cubanx
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posted on January 1, 2001 01:31:46 AM new
Hello and happy new year,
What program do you guy's use to reduce the file size of JPG digital photo's and could you please describe the procedure. I just got a Fuji Finepix 1400 and the lowest resolution is 640x480 which ends up being around a 200K file.
Thank you in advance!
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twinsoft
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posted on January 1, 2001 02:39:31 AM new
Try IrfanView. It's free.
http://www.irfanview.com/
You can resize the image, and also adjust the compression ratio for jpgs. Really a nice no-frills viewer.
(edited 'cause there's no "n" in ratio)
[ edited by twinsoft on Jan 1, 2001 02:40 AM ]
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cubanx
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posted on January 1, 2001 02:51:08 AM new
Thank you Twinsoft!
[ edited by cubanx on Jan 1, 2001 02:51 AM ]
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cubanx
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posted on January 1, 2001 03:02:57 AM new
After using it a bit this is EXACTLY what I wanted! Best part it is free and easy to use 
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twinsoft
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posted on January 1, 2001 03:03:56 AM new
Thanks.
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dave_michmerhuizen
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posted on January 1, 2001 03:05:08 PM new
I would like to add, for scanner users, that some scanner software allows you to change the target of a scan to be an arbitrary program. Often this is a variation on Adobe Photoshop or Photodelux, but if you poke around you can change the target to be irfanview, which is a much easier deal all around.
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Wedgewood
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posted on January 1, 2001 06:25:27 PM new
I also use Irfanview and find it one of the best image viewers and editors that I have come across to date.
Another old stand by for me is Paint Shop Pro. One of my favorite features in PSP is that I can change the percentage of compression when saving a large .jpg file. I have it set on 35% but can compress some large images up to 60% without losing much quality on when they are posted on the net. This means I can have a large dimensioned picture coming in under 20K - a good, fast loading size for eBay. It's also quick and easy to crop and make some basic color adjustments using PSP, though Irfanview has some pretty sophisticated features to handle this task as well.
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twinsoft
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posted on January 1, 2001 06:40:43 PM new
By the way, try using PNG instead of JPG. PNG file size is a little bigger, but they preserve quality, unlike JPGs which are "lossy."
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Shoshanah
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posted on January 1, 2001 07:27:51 PM new
Hi there twin...
If I may, I shall disagree with your statement 
I had never used PNG, so I just tried one pic, then uploaded it to AW. It took close to one minute!...I then uploaded the same picture in JPG: took 6 seconds...
Gosh Shosh!
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rifkah/
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twinsoft
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posted on January 1, 2001 08:05:47 PM new
For pictures with larger dimensions, the file size is probably too big for eBay ads. For a smaller picture, you might want to use PNG because the quality is better.
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wildanteeker
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posted on January 1, 2001 08:42:07 PM new
I just use my Sony MAV's e-mail mode.The quality is really terrible but it is a lazy persons "dream come true"Shoot em up strait off the disk and it gives one more time for lifes more impotant things.
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