Lightroom 4, Do i need to re-process?

[paulholland27]

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Hi Guys, I'm a regular hoverer and really enjoy the site but rarely post, im just looking for a little help. I'm working in Lightroom 4 and have decided to try out blurb. All my shots were captured using an M9 in raw but the trouble is is that i have used Nik silver Efex to create the B & W images but at 254 dpi, do i need to re process the images at 300dpi? I'm looking to create a large landscape 13 x 11 book.

 

Also is it advisable to resize the images externally(Lightroom/photoshop) before creating the book or does it not make any difference.

 

I would really appreciate your help and any tips are greatly received

 

Cheers,

 

Paul

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[vanhulsenbeek]

What kind of images will work in BookSmart?

 

Try searching Blurb.com, example above.

 

You will se that Blurb accepts anything between 150 and 300 dpi

 

But....it is far easier to forget about dpi. It is the max resolution (of the biggest side of the picture) that counts plus the size of you file.

As the maxres is 4000 pixels, I always export all my pictures to jpg, max quality and 3995 max size.

(The webpage quoted is a bit confusing as they link the maxres to scans. That is nonsense, as it is the digital file that counts)

 

Do also not to forget the use the Blrb ICC profile: http://blurb.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/75#__utma=1.591501670.1334135711.1334135711.1334135711.1&__utmb=1.28.8.1334136470675&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1334135711.1.1.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=1.google!organic!organic!not%20provided!|3=Registered=172532=1&__utmk=73110035

In my view: as important as the size!

 

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But I have not found ou how to uses that for the softproofing in LR4.