Modified photos have 0 kb size File size !!!

I know I am a dinosaur working with iPhoto 09 and OS X 10.5.8 but I have never ever recognized that problem before.
When I modify my photos (Resize, brighten, whatever...) all of the modified photos are in the modified photos folder but (only) some with 0 kb. The thumbnails look ok, but when I click on them they are just black. Originals are ok. I can easily modify them in an external editor, that works. Any idea?

I have this problem all the time- but it seems to be confined to photos from a specific camera. Rotating the image seems to be the single biggest culprit in zeroing out the image, but it can happen with any edit done within iPhoto. My iPhoto version is 8.1.2.
If you try to edit the corrupted image in PhotoShop, an error message appears, typically: "Could not complete your request because a JPEG marker segment length is too short (the file may be truncated or incomplete)."
My fix for this is to revert the offending image to original, and re-edit it using an external editor. This works 100% of the time, but is an annoying, time consuming chore to be sure.

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Well I forget the exact keys, but believe pressing and holding down CTRL before clicking Restore will allow you to browse and find the backup file (may be wrong).
In the end, as far as the iPhone thinks, it is a new computer so it will erase and resync stuff and as long as you loaded everything back into iTunes all should sync back. Main issue is other stuff like the data within the apps, notes, etc that are part of the backup which is why you would want to try to restore from the backup. If you don't mind losing data in apps (eg: do you care you have to relog into some apps and start over, don't care about game scores, etc) then you don't have to worry about the backup. If you have important data in some of those apps then you will need to restore from the backup.

Why is Modified photo smaller in data size than Original after red-eye redu

I'm using iPhoto 6 and was just about to go through and delete some unnecessary originals that are taking up lots of disk space, but then I noticed, all my originals are larger in file size than the modified images (example: Original = 1.2 MB, Modified = 872 KB).
The very minor modification that I've applied in most of these is the red-eye reduction in iPhoto.
Now why would the file sizes be smaller? And is it safe then to delete the originals? Am I losing image size, quality, data? If anything, I'd expect the modified image to be larger in size, so I'm pretty confused at this point.
I really appreciate the help anyone can offer.
Quad-core 2.5 G5 Mac OS X (10.4.5) 30" Apple Cinema Display

Brian:
Any time a jpg file is edited and saved it goes thru some jpeg compression, often very minimal. Redeye removal removes some color data and thus reduces the file size. However, some edits like Retouch increased the file size since it changes and adds data to the file.
Do you Twango?

Downloading a Modified Photo onto a CD/DVD

Hi,
I have modified a photo in Lightroom and am trying to export it so that I can get it on a CD/DVD. I have created a file to export the photo. When I open the file to look at the photo, the modified shot comes up for a few seconds and then the original, non-modified photo appears and stays open. I cannot get back to the modified photo. I downloded the file onto a CD/DVD to see if it would change but I had the same effect. I am trying to get the photo printed, but I cannot get the modified shot to stay open...any suggestions?
Thanks.
pauldavidblodgett

Hmmm, I will have to see if I know how to do that – I will try a little later when I get home. Thanks.
Paul

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I have tried to use File > Export to a folder on my Desk top to reduce the size of my photos and all I get is a blank, grey screen. How do I reduce the size of my pics so I can email them?

Where are you getting this screen? In iPhoto after selecting the File ➙ Export menu option? If that's the case try this:
1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your Home/() Library/Preferences folder.
2 - delete iPhoto's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your Home()/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.
3 - launch iPhoto and try again.
NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding down the Option key when launching iPhoto. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences..
You can resize photos outside of iPhoto with 3rd party applications like Resize!.
Click to view full size
With it you can change both the pixel size and file size of the photo to the size that suits your needs. For other such apps go to MacUpDate.com and search for "image resize" to get a list of potential candidates.
OT

From some reason (i'm not sure why..) my whole iphoto library got deleted. I restored the whole library from my backup. The photos are blank but steel have the photo info. (date, res., size etc.) Do you know what's the prob.? why can't i see my pics.

from some reason (i'm not sure why..) my whole iphoto library got deleted. I restored the whole library from my backup. Now all the photos are blank but steel have the photo info. (date, res., size etc.) Do you know what's the prob.? why can't i see my pics.

It's says that file does not exist. How come? And why does it still show the image info.?
Where can i find those files (i have a daily backup)
The original image files are missing form your iPhoto library or iPhoto cannot find them, because the link to the originals has been broken. The image info is stored in the internal libraries, independent of the original files. That is, why you are still seeing them.
I restored the whole library from my backup.
Try restoring from an older backup, from before you first noticed the problem.
How large is the library, that you restored? Is the file size large enough to hold all your photos, or has the size been reduced? If the library is still large, the photos may still be inside, even if iPhoto cannot find them.
It's says that file does not exist. How come?
What happened, before your iPhoto library got deleted? Which applications have you been running, or which new software have installed or upgraded? Have you moved the library to a different disk or tried to use it from different user account or access it over the network?

