DC125 INFO

Creating a Flickr account:
(A requirement for every student in the class)

Even if you already have an account, please create a new one that will only be used for this class

www.Flickr.com

Click on "create new account"

Follow the instructions to create a Yahoo ID/Flickr account

Preparing projects for upload to Flickr:

FILE > SAVE AS (.PSD)

IMAGE > IMAGE SIZE

Uncheck resampling

Set largest pixel dimension to 1024

FILE > SAVE FOR WEB AND DEVICES

Use .JPG compression, and experiment with quality slider to find best balance between file size and visual quality

Uploading projects to your Flickr account:

Log in to Flickr

YOU > UPLOAD PHOTOS AND VIDEO

CHOOSE PHOTOS (browse to photo)

Set viewing to PUBLIC

Choose ADD DESCRIPTION

Set title to Project # - YourLastName. For example, my first project would be titled Project 1 - Hokanson

Adding your project photo to the class Flickr group:

GROUP > SEARCH FOR A GROUP

Change search to PEOPLE

Find Flickr account "dconetwentyfive" (no quotes), then choose PROFILE

Select the appropriate group

ADD PHOTOS OR VIDEO

Select photo from your photostream, then click ADD TO GROUP

Archiving projects for extra credit CD:

For every project, create a folder named after the project number (as in Project1, Project2, etc.)

Create three folders inside the first: SOURCE, PSDs, and COMPRESSED

Keep the corresponding files in their respective folders

Never leave project folders on lab computers overnight. Your data might be there next time, but remember that lab computers are frequently erased

Avoid emailing yourself PSD files. Such files are easily corrupted when emailed

At the end of the quarter, purchase a CD-R. When you put the disk in the drive, it will appear as an icon. Double click to open, then drag your project folders into the window. Once all files have been located on the disk, close the window and drag the disk icon to the trash (it will appear as a raditation symbol). Burning takes a while, so don't save this task for the last minute.