Maximum Picture Widths in Forums

Naga Basuki · 10th December 2004, 10:04 AM

Is there a mainstream software that will batch process 2/4mp pictures down to posting size of 200kb?

Lee · 10th December 2004, 12:50 PM

I have not used it, as I am most satisfied with the functionality I have in PhotoShip, but you may wish to try this free utility from Fookes Software: Fookes EzThumbs
I use Fookes' NoteTabPro and am most happy with that.

Here is another page: How to Reduce Size

wilked aka Khun Deng · 12th December 2004, 02:30 PM

Lee, I'm using Photoshop 5.0 and I have Windowes XP, I can follow the instructions all the way to compression, which I can only view when I try to save. Even after I put it on low it doesn't shrink the file size (nor do I get the side by side comparison).

The only workaround I've been able to come up with is, using XP, right click on a picture, select send email, open the attachment, copy it back to my photo folder. It works but I'm sure it's not the optimum solution.

Yannis · 12th December 2004, 08:07 PM

Change resolution is the trick.

You can have a picture as big as you want but the resolution for the Internet must be 72 pixels at inch. A higher resolution is good only for printing. Our screens dont use it.

With 72 pixels at inch the maximum size of the file is no more than 200kb.

wilked aka Khun Deng · 13th December 2004, 12:38 PM

Yannis, The default is already 72, then I resize to 640 width and it's still around 900kb, then I decrease the resolution to around 32 pixels per inch and it meets the size limit but it also shrinks the picture automatically to around 250 pixels wide.

View Poll Results: Which is the widest arrow that fits comfortably on your screen?
1024 pixels	7	21.21%
800 pixels	22	66.67%
640 pixels	4	12.12%
All are too large	0	0%
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10th December 2004, 10:04 AM	#1
Naga Basuki Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big old machine shop/foundry/warehouse in Atlanta GA USA Posts: 51	Software to batch process large images to 200kb? Is there a mainstream software that will batch process 2/4mp pictures down to posting size of 200kb?

10th December 2004, 12:50 PM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 932	Here is one possibility I have not used it, as I am most satisfied with the functionality I have in PhotoShip, but you may wish to try this free utility from Fookes Software: Fookes EzThumbs I use Fookes' NoteTabPro and am most happy with that. Here is another page: How to Reduce Size

12th December 2004, 02:30 PM	#3
wilked aka Khun Deng Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 166	Still working Lee, I'm using Photoshop 5.0 and I have Windowes XP, I can follow the instructions all the way to compression, which I can only view when I try to save. Even after I put it on low it doesn't shrink the file size (nor do I get the side by side comparison). The only workaround I've been able to come up with is, using XP, right click on a picture, select send email, open the attachment, copy it back to my photo folder. It works but I'm sure it's not the optimum solution.

12th December 2004, 08:07 PM	#4
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	Resolution Change resolution is the trick. You can have a picture as big as you want but the resolution for the Internet must be 72 pixels at inch. A higher resolution is good only for printing. Our screens dont use it. With 72 pixels at inch the maximum size of the file is no more than 200kb.

13th December 2004, 12:38 PM	#5
wilked aka Khun Deng Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 166	?? Yannis, The default is already 72, then I resize to 640 width and it's still around 900kb, then I decrease the resolution to around 32 pixels per inch and it meets the size limit but it also shrinks the picture automatically to around 250 pixels wide.