All my photos have been imported to iPhoto library. Is it safe therefore to delete all photos in the Finder pictures folder? It seems crazy to have them duplicated (all are backed up externally). And are they full size images in iPhoto?

All my photos have been imported to iPhoto library. Is it safe therefore to delete all photos in the finder picture folder? It seems crazy to have them dupllcated ( all are backed up anyway). And are they the full sized images stored in iPhoto?

Assuming you have iPhoto set to the Default setting, then yes, your full sized photos are copied into the iPhoto Library and so you can delete your own stored in the Finder.
Easiest way to check: Select a photo in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Reveal in Finder -> Original. A Finder Window should open with the file selected. Is it stored within the iPhoto Library? You can tell easily in the Finder's column view.
As an FYI:
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto: You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Command-Click for selecting multiple pics.
(Note the above illustration is not a Finder Window. It's the dialogue you get when you go File -> Open)
You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
There's a similar option in Outlook and many, many other apps. If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
If you want to access the files with iPhoto not running:
For users of 10.6 and later: You can download a free Services component from MacOSXAutomation which will give you access to the iPhoto Library from your Services Menu.
Using the Services Preference Pane you can even create a keyboard shortcut for it.
For Users of 10.4 and 10.5 Create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser
Other options include:
Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
Show File: a. On iPhoto 09 and earlier: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected. 3.b.
b: On iPhoto 11 and later: Select one of the affected photos in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Reveal in Finder -> Original. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.

IPhoto some of my photos have gotten very small. I don't know how this happened and I can't get them back to normal size. Any ideas?

I have a large iPhoto library, personal. Some of my older photos have downsized to be very small. I am unable to get them back to normal size. I do not know how or when this happened and don't know if I did something to cause it. I have upgraded computers several times. Currently have a 2011 model 27" iMac with 10.7.4. Any help would be appreciated.
gerryjet

Some of my older photos have downsized to be very small.
Can you explain what you mean by this? Dimension? File size?

Why photos in iPhoto (mac) have a different size (mb) than the original?

I have noticed that some photos (not all) have a smaller size (in MB) in iPhoto than the original ones. Do you know the reasons of such decrease of size? iPhoto import procedure is supposed to not lose any information wrt the orignal one then, why the imported photos in some cases should be smaller? Thanks in advance.

1. the source of the original size is the size that I read in the finder (not the one read in the camera).
2. the pictures are jpg
3. the source of the anomalous size is the info box of iphoto, the box where you can find all the exif info, resolution, iso, f-number, EV, etc. In this box you can read also the size of the photo, and here I find that for some photos a smaller size than the original one read in the finder.
4. for the records the camera is a FUJI S5 pro.
5. the photos are not edited in iphoto, as said in my reply, just imported and placed in a album. I just import photos in a folder on my mac, import those photos in iphoto, and I find the mismatch of the size between the photos in the folder on my desktop with the original photos and the ones in iphoto. As said, this does not happen for all photos, but for a subset, which appears to be random, since I do not find common features in these photos. I have check in older photos imported and find similar mismatch.
I know that's crazy, I really do not understand why this strange fact is happening. It is even stranger, that if I import twice the same photo, I read two different size in iphoto.

I want to reduce pdf size up to 5mb for mailing perpose, anybody have any option to reduce it since I have used optimiser & reduce file size option but its not helpfull.

I want to reduce pdf size up to 5mb for mailing perpose, anybody have any option to reduce it since I have used optimizer & reduce file size option but its not helpful.

The optimizer can reduce space, but some things can't get smaller. Text for example. Play with the settings, examine the results of Audit Space Usage.
Or give up. Even 5 MB is too large for a bulk mailing, by far. Instead put it on your web site and mail a link - done!

Do you know if it's possible on an iPad to set the image quality/size or do we just have the one size - the photos I've taken work out at approx 8 x 6cm @300ppi - not that big!

Do you know if it's possible on an iPad to set the image quality/size or do we just have the one size - the photos I've taken, work out at approx 8 x 6cm @300ppi - not that big!

8cm * (1 in/2.54cm) * 300 dpi = 944 pixels (should be 1280 if this is the back camera)
6cm * (1in/2.54cm) * 300 dpi = 708 pixels (should be 720 if this is the back camera)
The back camera on iPad 2 is 1280x720 = 0.92Mp. No way to increase that.

