Most efficient photo size for iWeb 08

I am building my photography web site in iWeb 08. I have many photos that were previously edited in Photoshop. Some are jpeg and others are psd files. I plan to resize and save all as a jpeg. Then I will import all photo files into iPhoto and use iPhoto as my source location for iWeb.
Question: What size and resolution would be best for iWeb? I realize that iWeb will automatically resize the photos so I want my photos to be a little larger than that. I am trying to avoid importing huge photo files in to iPhoto when I smaller photo file is sufficient.

First of all go to iWeb preferences and uncheck "Optimize images on import".
To get a reasonably fast download time, its not a question of the size of the individual images but the sum total of all the images on a page. Some people put an incredible number of photos on a page and then wonder why it hangs in the browser.
To quickly change file format, decrease file size and get a visual indication of download speed for an image you could try the freeware ImageWell.
http://xtralean.com/IWOverview.html
This application will also watermark your photos and will work in batch mode if you buy the shareware version.
If you want to optimize your JPEGs, as well as all your website files, you can use HTML Optimizer to noticeably increase your website download speed.
http://www.tonbrand.nl/
Publishing your site to a server, rather than .Mac, will also give you faster download and more storage space for your money.

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Sue

Sue:
iWeb will resize them as necessary when you add them to any page. If you add one to a Welcome page and resize the resulting photo file will be optimized.
OT

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My ipad3 can't reduce photo size for email.

Here's two apps you can use or get Apple's iPhoto for the new iPad.
Simple Resize http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simple-resize/id327776379?mt=8
Photogene http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photogene-for-ipad/id363448251?mt=8
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I have to create an AR for a client who wishes to have it saved out as a SWF file for online usage, in addition to the printed books. I'm just wondering if there's a more efficient page size, other than 8 1/2 x 11", that would work better for online. As it is, I find the 8 1/2 x 11 size is a bit difficult to turn the pages in SWF. Comments please?
Thanks in advance.
Sandra

You are right and wrong. It stems from terminology and taking this a bit literally. Yes, margins do not print. However, they do print. Typically you set margins as "guides" for page layout and it ends there. If, you have elements that print in the margin areas, then they ( the elements ) will print. Let's say you have a business card layout that equal 2"h x 3.5" w ( horizontal ). You can set a margin of .25" all the way around the card as a guide. Now you apply a background bleed color of 100% Black at 2.25"h x 3.75"w ( 1/8" bleed all the way around ). Eventhough you have a margin of .25", the Black will print entirely including the bleed. Now, Page Margins are different. Most desktop printers do not include bleed in an 8.5" x 11" page size. For instance, my inkjet printer has non-printable areas or page margins that do not print. They equal something like .139" top, left, and right with a bottom margin of .6". Unless your printer has an option for "borderless" printing, there is a non-printable margin in the Page Setup. This is different than layout margins which are printable and used as guides. So, if your desktop printer does not have "borderless" printable areas ( option found in Print > Page Setup ), you'd have to print your 8.5" x 11" layout on a larger page size and then trim it down later. Let me know if you have any other questions. I hope I cleared it up for you. Let me know if I didn't.

Photo compression for iweb

A question that i can't find the answer to...
I subscribe to a training library called lynda.com which has fantastic training on iweb.
The one area they don't cover is this.
If i want to create a photo page from within iphoto and just put it on iweb, i have photos that I have not manually compressed size-wise for web compatibility. If I then just either make a slide show for iweb, or just use the media browser in iweb and drag them into placeholders will the end user find the speed of the site slow as i haven't compressed photos for web use, or does either iphoto or iweb do that for me?
In other words, do i need to take photos into Photoshop, crop and save for web first, and then put them in iphoto, or is that just not necessary?
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60 pics is way too many for one page. 15 or less should be your goal.
This site will tell you how long your page will take to load in the different internet connections. If it says over 15 seconds in 56k you have overloaded your page and should break it up.
http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/
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I'm trying to find an optimum size for images for an online portfolio. . I have the photos in their native resolution, and I'm wondering what size should I downsize them to for the slideshow view. . . any and all suggestions are welcome and appreciated.

