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Ken asked, “How would one know if you’re sending an 8 mega bite file?”
Depending on what program you use to send email, there is a way to quickly check its size before sending, although you may have to tweak the program to get it to show that information automatically. Similarly, there are all kinds of ways to see the size of a photo you plan to attach or post, depending on the program(s) you use. If you have trouble finding any of those data feedbacks, and there are many of them, you can always count on this: If you haven’t manually downsized the photo you’re sending since you took it, then you’re sending an unnecessarily enormous image file, thereby causing all the problems for the recipient(s) that we’ve been discussing.
Your computer probably has some kind of photoshop program. Open the about-to-be-sent photo – we’ll call it greatshot.jpg – in that program, find the resize function and use it to reduce the photo to 800 pixels wide. Save that 800 pixel photo as greatshot_800px.jpg or some such variant of the original name, just so you know which one is the downsized version. DO NOT just save the resized photo as greatshot.jpg after you’ve downsized it or you will never be able to view/crop/sell/publish it in its original, high-resolution version. Tuck that huge original greatshot.jpg image away in your “original photos” folder and leave it there. Use the greatshot_800px.jpg image to email and post online.
Grab any teenager off the street and get them to show you how to do this stuff.
Have fun,
Tor
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Silverheels, P-424 #17
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if you have MS Office on your Wintel system it includes MS Picture Manager, which can be used to resize your photos. It has several pre-set sizes anyone of which will do the job.Here's a screen capture of what the app looks like:http://screencast.com/t/tFB3S2QKXQOI try to remember to resize my pictures, which are normally taken at 4k pixels wide, but I often forget. So if they cause a problem, it would be best if the server just stripped any attachment over, say, 2MB.Many of the pictures I share have been uploaded to my website so I can just provide a link in my email. Others can choose whether or not to view the picture and kill the download if it is too big. I also use a product call JING to take screen captures, such as the one above. JING is free and includes free temporary storage for the captures.
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Ken,
If you use a PC (as opposed to a Mac), I may be able to walk you through it fairly painlessly, depending on what associated program(s) you’re using. If that would be helpful, email me off-group at admiral@silverheels.us . (Yes, I’ve been promoted. It’s one of the advantages of single-handing.)
Tor
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