Facebook Photo Upload Settings

JStrathern

JStrathern

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This is really starting to piss me off so I figured I'd see what you all in M&A have to say about it. I know Facebook isn't the optimal site to share photos, but I like to put most of mine up there just for fun and because my friends are in a lot of them. On rare occasions I'll upload something and it'll be tack sharp, then I'll upload another photo with the EXACT same settings and it'll look terrible.

Take this photo for example, reasonably sharp for Facebook quality right?

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/469629_10150904976538505_889473321_o.jpg

Settings were 400dpi, jpeg, 1000x667, 654kb

Then I upload another photo.. exact same settings, and it looks like this:

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/537012_10151345866848505_875729952_n.jpg

I've tried using 96dpi since supposedly that's about the max that will be noticeable on most monitors (just read that on some random sites) and lowering dimensions, using png's and other formats, saving for web & devices, and they all look like shit. So I'm wondering for any of you that upload to FB a lot, what settings do you use and how do they work out?
 
The second example may not have been the same dimensions, I don't remember, but I have uploaded plenty with the same settings as the first with poor results. Just tested a minute ago.
 
It might not be your settings in post. It most likely is your camera. Try uploading the same photo twice, but with different settings (Sharpening, exposure, noise reduction, etc). Its hard to tell when you upload a close up "portrait" and then a wide landscape.
 
There is a pixel maximum for Pictures that are uploaded onto facebook. Therefore, wider or taller pictures will have a lower DPI. That's probably the problem.
 
if you are uploading large photos facebook will drop quality so they fit. also max web resolution is 72 ppi (dpi refers to dots per inch and is used in reference to printing)
 
Yeah I know about the compression which is why I'm trying to match what they'll compress to or somewhere around it. I'm probably just gonna have to live with it though.
 
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