mdbarb
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When I reduce the size o fphotos in photoshop to get under the 100k limit they look terrible.
What is the best technique?
What is the best technique?
reducing photo size
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BillG_in_TX
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Try Irfanview. It's free, it's versatile, and it's fast.
You could also use Image Resizer - a Microsoft Power Toy for Windows XP. It works as an add-in to XP. After installing, it appears in the drop-down menu when you right click on a picture file. It's also free and works great.
You could also use Image Resizer - a Microsoft Power Toy for Windows XP. It works as an add-in to XP. After installing, it appears in the drop-down menu when you right click on a picture file. It's also free and works great.
rox
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If you have Microsoft Office
Use My Computer to select the photo
Right mouse click on the photo
Then use "Open With"
Select Microsoft Office Picture Manager.
Once Picture Manager launches with your photo
there is an Edit Button, click the edit button.
You can re-size, or the one I like is Compress the photo.
I think this is a fast and easy and uncomplicated way to get the photos down to smaller file sizes.
Nto a lot of bells and whistles but it is easy to use and gets the job done.
Use My Computer to select the photo
Right mouse click on the photo
Then use "Open With"
Select Microsoft Office Picture Manager.
Once Picture Manager launches with your photo
there is an Edit Button, click the edit button.
You can re-size, or the one I like is Compress the photo.
I think this is a fast and easy and uncomplicated way to get the photos down to smaller file sizes.
Nto a lot of bells and whistles but it is easy to use and gets the job done.
MrSteve
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Let's see --- if you checked recent stuff (not even resorting to the search utility), about 13 posts prior to yours would be the identical issue, and the answers. )</font>
OR you could of used less words and helped the person out. After all that is what "we" all are here for. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
mdbarb... You have some good post to help you on this problem, let me give you a few links for you to look at here in the forums...
Windows XP Image resizer.
How do I resize photos
resizing photos
That should give you more info then you need, /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
OR you could of used less words and helped the person out. After all that is what "we" all are here for. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
mdbarb... You have some good post to help you on this problem, let me give you a few links for you to look at here in the forums...
Windows XP Image resizer.
How do I resize photos
resizing photos
That should give you more info then you need, /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
sonofczechgun
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Two things:
- change the dpi (under file size I believe) to be 72, you need nothing beetter for the web.
- use Save it For Web - it gives you an option of quality versus size
Of course, you need to have a good picture to start with to have a good photo for posting - just an afterthought /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
- change the dpi (under file size I believe) to be 72, you need nothing beetter for the web.
- use Save it For Web - it gives you an option of quality versus size
Of course, you need to have a good picture to start with to have a good photo for posting - just an afterthought /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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<font color="blue"> ( change the dpi (under file size I believe) to be 72, you need nothing beetter for the web. ) </font>
DPI, or the proper term PPI, is meaningless and does not change the filesize unless you have a print size associated with it.
If your image is 400x600, what is it's ppi? It depends:
If it's to be printed as a 4"x6" photo, it's 100 ppi (400/4)
If it's to be printed as a 2"x3" photo, it's 200 ppi (400/2)
If it's to be printed as an 8"x12" photo, it's 50 ppi (400/8)
DPI, or the proper term PPI, is meaningless and does not change the filesize unless you have a print size associated with it.
If your image is 400x600, what is it's ppi? It depends:
If it's to be printed as a 4"x6" photo, it's 100 ppi (400/4)
If it's to be printed as a 2"x3" photo, it's 200 ppi (400/2)
If it's to be printed as an 8"x12" photo, it's 50 ppi (400/8)
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File size and image size are two different things. 100 k refers to file size. Is there also an image size limitation? (I'm new here and I don't know the image requirements) Image size is the number of pixels. 400 x 600 would be 240000 pixels.
The best way to reduce the file size and keep the quality is to change the quality (compression). Use jpeg file type and select a lower quality and you can significantly reduce the file size of the image.
If you have a large image (lots of pixels..1200 x 1600 would be considered large for web posting) you should reduce the pixel count to 400 x 600*/- or the max allowed on this site. This will reduce the file size too.
Zeuspaul
The best way to reduce the file size and keep the quality is to change the quality (compression). Use jpeg file type and select a lower quality and you can significantly reduce the file size of the image.
If you have a large image (lots of pixels..1200 x 1600 would be considered large for web posting) you should reduce the pixel count to 400 x 600*/- or the max allowed on this site. This will reduce the file size too.
Zeuspaul
sonofczechgun
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I think I need to clarify here:
What I usually do with pix to be posted using photoshop - the cookbook approach:
1.Image/Image size I change the resolution from 300 my camera does to 72 b/c anything else on the web is useless. Changing this value will give me decent size of the picture (in pixles) and since for posting here I dont really care what exact size the picture is (as long as it gets my point over) - I leave it that way
2. Levels - I f the picture is ok quality, I just do Levels/Auto, typically thats enough, sometimes it needs more tinkering with RGB, but it is not common
3. Filter/Sharpen/Unsharp mask to something like 19%, 1 pixel, 0 treshhold will typically do the trick; again posting here is no art, all I am aiming for is a good enough picture
4. Changing quality - we speak jpg here of course - is the right approach to change thhe size, but instead of just quessing what quality it should be Save for Web gives me two or four previews of optimized quality and I can pick whatever suits me - changing the level of compression.
5. When I feel it is needed, I move the file from Mac to PC to see if it looks ok on PC too.
6. When I have more pictures to process - like the whole card - I run an Automate Batch of these steps on it and look at the results than go back if needed.
P.S. You are right with ppi being more correct - but I never heard anybody using it before. My job is DAM support for a staff of 60+ photoeditors; I quess it is just a quirk of the industry /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
What I usually do with pix to be posted using photoshop - the cookbook approach:
1.Image/Image size I change the resolution from 300 my camera does to 72 b/c anything else on the web is useless. Changing this value will give me decent size of the picture (in pixles) and since for posting here I dont really care what exact size the picture is (as long as it gets my point over) - I leave it that way
2. Levels - I f the picture is ok quality, I just do Levels/Auto, typically thats enough, sometimes it needs more tinkering with RGB, but it is not common
3. Filter/Sharpen/Unsharp mask to something like 19%, 1 pixel, 0 treshhold will typically do the trick; again posting here is no art, all I am aiming for is a good enough picture
4. Changing quality - we speak jpg here of course - is the right approach to change thhe size, but instead of just quessing what quality it should be Save for Web gives me two or four previews of optimized quality and I can pick whatever suits me - changing the level of compression.
5. When I feel it is needed, I move the file from Mac to PC to see if it looks ok on PC too.
6. When I have more pictures to process - like the whole card - I run an Automate Batch of these steps on it and look at the results than go back if needed.
P.S. You are right with ppi being more correct - but I never heard anybody using it before. My job is DAM support for a staff of 60+ photoeditors; I quess it is just a quirk of the industry /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
