Photo size reduction

When I e-mail a photo, my iPhone asks me if I want to reduce the size before sending. I assumed that IOS would be sensible, like Windows, and send a reduced copy.
No! It reduces the size of the photo on the iPhone and the original hi-res picture is lost. Thank you, Apple, for ruining irreplaceable images of my holiday.

OK, so why are the Photo Album pictures that I e-mailed back to base reduced to 640 x 400, and *only* those pictures?
What does this mean? And how does this prove the resolution of the original photos were changed in any way?
Have you imported the photos from the Camera Roll with your computer?
I must admit I was expecting and Apple product to be a bit special - actually, there's very little to recommend either system above the other.
I've used both platforms extensively, which is the reason why my personal money has never been spent on that upside down and backwards ****-poor copy of Apple's GUI, and swiss cheese for security OS. I'd go without a computer before I'd spend any money on that mediocre designed for the lowest common denominator OS.

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Does photo size reduction for e-mailing degrade photos?

In using iPhoto to send photos by e-mail one has the option of reducing the size of these photos from actual size to small, medium, or large size in order to transmit them more quickly, but what effect does this size reduction have on the quality of the photos?
I suspect that the size reduction degrades the images, but I have not been able to obtain any sort of definitive information on this subject, even when I contacted Apple tech help. Is there some knowledgeable person on board who can give us the story on this issue?
I like the idea of transmitting photos as fast as possible, but not if it means degrading the images by reducing their size to speed up the e-mail process.
Bob

Smtr,
Thanks for your helpful reply. I wasn’t concerned about the original photo retained in my library, but only about the reduced-size copy transmitted by e-mail.
I’m amazed at how much one can reduce the photo size for transmitting by e-mail. I just randomly selected a 3.3 MB JPEG image which can be squeezed down to only 63 KB by selecting the Small size in the Mail Photo window. I calculate that the reduced size photo would be only 1/52 the size of the original. I assume that the 63 KB image would be a very poor candidate for producing a print! I also assume that the 63 KB image, when viewed by the recipient on his monitor, would be a lot smaller than it would be if I sent him a copy at Actual Size.
Suppose the the recipient’s e-mail system could not handle the Actual Size 3.3 MB photo, so I send him a Large copy (414 KB) or a Medium copy (122 KB). Would either of those reduced-size photos produce a decent print as small as 4 X 6? I am trying to get a feel for how far I could squeeze down the size of one of my photos for e-mail transmittal before it becomes unsuitable for producing even a small print.
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Bob

Photo size reduction in iWeb

When I transfer photos into iWeb from iphoto how much reduction in size does it automatically make, I only have a website with 100Mb capacity

What type of page are you adding the photos to? If you're dragging a photo onto a regular page and resizing then the resulting photo will be rather small, particularly if you have iWeb's preferences set to optimize photos:
Click to view full size
If you're adding photos to a slideshow or a My Albums page the size will depend on if you allow downloading of the photos and what size to download as determined in the Inspector/Photos/Slideshow pane:
Click to view full size
If you don't allow downloading by setting the size to none then each photo in the slideshow will occupy approx. 70 KB of disc space. This photo page with 50 photos is 21.5 MB in size.
If you use a site optimizing application like Web Site Maestro you can reduce the site's size by up to 50%. My Demo 3 site went from 55 MB to 32 MB in size. My Old Toad's Tutorials site went from 10.7 MB to 7.2 MB.
The reduction in size depends on the type of pages you have. If you have lots of image files, jpeg, or movie files, they can't be reduced further so you won't see a big difference. However, png and html files can be reduced further.
I don't know how much you're paying for the service, if at all, but there are other 3rd party hosting services that you can get for about $3.95/mo that have unlimited capacity, one free domain name, etc. Just something to consider.
OT

I cannot figure out how to change the photo size on my iPhone 5s. I was given the choice of small, medium or large the first time I took a picture. Now I have no idea how to change it to medium. Can anyone help?

I cannot figure out how to change the photo size on my iPhone 5s. The first time I took a pic it asked if I wanted smalll, medium or large and listed the pixels. I chose small but am now finding that is too small. Can anyone help me set it to medium now? I can't find any setting for that. I'm a newby to iPhones and have no idea what I'm doing. Thanks for any help you can offer.

By "sending" do you mean sending email?
If so, what app are you using to take the photos on your iPhone 5? Or are the photos from a different source (saved to your Camera Roll from somewhere else, like a web page or Messages)?
My guess is that Mail gives you the option to send different file sizes when it detects you are trying to Mail a really large photo file. The size of photos on the iPhone 5 is really big and some email providers may stop your mail from being delivered if attachments are too large. Thus, Mail tries to help you by offering to resize the photo.
I suspect that if you are sending smaller files, Mail does not bother giving you options to save a smaller version. In fact, I have seen this behavior. So, if the photo is already "small enough", it gets sent as-is.
To my knowledge, there is no global iOS setting for this. Some apps may have different rules, of course.

I have a problem with iPhoto on my iMac. Under the view site, I am unable to get to the photo size function. It is grayed out

Under the view designation in iPhoto, the photo pane and photo size options are grayed out. How can I get them turned back on so I can modify the size of small old photo I have scanned in.

There is no way to increase the size of a photo image once it's been scanned/taken. If you want larger images from a scanned image scan it at a higher resolution, dpi.
Additionally, with the amount of information you've provided it's impossible to offer a solution. We can't see your computer so we need to know the details of your problem and setup, i.e.:
what version of iPhoto are you using?
what system version are you running?
what do you mean by "view designation"?
what fixes have you tried?
where is your library located?
did you apply any updates or upgrades just prior to the problem occurring?
are you running a "managed" or "referenced" library?
what type of Mac?
how much free space on your boot drive?

