Limiting the file size on Export Action

Hi,
Is there an easy way of limiting the file sizes created by the Export action by simpoly stating the limit, for example 5MB?
Thanks,
Ronen

But you can proxy it by knowing that, say, a JPEG at 3000 x 3000 at 90% quality will be about 5 Gigs. - example, figures not meant to be accurate. Or a Tiff at 1000 X will be.....

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Jim,
Thank you for your response. I think some of the difficulties in this thread are that there have been more than one person reporting issues, which may or may not be exactly the same or different from the initial one reported by the original poster. Then, anyone else commenting can easily intermix bits and pieces from any or all of the other posters interrelated issues. Also, I should have added to my last response in clarification what I meant about the overall dimensions. I was referring specifically to inches, not file size, not resolution.
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I hope that I'm being clear now. I really was just trying to post a thank you initially. I hadn't expected all of this excess.
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Limiting the File Size of an Image

I see how to resize images by change the pixels or dimensions but is there a way to limit the file size? For example, when submitting images for review some organizations set a limit on the size of the file, i.e, files may be now larger than 5MB. Other than byt trial and error is there a way to set a file size limit?
Thank you

Depends on the file format and what compression and optimization methods it uses. Generally JPEGs wil lbe most commonly used and a 5MB JPEG acan be whoppingly large, but its compression efficiency wil ldepend on the image content and chosen compression level a lot. Similarly, palette based formats like 8bit PNG wil lwork in some cases, but not all. per se there is no way to e.g. tell PS that you want to create a 5MB file. It's the otehr way around - you define the document size and the image saving/ export will create the file. anyway, In a time and day where people use Dropbox or otehr cloud-based services even from mobile devices all the time, file size limits on mail attachments or submission forms should be pretty much irrelevant.
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or the pixel size?

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