Question on LR Beta

[rsparts]

So I took some photos for a friend of mine to use for his Screen Printing website and I decided to play around in Light Room and see what kind of neat things I could come up with. I think this one is my favorite.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh235/rsparts/random/RC.jpg



Question though...Whenever I export and image from LR Beta to my desktop, and then open it in "Preview", I always click "Adjust Size" but then when I try to change from 1024x768 to 800x600, the inches and resolution always change dramatically.

Ok when I open the photo fresh out of LR Beta, the sizes are around 11.87" x 17.87" and the resolution is 240 ppi. Then when I change the size to 800x600, then size changes to around 1.66" x 2.5" and the resolution stays at 240. If I change the res to 300 ppi, the image gets real fuzzy. I can't seem to figure out why my images are changing to such small dimensions. Please if someone has any insight as to how I can avoid this, please share. I should mention that it only happens with photos I've altered in LR Beta.

[1pocket]

Well it is an interesting effect, but I am negatively distracted by the oversized black handgrip in the foreground and his deeply shadowed eye socket. Of course, this could just be a matter of taste, lol... Maybe try it on some different photos to see what kind of original capture works best for the effect?

[WildWally]

are you talking about LR II Beta ??

[rsparts]

are you talking about LR II Beta ??


yes

[rsparts]

still curious about the sizing issue. any takes on that?

[Richard]

still curious about the sizing issue. any takes on that?

I moved this to the Finishing School forum. Hopefully one of our LR gurus knows the answer.

[Richard]

I moved this to the Finishing School forum. Hopefully one of our LR gurus knows the answer.

Bump with new title.