Zoom-in = squares

[onearmivan]

YO ladies and gents,

One question if I may:

I'm using Lightroom 2.7 and experiencing problem when I export my photos from it. Photos look good after exporting, but the sec I try to zoom in there's a lot (and I mean, a lot) of those pixels (squares all over the photo, like it's quality is of lowest kind) all over the place. What could be the problem?

When I zoom in into a JPEG file coming directly from the camera (not imported in Lightroom at all), I can zoom in without having those pixels/squares. Photos look ok directly out of camera when zoomed in, but when processed in Lightroom, they cannot be zoomed in without being totally unwatchable.

What am I doing wrong, please? And could you please tell me what would be the settings for the best possible photo quality when I want to export photos from Lightroom? I assume that's where I'm making a mistake?

I'm saving my photos in JPEG, quality 100, sRGB, resolution 240 ppi,

If it's important, after exporting or in any case, I'm viewing photos in ACDSee.

Thanks!

[notsotechie]

First off what kind of camera you have
and what is the quality settng in the camera
also size too
if you are using normal jpeg also how small is the file also how many MB when it done through the process per photo
if you can post an image also leave the exif intact too

Cheers

[onearmivan]

Originally Posted by notsotechie

First off what kind of camera you have
and what is the quality settng in the camera
also size too
if you are using normal jpeg also how small is the file also how many MB when it done through the process per photo
if you can post an image also leave the exif intact too

Cheers

Hi and thanks for the quick reply, notsotechie.

I'm using a Nikon D90. Image quality is "RAW+JPEG Fine" (highest quality JPEG in D90), Image size is "Large" (4288x2848) - highest quality.

I'm using a normal JPEG (I think - lol) and the size of the original, not-processed file from the camera is around 6.5 MB, and processed file is around 1.15 MB when resized to 1280x850.
I mean, can the photo preserve its highest quality after resizing to the smaller size?

Here's the Lightroom processed photo, resized to 1280x850 and with the EXIF:



[direct link: http://localhostr.com/files/72e3c0/Boulevard_1280.jpg ]

Original JPEG file, straight out of camera direct link (just in case): http://localhostr.com/files/79dfd4/DSC_0014.JPG

Again, straight out of camera file (NOT-processed) can be zoomed in without the squares/pixels visible and looks good, but when I process the file in Lightroom I can't zoom in cause it's unwatchable (pixels/squares are too big).

Also, here's the picture of my Export window in Lightroom with my settings there: http://localhostr.com/files/439559/L...rt_example.jpg

Thank you.

Edit: when I think of it, file size of my processed file is much smaller, probably due to resizing and that might be the problem. But I thought that I can expect the loss of quality when I want to make a bigger size resolution, NOT when I want to make a smaller photo, right?
How can I preserve the highest quality photo if I want it to be smaller size, please? That might be the best question. MBs are of no importance - I just need smaller resolution, but the same high quality photo. Is that possible? Thanks.

[OsmosisStudios]

When you re-size to a smaller resolution, you have less pixels. So if you zoom in you'll get that blockiness much more quickly than if you use a full-size SOOC jpg.

[onearmivan]

Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios

When you re-size to a smaller resolution, you have less pixels. So if you zoom in you'll get that blockiness much more quickly than if you use a full-size SOOC jpg.

That's what I was afraid of - lol. Thanks for the answer. So, there's no way for me to preserve the quality from a full-size SOOC JPEG if I downsize the photo? Guess not - grrr.

Thanks.

[OsmosisStudios]

If you lower the resolution, you eliminate data. When you eliminate data, you ultimately reduce quality.