Re: Posting pics.

Posted by BigKev On 2011/7/27 10:50:50

One of the biggest problem I see with pictures is most cameras save the photos in JPG format with no compression, which makes the file size HUGE, and slow to load. So the act of opening them and resaving them on a computer usually causes the computer to save the picture with compression causing a dramatic reduction in picture file size. Remember folks the pics here are being used for web viewing, not photo reproduction, so we don't need 10 megapixel images. Also 1280x1280 or less is fine as well. 6000x6000 is just way to big.

100k-300k or less makes a perfect fact loading photo with enough quality and detail for what we are doing here. Also the guys on dial-up, or slower connections will thank you!

You can use my free utility on a PC to both resize, and add compression to you photos one by one, or in batch.

Regards,