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 11/29/2005 10:02:37 AM · #1
Help me please!! I changed my camera and save settings to the largest file size for a photo job and I forgot to change it back. I shot my collections entry this morning and for the life of me I cannot get my entry to 150 kb!! It is only that size when it is way too small. I want a large picture entry but I don't want to loose the quality. Help me...I am freakin' out.
 11/29/2005 10:04:18 AM · #2
Do you use Adobe Photoshop?

~Terry
 11/29/2005 10:06:21 AM · #3
at 5 megapixels and the largest file size - you should be able to get just about any image to be under 150K @ 640px for viewing here at a JPEG quality above 80%.

your doing something wrong when saving the file for the web it sounds like.


11/29/2005 10:10:12 AM · #4
No, I use digital imaging pro 10. How can I be doing something wrong? I am saving it for the web just like I have all of my other entries. When I save it like I have in the past the file size is 301 kb.
 11/29/2005 10:12:07 AM · #5
before re-sizing it is 2,362 kb (1932 x 2756)
 11/29/2005 10:13:38 AM · #6
Resize it to (whatever x 640) first. Then do 'save for web' with your usual JPG quality settings.
 11/29/2005 10:15:23 AM · #7
Originally posted by jhonan:
Resize it to (whatever x 640) first. Then do 'save for web' with your usual JPG quality settings.


254 kb...not small enough yet
 11/29/2005 10:18:45 AM · #8
i guess my point is - you are sacrificing quality normally in camera.
you should always use the highest quality setting in camera as possible.

if the image has a ton of real fine detail you may have to lower the JPEG quality - but it is rare that the quality setting needs to go below 80%. i think i have had one entry that was saved at about 75% - but the quality loss was minimal.

11/29/2005 10:19:51 AM · #9
You'll probably need to drop the JPEG quality setting a bit. The busier the image is, the more you'll need to drop it.

You're usually doing this in-camera anyway.

~Terry
 11/29/2005 10:20:16 AM · #10
With DIP the fastest way is:

File > Save Copy For... > Email or Web (choose Large Web View will make it 640 on the longest side)

Should get you down under 150K

Andy
 11/29/2005 10:32:34 AM · #11
Originally posted by awpollard:
With DIP the fastest way is:

File > Save Copy For... > Email or Web (choose Large Web View will make it 640 on the longest side)

Should get you down under 150K

Andy


Thats what I did and it was 301 kb. I am just going to have to re-shoot I guess.
 11/29/2005 10:34:47 AM · #12
try setting it to "custom" vs large web view
 11/29/2005 10:38:26 AM · #13
DIP10 doesn't let you change the quality. At least my version doesn't. If you really like what you shot, download a temp version of photoshop CS2 or Elements. You can lower the quality there... Good luck!
 11/29/2005 10:41:11 AM · #14
In options, you can change the save and save as quality level.
 11/29/2005 10:42:22 AM · #15
Originally posted by mandyturner:
In options, you can change the save and save as quality level.


Cool. I've learned something for the day! Now I can relax and take it easy. :)
 11/29/2005 10:42:43 AM · #16
Digital Pro
Go to Format- Resize Image
Make the biggest # 640 If pic size is 1932 x 2756 delete the 2756 and make it 640
Go to File- Save a copy for e-mail or web
Choose the size you want
 11/29/2005 10:45:17 AM · #17
when you save for web, does it have a button to 'optimize to file size' ???
 11/29/2005 10:45:50 AM · #18
Ok, I changed the save as quality level to 80% and it worked but I can see a difference. Now I am not sure I will enter it.
 11/29/2005 10:48:28 AM · #19
I'd leave the quality level alone and resize per my 1st post
Try that and see what you get
 11/29/2005 10:50:13 AM · #20
Mandy I just PM you

John
 11/29/2005 10:56:02 AM · #21
Its not too bad. It just looks a tad out of focus.
 11/29/2005 11:56:14 AM · #22
you could resize it down to say 600px - and then up the save as quality. another compromise - but sounds like the image has a lot of detail/texture so there is more data in the image. more data = larger file.


11/29/2005 12:04:37 PM · #23
Noise reduction can drop down the pixelization, thus reducing the file size. Also a 5-10 pixel white or black border will also reduce file size, as the all white or all black areas contain little data.
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