Each one is about 5MB, so I can't email that many in a single email. How can I reduce the size of the picture file so that I can fit more into an email or on a storage zip drive. I know this will reduce the quality, but that is okay with me.
Or should I somehow reduce the physical size of the picture file since they are all at 3648 x 2736?
Try to put them in zip or rar folders they will compress files without losing any quality. Otherwise just convert pictures to GIF fomat but it reduces some quality
Answer by Foxy on 05 Jan 2010 11:12:27Assuming windows Vista or 7.
Open up the photo you want to re-size using Windows Photo Gallery (the default photo viewer)
With the photo selected, choose "E-mail" from the main menu
Select the new image size (i.e. "Medium") and click the "Attach" button
Your email program will open up with the new resized photo as an attachment
You don't have to email the photo if you simply want to save the re-sized photo on your computer. Just click on the photo attachment in the blank email and choose to "Save" it back to your computer.
WARNING: When saving the resized file it is best to re-name it (add "med" or "small" to the filename). NEVER overwrite your original photo with the resized photo.!!
Assuming that you have photo editing software, you should be able to resize and export the image to another location on your hard drive - never mess with originals! Using adobe, you'll go to "Save for web" and then follow the steps to lower the resolution.
Answer by owens40601 on 05 Jan 2010 11:38:13For sending images by email, reduce the longest dimension to 600 to 900 pixels (I use 800 pixels). Save the file as a different name so you don't write over your original file. This should be small enough to email without overloading the recipients mailbox. Any photo editing software can perform this task. If you don't have photo editing software, install Irfanview. Irfanview has basic editing capabilities and is free.
For archiving your images, you can make the file sizes smaller by increasing the compression. This will reduce the file size and reduce the quality of the image. This can be set in your camera. You need to experiment to see which quality setting will work for you. This will only reduce the file size down by no more than two times. Programs like Irfanview will also be able to resave your file with reduced quality (smaller file size).
To archive your images, you really need to transfer them to a DVD. You can save around 800 images to a DVD if the file size is 5MB. Make two copies and keep them in different buildings (one at home, the other at a relatives place or safety deposit box). You can also get external hard drives to back up your images, but I wouldn't consider this safe as hard drives fail and operating systems and programs barf and mess up hard drives.
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