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Resizing


Resizing to 600 pizels (no problem), but the image they ask for has to be no bigger then 80 kb. When I get down to 80 kb or smaller the image is small.
I have to keep resizing down below 600 pizels to get it below 80 kb then it's smaller then other peoples pics on the web. I have PS7 and tried auto resize to 600, but my kb is above 80. Been trying for weeks to figure this out, I give up. (For Now)
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October 09, 2003

 

doug Nelson
  I think what they're asking for is an 80kb image AFTER compression in the JPEG mode.

You're lucky to have PS 7. It looks as if you're in image/Image Size. Open the original image out of the digital camera, or from the scanner. SAVE a copy of that image, if it's important to you.

Check Resample. We're going to Resample down, or throw out some pixels while retaining image and color integrity. That's what JPEG does.

Enter 72 in the resolution block. Enter 600 as the longer dimension. Now you've downsized it as far as resolution and image size. Click OK.

Now, File/Save for Web. Don't mess with anything but the amount of compression. Try different degrees of compression and see what ends up at 80 kb. You can see a preview of what the image will look like. If you like what you see, you're done.

One impediment to pulling this off is over-editing and saving an image that originally was a JPEG. Each edit and save causes deterioration, imperceptible at first. Unless that happened, you're probably good to go.


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