Photo resolution and jpeg size

Back in the early days of iWeb 1.0, there was a problem with uploading large (file)sized photo and the corresponding slow loading times for visitors to your site. If you used your original sized photos on a photo page, they would be displayed at 800px x 600px and could easily be over 500kb. The original photo, if memory serves me correctly, was still uploaded to the iDisk and acted as a drag of the whole website. Thus, the solution was to reduce all photos to 72dpi and size the photos for the photo page at 800px x 600px in Photoshop or a similar program. It also meant creating thumbnails for my blog page entries to be dropped into the placeholder photo box (reduce transparency to 0 - the thumbnail would appear properly on the blog summary page) and use a pre-sized photo for the blog page itself.
My question then is the optimal size for photos. Can one use original sized photos in iWeb 08 or does it make sense to continue to pre-process photos, reducing resolution and size? I guess this would not make sense for photos that you plan to make downloadable.
This discussion about color management I find extremely valuable, as I was always disappointed about how my site looked on Windows machines.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5249784&#5249784
Since I'm going to have to re-process the color balance of my photos when I rebuild my site in iWeb 08 (I believe its not possible to update my current iWeb 06 site for reasons I mentioned in another post), I wonder if I could use the original sized photos as is or whether I should reduce their size and resolution (most of the photos I've shot digitally are at 300dpi, I have also scanned all my old analog photos at 300dpi). Thanks!

I see I attached the link to the wrong discussion. It should have been this one. Scroll down to the workaround posted by Tomas, from August 26th.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1078666&start=0&tstart=0
Anyway, yes, that's sort of what I mean. On my iWeb 06 website, I've scaled all my pictures down to 800px x 600px with a resolution of 72dpi for online viewing. The original photos, say 3000px x 2000px at 300dpi, are simply saved on my harddrive and not used in iWeb. The thought behind that was for faster loading times for people visiting my website. I'm pretty sure when I saved these reduced copies in Photoshop, the default color profile was sRGB. However, when I look at my site on my office (Windows) PC, the pictures appear dark, especially Black & White ones. But the color profile is a separate issue covered in Tomas' workaround.
Now, maybe I'm operating on a false assumption, but I thought with this new download feature in iWeb and .Mac Web Gallery you would want to use your photos in full resolution so that when a visitor sees a picture they like, they can download the picture from your site AND could even print it if they so chose. Again, I'm assuming you would use your full resolution photos when you build your site and iWeb would do its own scaling for viewing on the web, but the full resolution photos would be somehow held in reserve for the moment when someone selects 'download'. I'm just concerned that using an unscaled, full resolution photos, would slow down the page building speed so much, that visitors would be too border to bother waiting for the pages to load. Thanks.

N8 contacts photos problem - big image size

So I attached photos to my contacts using ovi suite. I used various size photos, some from camera, some from FB, some from somewhere else. But I have few problems:
First - photos appear correct in phone book, but then I make or receive call image is zoomed in and I usually see callers chest, shoulder or whatever else, but not face, this also reduce image quality for some reason. And all images I attached is at least 640x480.
Second - apparently ovi suite doesn't resize images and just save images in original size. This means, if i take photo of my friend and then attach it to his contact, it will take up 1MB or more depending on camera.
And we come to third - there is no indication of resolution used in contacts photos, so I can't even resize all images manually (despite the fact, that this would be absurd anyway).
Conclusion: it take a bit of time for images to load in contact book, because of bigger resolution, than required; no idea what that resolution is; photos are big enough but still got zoomed in during calls.
Please if someone knows the solution, tell me. I've been googling around for about two weeks, with no luck..
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I tried what Symbian_fan suggested and it works fine. However, images in contacts still doesn't load instantly (probably firmware problem), but size reduced from 1MB to 250KB for for 24 images I experimented on. If anyone wants to modify photos in computer (what I suggest if you have many contacts), N8 uses 290x290 resolution for images of contacts.
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How can I import a photo at the original size into a book page without iPhoto stretching it out?

I have photos that are different sizes but cannot be cropped or stretched or the whole image can't be seen. Is there a way to import photos without ibook manipulating them?
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Are you talking about iBooks Author? To make a PDF: File > Export or Share > Email PDF
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I just downloaded the programme and had a quick squiz of the Help menu.

Emailing smaller photos, despite selecting actual size in iphoto and mail

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The relationship between the quality of an image and the file size is quite complicated. You can have a very large image that's as blurry as all get out, you can have quite a small one that's sharp as a tack.
What do you want to do with these photos? Further editing in a lossless editor? File size is not so important. Editing in a lossy editor, file size is important. Screen display? Unimportant. Printing? Quite important and so on.
Remember too, iPhoto exports photos and puts them into files. You can alter the level of compression applied to jpegs, or export to a different format altogether, using the File -> Export dialogue.
The key question is what you want to do with the photos.

Modified photos have 0 kb size File size !!!

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