How to reduce 288K to 30K
Joyp
upload for ebay. Under Image/size I changed resolution to 72 dpi and it is
still 288 k. Can anyone advise me? Does anyone know what is suggested as K size
and resolution for ebay?
Muhammad
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Try 72 dpi, 50% quality JPG... I'm not sure if PS does JPG quality
adjustment, so you might have to download a shareware image compressor like
Batch It Pro; http://www.iredsoft.com - very handy for batch processing, or
even for one image.
(Be sure to save to a new directory if you're just playing around so you
don't overwrite your original image!)
Hope this helps,
Muhammad
RossF
>I have a digital photo that is 288K. Would like to reduce it to 30 k for a web
>upload for ebay. Under Image/size I changed resolution to 72 dpi and it is
>still 288 k. Can anyone advise me? Does anyone know what is suggested as K size
>and resolution for ebay?
Changing the resolution to 72 dpi doesn't necessarily make the file
size smaller, it makes the print smaller.
There are two basic ways to reduce file size:
1. Turn ON "Resample Image" in Image Size... and change the number of
pixels under Pixel Dimensions. Fewer pixels, smaller file size. If you
change the Print Size with resample ON, you'll also change the number
of pixels. Make sure Constrain Proportions is checked so the image
doesn't get stretched.
2. File -> Save for Web... Save the image as a jpeg. Choose a
compression level to get the desired file size.
You probably need to do both. Look at the image on screen at 100% to
see a big it is in relation to your screen. Image -> Image Size will
tell you how many pixels it has. Choose a smaller pixel size so the
image fits on your screen like ebay's pics look on screen. Then save
it as a jpeg.
Ross
Michael McNaughton
save it as a JPG using compression, using about 30) until it is about 25 to
20 K in size so it will pop right up in eBay.
Mike
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J. A. Mc.
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>"Joyp" <jo...@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:20000301103909...@ng-fx1.aol.com...
>> I have a digital photo that is 288K. Would like to reduce it to 30 k for a
>web
>> upload for ebay. Under Image/size I changed resolution to 72 dpi and it is
>> still 288 k. Can anyone advise me? Does anyone know what is suggested as K
>size
>> and resolution for ebay?
>
>Try 72 dpi, 50% quality JPG... I'm not sure if PS does JPG quality
>adjustment, so you might have to download a shareware image compressor like
>Batch It Pro; http://www.iredsoft.com - very handy for batch processing, or
>even for one image.
>
>(Be sure to save to a new directory if you're just playing around so you
>don't overwrite your original image!)
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Muhammad
>
Forget the dpi - the web doesn't care about scanner or printer
markers. Broswers look at pixels only.
Re-sample the image to a pixel size you want on ebay, then save_as a
.jpg, chosing the quality level that will please you while watching
the approximate file size calculator in the dialog box.
J. A. Mc.
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>> I have a digital photo that is 288K. Would like to reduce it to 30 k for a web
>> upload for ebay. Under Image/size I changed resolution to 72 dpi and it is
>> still 288 k. Can anyone advise me? Does anyone know what is suggested as K size
>> and resolution for ebay?
>
> After reduced the DPI to around 72-75 DPI you can change the canvas
>size, when saving set the compression to around 70-75% or so then you
>should have much smaller size.
Changing the CANVAS size will _crop_ the image.
John-Asmus Burmester
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AN IDEA FOR DOWNSIZING DIGITAL PHOTOS
I took a macro close up picture of a Marguerite flower at 1600x1200
JPEG and, by the way, it is beautiful. The original file size was
549,000 bytes and Adobe PhotoDeluxe 3 said the physical size of the
photo was 16" by 22". Using Adobe PhotoDeluxe Version 3 I reduced the
photos physical size down to 1" in height and 1.42" in width but
keeping the same number of pixels in proportion to the original. At
this size the small photo was now 847x742 pixels (that is 742 pixels
per inch, not the usual 72 pixels per inch that we use on the WWW when
downloading photos).
My idea was to download a photo that is small in physical size but
large in the number of pixels and therefore smaller in the number of
bytes of file size and still very good looking. My Marguerite flower
photo has a file size of 27K (down from 549,000), resolution of
847x742, and it's new file name is FLOWER.TXT.
Here's how for those with Adobe PhotoDeluxe Version 3. From the
first screen click on advanced menus (lower left corner). Then go to
GET & FIX PHOTO to get the photo you want to experiment with. On the
tool bar at the top of the screen click on SIZE and then PHOTO SIZE.
At the bottom of the active window that comes up make sure both
proportions and file size are checked. It is mandatory that file size
is checked of you will loose pixels in the size reduction. In the
width and height pop down boxes change to inches. Take notice of the
width, height, and resolution of the photo before you change
anything. Next choose 1, 2, 3 inches or whatever you want as the
height. Adobe will make the width proportional. Notice that the
pixels per inch are now much greater than before you changed the
height to a shorter height. You're done here so click okay.
NEXT, go to the top of the screen and in the Adobe commands and choose
SEND & SAVE, EXPORT, EXPORT, OTHER EXPORT (JPEG), that's four
different choices or clicks. In the active window that pops up choose
a NEW file name for you reduced size photo and choose JPEG as the
format. Make sure it will be saved to the folder (directory) you want
it in, and click on save.
NEXT, in the small active window that pops up click on OPTIONS.
Choose quality level 4 or less. I choose 0 for the FLOWER picture to
get it VERY small. Also, I found that BASELINE OPTIMIZED (whatever
that is) gives a slightly smaller file size. Finally click OKAY and
go look in the folder into which your photo was saved for you. You
now have a small file size HiRes photo.
One other tip, when you want to show a close up, emphasize something
in a photo, or delete large amounts of needless background or
landscape use the CROP commands and crop the photo so it only contains
the central part you want to show. Do this before downsizing the
photo.
JerryF
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