Photo size is not displayed accurately

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Photo size and uploading to Apple

I'm in the process of making a quite large iPhoto book for my SIL for her b'day. The photos are a compiltion from many of mine, and others sent to me by family members. They are all different sizes, resolution, color and B/W.
After getting them organized, doing a bit of fixing on PS, I now am ready to get them into iPhoto.
Is it wise to take them all into Lightroom where I can do an easy batch change of the resolution? I have read where they should be around 300. It is easy to change them and the test prints I did at home looked ok, even on the small ones that aren't too big to start with. On the export menu of Lightroom, I have the option of stating whether I want them to be exported at JPG, Tiff etc., and I can change the resolution and photo size too.
I probably would export them as JPG, 300 res. and not change their size. Is this ok for the iPhoto books?
Also, if they are of a higher resolution, I assume it will take quite a while to upload them to Apple even with high speed fiberoptic cable internet service.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Thanks, Allie

Allie:
DO NO USE Lightroom as it messes up the metadata and makes the files not useable in iPhoto. You do not have to preprocess the files to set the dpi to 300 specifically. The only important feature of the file is the pixel dimensions. If the pixel dimensions are large enough as you state you can leave them as is. iPhoto will fit them into the frame you choose and the dpi will be determined that way. No matter what size the files are the book is converted into a pdf file for uploading and printing. My last book of nearly 100 pages came in at approx. 25MB.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Ideal photo size (pixels) for viewing in iPod Touch?

I would like to move some of my photos from iPhoto to my new iPod Touch, but the photos are very large. What would be the ideal high resolution photo size for viewing in the iPod?
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I'm guessing that you are looking for the actual screen size in pixels .. maybe someone will know that but I do know that on the apple site they mention the video being 640x480 pixels, so that might be a size to try.
http://www.apple.com/ipod/compare-ipod-models/#moreinfo
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iMovie converted your file to a "more compressed" codec on export. Most likely when iMovie imported your video file, it converted your video file to AIC, a native codec that iMovie works with comfortably on high definition video (before importing into iMovie, your video file could be also quite small). AIC file takes a lot of space. Exported video files are for viewing, not for editing, so by default iMovie compresses the file to reduce the size. In fact you can change the default settings on export in iMovie (in menu "Share", "Export using Quicktime...").
Yes it affects quality, but usually you won't notice the difference. It depends on your viewing facility. Unless you have a high-end projector with 150' high-end screen, or a great video card with Eizo monitor, don't bother. In any case, you can always adjust the iMovie export settings to satisfy your eyes.

Photo Sizes in iPhoto

When I import directly from my digital camera, the photos are "manageable" in size - about 1.0MB. However, I just imported photos from a professional photographer for an event and each photo is 4.0MB or larger. I want to upload some of these to a website, but they need to be under 0.8MB.....Can I set iPhoto a size dimension to import at a max size? Also, how can I reduce the photo size of the ones I just imported to a manageable size?

Select the photo(s) and export (file menu ==> Export) using the custom size option to set the maximum pixel dimension you want
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Photo Size

Is there anyway you can change the size of iphoto's photo's.
When i upload them from my camera no matter what size i have the photo size on my camera it always makes them the same size, and they are kinda small and was wondering if anyone knew a way to change the import or export size of a photo once being in iphoto ?

Tyler
When you import a pic into iPhoto it does two things:
1. It copies the file into the iPhoto Library Folder - and stores it in the ORIGINALS folder.
2. Then it makes a thumbnail and stores that in the DATA folder.
You keep looking in the Data folder, so you keep seeing the thumbnails.
However, you should not be looking in the iPhoto Library Folder at all. *It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss*
Do your work in the iPhoto Window. Everything you need to do can be done via the iPhoto Window. There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
1. Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. 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.
3. Show File: 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.
Rolls in the iPhoto Window (View -> Film Rolls) correspond exactly with the Roll Folders in the Originals Folder in the iPhoto Library Folder. You can move photos between Rolls, you can rename rolls, edit them, create them, as long as you do it via the iPhoto Window. Check out the Info Pane (wee 'i', lower left) the name and date fields are editable. Edit a Roll Name using the Info Pane, the Roll Folder in iPhoto Library Folder/Originals will also have the new name.
So. Forget about the Data folder.
Regards
TD

Photo size/manually pushing photos

Is there a way to up the allowed photo size on the server without putting the photos in AD? Like a cmdlet? OR even a way to set the user photo via cmdlet which would ignore the current max size limitations?
Thanks,
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If you deploy Exchange Server 2013 and Lync Server 2013, the photos can be stored in a user’s Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 mailbox. That allows for photo sizes up to 648 pixels by 648 pixels.
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj688150.aspx.
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Why does iWeb upoad the original photo in addition to the blog photos size

Hi,
why does iWeb upoad the original photo in addition to the blog photos size?
It's a waist of webspace.
JO

Seems a bit strange having to pre-prepare an image to be manipulated by a website program that can manipulate images.
1 example, I loaded a photobooth image into Iweb (30-40k) only to find it changed it to over 240k just so it can add rounded edges..
I would like to be able to drag over a few 1meg+ images and have Iweb just use the size it needs without keeping over 13megs of images that arent used.
but it doesnt seem to do it for all images, only the 1st one of the page (like in the blog pages) 1 image is there by default, I load in say 6 images, 5 have square borders 1 has a round one and only that one had its original big brother uploaded..
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Please, I need to know if we can modify the photo size at Who is who iView (ESS).
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> Content provided by SAP
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