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christyles
10-19-2004, 09:15 AM
To keep the forum from getting bogged down with huge oversized images, here's a DIY to shrink images.

Software: Photoshop
1)Open image(s)
2)Do what ever editing you need to do (lic. plate delete, contrast adjust etc.)
3)Press CTRL+Shift+Alt+S simultaneously or click on (File->Save As For Web)and another screen should change,
4)click on Image Size tab on the right (near Colour Table),
5)then in the width box, punch in "400", just above that you'll see "Settings", click on JPEG medium. then click "apply". The image should resize.
6)Once done resizing, click "Ok". Save your file, and upload to e46toronto.

If e46toronto says the file is too big, rezie the image smaller than 400, maybe 375. But 400, should be ok.

Sunapollo
10-19-2004, 09:24 AM
There's an easier way to shrink your images if you are using WinXP...

go here Imager resizer (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx) and download image resizer ... if you want to resize an image ... just highlight your image, right click and choose "resize pictures" ...

pick "small" ... most of the time they will be shrinked to less than 400k ... :)

BlueSky
10-19-2004, 09:31 AM
most of the time they will be shrinked to less than 400k ... :)

we need the images to be less than 40K... :0

christyles
10-19-2004, 09:33 AM
If e46toronto says the file is too big, rezie the image smaller than 400, maybe 375. But 400, should be ok.These numbers represent pixels not kb size.

Sunapollo
10-19-2004, 09:48 AM
we need the images to be less than 40K... :0

my bad lol ... I dont know whether the small size can shrink the images to less than 40k ... :Idunno:

Sunapollo
10-19-2004, 09:53 AM
Just did a quick test and it reduces my picture from 266kb to 32.5kb ... :)

Chopper
10-19-2004, 09:58 AM
Man...my pics are like 1.4 Mb each so I need som eserious shrinking. I'll try these methods out.

:)

christyles
10-19-2004, 10:08 AM
Man...my pics are like 1.4 Mb each so I need som eserious shrinking. I'll try these methods out.

:)
yeah, chopper my long ass method should solve that problem cause i take pics at highest res possible with my cam, then just edit as needed in PS.

BlueSky
10-19-2004, 10:20 AM
i just realized that the file size limit has gone up to 90K now...

glenspeed
10-21-2004, 09:36 AM
you can also do it in MS photo editor very easily...just click on resize and choose appropriate size either in % or pixels...