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Brie
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Uploading photographs
« on: Sunday 28 June 09 12:56 UTC (UK) »

Hi,

I've taken some photographs for a fellow rootschatter. I have managed to put them on to my computer (a first) but then I tried to upload one.

A message came back that it couldn't be uploaded as it was too big a file or took too long and to ask for help here.

Looking at the photograph it said in its stats above it that it is 2,350KB. That is 1,850 too many. It is just one small photograph - how do I make it 500KB or smaller.

Brie
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Alan b
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Re: Uploading photographs
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 28 June 09 19:10 UTC (UK) »

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspx

Download Power Toys from Microsoft and then use the image resizer. That is what I do.
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LizzieW
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Re: Uploading photographs
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 28 June 09 22:44 UTC (UK) »

I use Irfanview, recommended to me by other Rootschatters.  Google it and download for free.  It's very simple to use for people like me who are not into all the technical things related to photographs, although I think if you know how you can do magical things with it.

Lizzie
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Brie
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Re: Uploading photographs
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 28 June 09 23:19 UTC (UK) »

Thank-you both. I will have a look at them tomorrow and see how I get on.

Brie
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Nick29
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Re: Uploading photographs
« Reply #4 on: Monday 29 June 09 09:28 UTC (UK) »

The better alternative would be to get the other person's email address, and send the photos as email attachments, and then you won't have to sacrifice quality or size  Smiley
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celia
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Re: Uploading photographs
« Reply #5 on: Monday 29 June 09 11:46 UTC (UK) »

When i send a  photo uploaded from my cam,I right click on it and from the drop down menu.Send to Mail recipient.It then gives you keep original size or make email size.I always choose email size.Because the recipient can only see a small corner of the photo,and is difficult to see it as a whole.I got loads of them at one time Smiley

Celia
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robbo43
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Re: Uploading photographs
« Reply #6 on: Monday 29 June 09 22:09 UTC (UK) »

Hi Brie,

What format are the files?  Some file formats such as .tif give very big files.  If you can use something like Irfanview or another graphics programme to convert them to .jpg files they will be much smaller.  Set it to give highest quality rather than highest compression or you will lose too much detail.

Robert
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Re: Uploading photographs
« Reply #7 on: Monday 29 June 09 22:23 UTC (UK) »

If you choose send pic by email,  the photo will be automatically compressed  Embarrassed

always best to add the photo by selecting insert file on your create mail

Jenny

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Re: Uploading photographs
« Reply #8 on: Monday 29 June 09 22:32 UTC (UK) »

Hi
This is a bit off topic but maybe of interest. Emailing B/W tex old parish records or  any Photo type Tex doc's

I sent a few to Auzzy and tried all methods scanning at 300 pix the 600 pix but the still came out a bit unclear close up.

Remembering an old Jap War film moto " think of the obvious and do the opposite- I tried Scanning at 200 pix and Emailed at full size or uncompressed- Bingo perfect.

Dobby
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Granny Tidmarsh (Maiden name Mary Fletcher b1874 )


Re: Uploading photographs
« Reply #9 on: Monday 29 June 09 22:57 UTC (UK) »

http://www.irfanview.com/

After Down load Restate Computer.

Restart
Click Red irfan icon on decktop

Click file Menu top left.
Click open
Click lookin and find Doc- then Pictures and then your picture to resize

Or Minimis Picture  Drag photo to desk top Minimis Irfan and drag to Black board.

Nxt Click Image in top menu find resize half waydown and click
RESIZE PHOTO
Then click File menu top left and click save

If you drag it you have to drag it via desk top to pictures to see the size of Jpeg

if still its over 500 repeat even if its below increase size to you get as near as you can to 499
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Derbyshire, Warwick. Yorkshire, Stafford and Worcestershire.
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celia
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Re: Uploading photographs
« Reply #10 on: Monday 29 June 09 23:35 UTC (UK) »

Unless a person has altered the bit on camera (forget which bit) that gives you more photos, that make them smaller.All digital photos are very large.So it best to just click on edit,if a person has put the camera disk into the computer it brings up the photo program for the camera.Mine  one disk works for three different cameras.I also have my printer disk in my P.C that also has a photo editing program.So i have never needed to download one

Celia
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celia
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Re: Uploading photographs
« Reply #11 on: Monday 29 June 09 23:46 UTC (UK) »

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the photo will be automatically compressed 

I suppose that depends on the P.C.Programme mine doesn't Grin When adding a photo you need to use add picture


Celia
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dobfarm
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Granny Tidmarsh (Maiden name Mary Fletcher b1874 )


Re: Uploading photographs
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 30 June 09 00:16 UTC (UK) »

Dpi and size of photo are two seperate issues

Example 1" = Dpi 300
Double to 2" - 2 X Dp300 power 2

But 1" dpi 300

double but Dpi same       2' = 300 dpi = 1X 300 Dpi power 1
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Derbyshire, Warwick. Yorkshire, Stafford and Worcestershire.
In my opinion the marriage residence is not always the place of birth. Never forget Workhouse and overseers accounts records of birth.
Nick29
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Re: Uploading photographs
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 30 June 09 07:37 UTC (UK) »

Dpi and size of photo are two seperate issues

Example 1" = Dpi 300
Double to 2" - 2 X Dp300 power 2

But 1" dpi 300

 double but Dpi same       2' = 300 dpi = 1X 300 Dpi power 1

300 DOTS PER INCH

Each square inch of photo has 300 dots (pixels), so a 2" square photo will have 4 times as many pixels as a 1" square photo.

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Best Wishes, Nick.

Research interests:
Field - Luton & Islington
Hole - Somerset, Suffolk & Surrey
Farnish, Parker, Cattermole, Last, Wasp, Church - Suffolk
Lewin/Lowin/Lowen - Hertfordhire
Martin - Eltham & Greenwich, Kent (London)
Stead - Greenwich, London (Kent) & Maidstone
Wood - Hertfordshire

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dobfarm
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Granny Tidmarsh (Maiden name Mary Fletcher b1874 )


Re: Uploading photographs
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 30 June 09 09:53 UTC (UK) »

Yes Correct but!

increase the size per inch square to a 2" inch square photo    from 1 inch at say 1000 dots X 4 square inchs in 2"inch square photo will give 4000 dots (1000 DPI)

Increase the outer size to a  2 square inch photo from an one square inch photo without increasing the number of dots on the photo will give a 1000 dots in the photo = 250 dots per square inch  in the 4 square inches  in the photo( 250 DPI)

Hence why restores want max dpi at resized photo.

Deciphering is different on tex in compression restore and would need to be a maths teacher combined computer programer to explain that on simple layman terms.




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Derbyshire, Warwick. Yorkshire, Stafford and Worcestershire.
In my opinion the marriage residence is not always the place of birth. Never forget Workhouse and overseers accounts records of birth.
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