Thursday, April 29, 2010

Thumbnail Images

Don't forget to find a Thumbnail Image for each story; this is the image that will appear with your story on Newsy.com.

Thumbnail Images should be the following sizes:

dl - 385 x 310
tn - 640 x 360
iphone - 196 x 140
scroll - 110 x 75
ipad - 588 x 420

You should name each photograph DATEslug_tn, DATEslug_dl, etc.

Use Photoshop's crop tool to create each image, and save them separately in your story folder.

1. Open image in Photoshop
2. Click the crop tool
3. In the bar at the top of the workspace, enter the pixel dimensions for each photograph as a number with "px" after it (e.g. 110 px in the first box, 75 px in the second box).
4. Click and drag on the photograph to choose a crop area.
5. Save Image As... a jpeg/jpg file to your story folder.

NOTE: As with sources, Thumbnail Images should not come from wire services like AP or Getty.