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03/26/2006 11:23:37 PM · #1 |
| I am trying to save my photo for a challenge entry and I am using the steps in the tutorial when I go to save for the web and select 150k it is not saving it at the maximum it is only saving the picture at 72k, am I doing something wrong? |
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03/26/2006 11:25:59 PM · #2 |
72dpi is right because that's maximum screen resolution size. Any more tha n that and it's a waste of size for the screen
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03/26/2006 11:28:50 PM · #3 |
He said 72 Kb, not 72dpi...
and azjunk, if your image is against a plain black background, and lots of it, for example, 72Kb might be all you can get from a 640-pixel image. If it was ALL black, it would be even smaller than that...
IS it a 640-pixel image?
R.
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03/26/2006 11:29:51 PM · #4 |
| I've been having such a great deal of trouble with the save for web feature myself. I just uploaded my Abstract Macro submission after struggling for a long time to get it right... and it still isn't what I want. I'm having the opposite problem you are, though. |
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03/26/2006 11:30:01 PM · #5 |
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03/26/2006 11:31:58 PM · #6 |
Is that macro a highly-detailed image? the more detailed the image, the lower quality it saves at to meet 150Kb standard. Is it a square image? 640x640 is a LOT more real estate to ocmpress than, say, 640x450...
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03/26/2006 11:32:25 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
He said 72 Kb, not 72dpi...
and azjunk, if your image is against a plain black background, and lots of it, for example, 72Kb might be all you can get from a 640-pixel image. If it was ALL black, it would be even smaller than that...
IS it a 640-pixel image?
R. |
Thank you. Black backround that explains everything!!! |
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03/26/2006 11:36:52 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by azjunk72:
Thank you. Black backround that explains everything!!! |
FYI: when you use save for web, and use the "optimize to filesize" feature, when it's done optimizing it shows you a quality level at the lower right of the big image window. If that quality level is 100, you're maxed out, minimum compression.
On my normal images, I get a quality level of around 85-88. On my very detailed, wide angle landscapes I get something like 78-81, and it shows :-( When I have done black-BG shots wiht a lot of BG, I have often hit 100, and had smaller-than-140Kb files.
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03/26/2006 11:39:41 PM · #9 |
Robert, just a quastion on that...I usually resize the image by changing it to 72dpi and the largest side to 640...THEN I save fo web by using the slider as you mention...is there a better way?
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03/26/2006 11:49:48 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by klstover:
I've been having such a great deal of trouble with the save for web feature myself. I just uploaded my Abstract Macro submission after struggling for a long time to get it right... and it still isn't what I want. I'm having the opposite problem you are, though. |
The way I see it (and I'm REALLY new to PS... I've only just started using it last month), save for web is actually pretty easy...
Think of it like this. You have $150 to spend and you want to buy a print you really like. When ordering, you add a highly-detailed frame and scratch-resistant glass, plus express shipping and the highest amount of insurance available. Your total comes to $350. Because you can only spend $150, you are going to have to compromise a little. You order regular glass (which still looks just as good), a slightly less detailed frame, 3-day shipping, and step down just a little bit for the insurance. These slight down-grades drop the price to $150, so now you can buy it. There isn't a huge drop in quality, just a few little changes that most won't even notice in order to make it affordable for you.
So in short, your print and accessories still look great, but the entire package is no longer 100% what you wanted. At about 73% of your original order, now it's optimized to your budget.
When you choose 'Save for web', and you optimize it to the 150k file size, it can't save it at maximum (100%) because it has to lose a tiny bit of quality in order to bring it down to 150k. It just wouldn't be possible to shrink a photo's file size without either resizing it or shaving off bits and pieces of the quality of the file. When you're reducing file size, something has to give. :)
I hope this helps, and isn't confusing or too teacher-y, lol.
.... uh, and if I have it wrong, someone please tell me so I can edit it before I look stupid! lol
Message edited by author 2006-03-26 23:50:27. |
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