I need technical help

Dawn · Post by **Dawn** » Nov 19 2003 02:57 pm

I have photos that are 775kb's each...I need to make the file smaller, do I just make the picture smaller with a Photoshop type program or do I need to make the actual file (how?) smaller? I know I know I'm an idiot, but I don't do too much w/pictures

dirrrteeee · Post by **dirrrteeee** » Nov 19 2003 03:07 pm

how large are they? inch wise
there are several things you can do to shrink the kb
you can try doing a save as .gif that way if any quality is lost you still have the original but .gif is typically smaller in kb size
or the other option reduce size
unless you have multiple layers to the image- if you have several layers you can merge them into one layer and that will reduce the "size"

Dawn · Post by **Dawn** » Nov 19 2003 03:20 pm

I dunno, they're not mine...my friend in Sri Lanka want's me to use my photoshop to resize them...I think I figured it out though...thanks for the tip Heather, the gif thing made a difference.

dirrrteeee · Post by **dirrrteeee** » Nov 19 2003 03:52 pm

no problem

pez · Post by **pez** » Nov 19 2003 04:34 pm

putting the image resolution at 72 ppi (pixels per inch for onscreen) or 72dpi (dots per inch for print) is correct resolution for monitors ... actual image size depends on how large you want on screen, but has less to do with file size than resolution.

Also if your saving as a gif, it will save smaller but it saves at 256 colors. and even smaller yet if you change the # of colors to less. Thou you might be able to get a better image using full color and have a smaller file saving as a jpg with a lower quality setting. Typically I save all photos as jpg files with 70% quality or more. Graphics that are not overly intense in colors I save as a gif. All depends on what looks best with the lowest file size. PNG are good as well but tend to shift colors a bit on some monitors.

Sorry I'm a graphic design geek. hehehe

Dawn · Post by **Dawn** » Nov 19 2003 04:55 pm

No problem Pez, thanks for the input. What I needed to do is resize some pictures straight from a digi camera. I made them smaller, it worked!!

dirrrteeee · Post by **dirrrteeee** » Nov 19 2003 05:04 pm

yo dawn you got a animation program? need to hook up a new avatar and sig

Dawn · Post by **Dawn** » Nov 19 2003 05:07 pm

no animation program, I don't think? I don't know Heather...it's all I can do to turn the damn thing on and type. If it goes beyond point and click it's too much for me.

Dawn · Post by **Dawn** » Nov 19 2003 05:26 pm

I found an animated avatar that I like but I can't link directly to it...who does good hosting?

dirrrteeee · Post by **dirrrteeee** » Nov 19 2003 06:08 pm

believe it or not myspace works great

manus · Post by **manus** » Nov 20 2003 12:38 pm

o0okrakhedo0o wrote:believe it or not myspace works great

That is true! How do you thing I found my new avatar. Im ripping it from myspace.

dirrrteeee · Post by **dirrrteeee** » Nov 20 2003 01:11 pm

i need an animation program- i have my new avatar all lined up now i just need to put it all together... can anyone help?

pez · Post by **pez** » Nov 20 2003 02:30 pm

Image Ready should do the trick for ya.

dirrrteeee · Post by **dirrrteeee** » Nov 20 2003 02:35 pm

i dont have a comp at home- i was looking for someone to let me come over and hook it up on their pc, but thanks pez

Dawn · Post by **Dawn** » Nov 21 2003 01:12 pm

Tell what a good animation program is Heather....also, where can I upload music to so that I can post it?