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   brazz
   

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   I know this is really a computer question, But I'll give it a shot. Any tips on uploading pictures from windows, " MY PICTURES" . Should I shoot in a lower resolution,
   or maybe send them as a VGA file, the web site is saying the file is too large.I'm only trying to upload 2 pics of "My Stash"
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   Typically, raw photos from a digital camera can be huge in file size and need to be "optimized" for the web. Optimizing them cuts down the file size without sacrificing photo quality - at least that's the goal when done right.

   Web browsers usually only recognize file types of .jpg, .gif and .png. The best file type for a photo is .jpg. (Graphic files use .gif and .png.)

   I use Photoshop for optimizing photos, but that would be overkill for you.

   Maybe your camera came with some software for optimizing photos?

   You could also try this free online service
   http://webresizer.com/

   If that doesn't work, since you're having trouble uploading and they may not upload there either, here is a free program you can download.

   http://www.irfanview.com/

   Tutorial

   http://www.peddlergraphics.com/optimize.html

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   Thanks Kevin I'll start digging into the info you gave me.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   what is the ideal size in KB for a .jpg pix file sent to pipes magazine?

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   If you are using Vista or Windows 7 you can download "windows Live Photo Gallery"( free- from Microsoft) and use it to resize you pics. I use it on both of our computers.

   Posted 4 months ago #
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   brazz, I highly recommend you make a free account at http://photobucket.com/

   You upload your photos, all the tools to resize or crop are built-in to the site, and it provides links which you can paste into forum posts, e-mails, whatever. I've been using it for years

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   brazz, I highly recommend you make a free account at http://photobucket.com/

   I highly recommend he doesn't and use imgur.com instead.

   If he has a Google account (gmail, google+) then Picasa is even better.

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   Yeah, what was I thinking.

   Aside from all that, imgur.com seems like a good site.

   Posted 4 months ago #

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