It really depends on how many photos you want to load and what quality you need.
You have to trade of these against the download speed of your webpage.
The iWeb Photos or Albums pages are not the best way to present your work.
Have a look at flash.....
http://www.airtightinteractive.com/viewers/
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iWeb looked like the answer to my dreams. I needed to put together a website for my consulting business fast…I have another book coming out in a week or two.
I tried on of those sites where you use their development tools on-line. Big disappointment. Too restricted and wouldn't allow me to be creative. Then I looked at spending $400 (or whatever) for DreamWeaver and go through a long learning curve learning html.
Then I saw the ad for iWeb. Just what I needed. Mac software. Intuitive to use. A snap to learn. But I am now having problems publishing my iWeb created web-site to my domain. I am not using a .Mac account. The book already has my website listed as bobwallonline.com. Too late to change.
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Bob, I also believe that one of the main issues hindering your work is that you have an older computer with very little memory. On another note you should enter your web host via the internet. Log on to your hosting service and delete what ever files are in there. Take your iweb site and save it to a new folder on your desktop. This will put all your files neatly in one location. then use your ftp software to connect to your host and upload your site to the server. Once uploaded make sure your index page shows and your folder. It should work fine after that. If you like to download new FTP software try Interarchy 8.2 it's the one i'm using and it's pretty fast. I got it from the Apple website on their Mac OSX link. Once there go to the downloads Link and on the side bar look for the internet utilities link.
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I'm uploading a new Web Gallery as I type this....(although nothing appears to be happening at the moment...I decided against my first couple of efforts and deleted those galleries).
I don't see a way to adjust the size of the photos uploaded to the Web Gallery. As each of the photos I'm uploading is approximately 3MB in size, I was hoping there might be an option to compress each of the photos prior to uploading. Am I missing it?
In iPhoto Help, there's a topic for "Choosing the Appropriate Size For Your Photo". Apparently, this only refers to emailed photos, though?
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Mike:
Have you checked on the size of the files uploaded to the web gallery? They are resized to 800 x 600 pixels. If you select the option to have the full sized image downloaded then the max pixel dimension is 3054 pixels in any direction. If the are larger than than the get resized. Additionally the file is compressed. My 2.7 MB file was downsized to 750 KB.
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I'm stumped ... how do I reduce the size of photos for e-mail?

If you are using a client supported by iPhoto you simply select the photo(s) and click email - one of the options is JPEG compression and another is photo size
If you are using Apple Mail then you have a second selection available in the lower right hand corner of the mail create window
If you are using a non supported client including a web browser then you must export the photos first reducing them as part of the export process
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Stupid question of the day:
If I just drag and drop photos from either iPhoto or a camera memory card directly to a page in iWeb, does iWeb 'downsize' the photo so I'm not really posting a photo a few meg. in size? Or do I have to rescale/resize to reduce the photo prior to dragging it to an iWeb page to improve page loading times?
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John F

John - Here are two recent threads addressing the same question.
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What file settings and image sizing (eg- quality, resolution, colour space, pixels etc) should I use to upload photos to my webpage? I dont want to use the web galleries tool.
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[email protected] wrote:
I use resolution 72 which is really ugly if printed... I think watermark is distracting to the viewer
Also, the Kodak "golden standard" 778x517 is often used for this purpose. While it's pretty close to 800x600, supposedly it displays a bit faster, especially true for slower systems
As Rikk previously mentioned, the file export specification of "resolution" whatever the number (even 72) has no bearing on someone's ability to make a print from the file at whatever resolution they choose (within the limits of the pixel dimensions you make available); it's the pixel dimensions that will limit printed size/quality. Perhaps you meant that you use a jpeg "quality" setting of 72, which is indeed fairly low. That might even be set even lower to enable reasonably good web display yet discourage printing.
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