Processing Multiple Sizes for Posting

I'm not sure where this question really belongs: anyway, I am wondering what other photographers are doing when they are processing photos for posting, since there are three different size requirements: 1200, 720, and 640. Currently, my best working solution is to re-size the image to 1200 then sharpen then save. Re-size to 720 and save. Re-size to 640 and save. Each save is with a unique name so I can identify them when I'm ready to post.

Anyone have a better solution, or is this pretty much how it's done?

If there is a discussion already in progress, please point in that direction.

Thanks,

Mark

I make x amount of duplicates of the image and then resize each accordingly. It's a few extra steps and I'm not sure if it's better than your method, but something about resizing the same image file more than once strikes me as not quite optimal.

I'm an old timer, but early on in my PS learning curve I was conditioned not to do multiple saves of jpeg files. So I go back in PS History to the image size change, discard that (along with the subsequent sharpening), then size and sharpen again. It is no time saver over John's technique rather it's habit. One note- I include my own code for size in each new file name for ease of selection in the dim future.

I'm with Hank on that. I size down to 1200 & sharpen, then "save for web". In the history panel in photoshop, I then click on the image resizing instance, which takes me back to that point in time. I then reduce to 720, resharpen, and save for the web. In saving those files, I rename them in a "keepers" folder by the subject matter, with "_1200" or "_720" as the last digits of the file name so I know which is which.

I never resize a file more than once after its been converted to jpeg. Tiffs or PSD's no problem.

Thank you for bringing this issue up, it helped clarify the requirement for me as a new member. And it made me wonder if I could us CS and make an action to automate the work. After a couple trial and errors, I think it is possible.
I had to make one action for vertical and one for horizontal since I haven't figured out how to make the % work, plus if it's a cropped image that would throw the final pixel count off.
So after doing the processing, I resized in CS, then used 'save to web', then made a folder for that size to go to (1200, etc) then saved it, then on my history list went back up one step, resized again in CS 720, then 'save to web', then new folder for the new size etc etc.
Finally closed without making changes to the original. It would be safer to start out with a copy I suppose.
As for sharpening etc, how much difference does it make at 72 dpi on the monitor? I could add that step too I suppose.

Mark

For every JPEG image file out of my camera a TIFF master is made. A copy of that TIFF MASTER gets all my post-processing except for sharpening. A copy of that processed TIFF is made for whatever size I intend to send or print. When appropriately re-sized that sized tiff is sharpened and labeled as to size and saved, and a copy thereof is sent. I'm sure it will be suggested that PSDs, which are smaller files, could serve instead of TIFFs. And that's right, of course. Old habits die hard and storage is cheap.

Dave Graham
East River, SD

Ditto Hank's method. I never resize jpegs.

Lightroom helps make resizing a quick and almost mindless process. Sometime back I created several user export presets that whip out web-ready jpegs from RAW at predefined dimensions. Sharpening for screen is included. One click. After the image is posted I simply delete it from LR as it's easy to do it again.

ME