Making the large ones smaller in PhotoShop is easy.
Anything not too short of 4MB, could be increased in PhotoShop to make the cut?
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Hi Chris - I'm not Photoshop savvy - nor do I have a copy which I understand has to be rented these days. I didn't know you could "grow" the files but I'm thinking there must be a limit to how much they can be expanded.
If I come across a possible candidate file perhaps you could look at it for me?
Thanks
Peter
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Also needed are any dates of events you may want to add to the Club Calendar - eg if you are planning a Garage Day and know when you want to hold it? Also I'll try and include as many relevant Motoring Events as I reasonably can - but could all members please let me know of any you particularly want included.
I'm hoping to complete the calendar within the next week - so there is a deadline !
Thanks everyone
Peter
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Originally Posted by
Stratos Fear
Hi Chris - I'm not Photoshop savvy - nor do I have a copy which I understand has to be rented these days. I didn't know you could "grow" the files but I'm thinking there must be a limit to how much they can be expanded.
If I come across a possible candidate file perhaps you could look at it for me?
Thanks
Peter
I've got some photoshop skills.
If you get stuck and want to see what can be done with one then feel free to fire it over to me.
Jim
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Thanks Jim- I appreciate your offer .
P
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The shots I submitted were only phone images that were run through Photoshop and/or Lightroom which is why they grew significantly in size.
As an example the image of Nigel Wilkinson's Hawk from the calendar a couple of years back started off as a 135kb image from Facebook which once processed using the above software ended up at 4.75Mb.
For the oversize images I simply crop/resize them using Microsoft Paint of all things.
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Blimey ! - here's me thinking it is very complicated ! Thanks Craig I had no idea. Well that opens up some possibilities ! I'll shoot a few images up to Jim and see what he can do ! Hope you don't mind Jim!
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Strat Fan
For the oversize images I simply crop them using Microsoft Paint of all things.
You save them onto 5.25 inch floppy disks or 3.5 inch ones? :p
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renmure
You save them onto 5.25 inch floppy disks or 3.5 inch ones? :p
You'll be telling me next that Windows 95 has been superseded!!
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No, Craig he's just DOSsing around......
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Originally Posted by
Stratos Fear
If I come across a possible candidate file perhaps you could look at it for me?
Thanks
Peter
Yes Peter,
Send me the photos that you need reducing or any that are a little under the file size limit.
Do the calendar people advise the ideal file sizes (pixels per inch. and physical size, see attached) and whether CMYK or RGB?:
For litho print, 300 pixels per inch is the minimum, but I suspect this is digital CMYK.
Consistent crop proportions would be good for all the images.
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Strat Fan
You'll be telling me next that Windows 95 has been superseded!!
Not for a true Yorkshireman. Still a few years use in it yet. Just got to maintain a good head of stream in the boiler and maintain the temps in the valves.
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No worries about a virus attack for Win95!
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Do the calendar people advise the ideal file sizes (pixels per inch. and physical size, see attached) and whether CMYK or RGB?:
For litho print, 300 pixels per inch is the minimum, but I suspect this is digital CMYK.
Thanks Chris - there is no specific technical guideline supplied - although I'm sure they would tell me if I asked. What happens is that you download a picture to be used and then try to slot it into the calendar month template , and if the picture file is too small it will flag a message - effectively rejecting the image.
Now that I know picture files can be "boosted" I can re-look at some of the pictures I've already got and forward them to you .Since you first suggested it - for the sake of consistency I'll send them to you (Jim hope you don't mind !)
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Stratos Fear
.Since you first suggested it - for the sake of consistency I'll send them to you (Jim hope you don't mind !)
Not at all.
I might have just photoshopped my car into all the pics anyhow ;)
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No more photos needed ! Calendar now completed and printed and as at today Mark (Redline) and I packed them all into envelopes together with an SEC lapel badge to be sent out to all members. They should be with you soon - although for overseas members it will of course take longer.
Thanks to all those who contributed their pictures - I've tried to use as many as I can (with as much variety in colour, location and type as I can) but of course there are only 12 months in a year so I can only use 13 photos - including the front cover - before you say anything Norm! Sorry to those who submitted photos that I had no space to use. However I hope you all like the end result - the calendar (and badge) will be with you soon.
Peter
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Thanks Peter. Looking forward to it.
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Thanks for the time Peter, and Mark for helping.
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Excellent effort chaps!
Thank you.
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Arrived this morning, great quality, and thanks for all the effort in putting it all together and getting it out.
Many, many thanks.
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That was quick here next day.
Excellent work
Many thanks
Bob
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Longtimefan
Arrived this morning, great quality, and thanks for all the effort in putting it all together and getting it out.
Many, many thanks.
Same here. The postman even knocked on the door not wanting to bend it through the letter box!! Nice Pin BTW. Thanks again.
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Mine turned up today with a pin badge like an early Christmas present :)
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Mine arrived today too.
Looks great, thanks to all those involved in putting it together.
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Big thanks for all involved in the calendar. Another great effort form you.
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Many thanks, mine arrived yesterday
Glad you mentioned the pin badge I didn't see it in the envelope:( but managed to retrieve it;)
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Many Thanks to Peter, Mark & all involved, excellent pic's particularly the drone one of Gordon's LB.
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Thank you very much for the calendar, and also to all those that have put the hard work in creating it.
We both wish all a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
regards John & Carol
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The Calendar and pin arrived safely... thanks very much !
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Mine arrived today. Looks great, many thanks to all those involved in putting it together
Kind regards
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Great calendar Peter! - Also, thanks to Simon for the pin badge. Well done chaps.
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Just got mine, and a splendid thing it is too, full of ace pix. However, in true "kit car" stylee, it came without a full complement of parts, to wit: October :)
Anybody else look like having a short 2020, or is it just me? At least with it being October, I won't be having a birthday, so I'll retain my youthful good looks and vigour a bit longer. Ahem.
The pin badge, however, seems to be a proper "turnkey" job, and appears to work fine. Hopefully it won't need much doing to it after the shakedown tests.
Anyway, congrats and thanks to Peter for putting the (shortened) calendar together, Simon for organising production and supply of the badge, and Mark for helping to get them out to everyone and freeing up the dosh that made it all possible. And, of course, to all those whose cars were featured - we'll see if they've been affected by all the new-found fame as 2020 progresses :)
P.S. that's just made me think - maybe October was supposed to feature my motor, only it's not ready yet. Yeah, that'll be it...
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Really? No October?? Just had to check mine, my birthday is in October too...thankfully it's there. You don't have pages stuck together already do you Norm?
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Ha ha! He's not had it long enough yet.....
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AndyGuyton
You don't have pages stuck together already do you Norm?
Haha, perhaps he'll go blind and need another enema thingy.
Got mine today. Many thanks.
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Got mine 12/12ths splendid effort, I particularly like the cover image
Norm, on a serious note, you may have got a duff one, could we sort out a replacement for our chairman please?
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Received mine with pin badge today. Really great calendar. Thanks to all involved and one of my photos made the grade:rolleyes:
I have October:cool:
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Good News Norm.
Looks like I had 2 copies of the October pic so that explains the problem you have.
I've posted a copy of the page here so you can just print it out and stick it in your calendar later in the year.
https://i.imgur.com/gJsIIXE.jpg