Reducing image size without affecting animation

After having trouble rendering, I realized that he images I scanned in are too high resolution even for my HD comp. For my next project, I'll know, but for this project, is there a way to know how to reduce those images appropriately and substitute them so that I won't have to do any new keyframes or something? A way that I can just edit the files in Photoshop and have them update to be lower res in AE without affecting their sizes?

There's generally no easy fix for this problem. Make your life easier by scaling your images in Photoshop by a fixed amount, eg 50%. Then re-scale in After Effects the appropriate amount.
If there is scale-based animation on the layers, you can add a Null to your comp, parent the Null to the layer in question and scale the Null the appropriate amount. You can delete the Null when finished.

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Hello all.
I'm trying to learn if there is a way to reduce the size of an image in Pages without reducing the quality. It seems that when I use the built-in command from the file menu or by control-clicking on an image, the images go soft after the reduction. There has to be a way to keep the photos sharp without having them take up so much space. Any tips out there?

Best is to take the original images into Preview and:
1 Crop them to the view in Pages
2. Decide what resolution you want for the final size in Pages:
300dpi for good quality printing
150 dpi for good quality screen appearance
72 dpi for bare minimum screen appearance
3. If they are color photo like images, save them as .jpeg with as much quality loss as you you can tolerate
4. If they are flat areas of color or black and white save them as compressed .tiffs
After cropping and compression bring them back into Pages and use no compression there at all.
Peter

Reducing image size in I photo 7

I am trying to reduce the size of images in iphoto. I tried to export, but the function is greyed out an inaccessible. I tried turning off any 3rd party plug in's as suggested on another post, but that didn't work.
the export function appears available from the top of the event menu, but when I click it, nothing happens. Help! How do I reduce file sizes?

gahpgirl:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. When exporting select the format to jpg instead of Current or Original. Then you'll be able to set the quality level which will reduce the file size without affecting the picture size, i.e. pixel dimensions.
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.

Java2D get image size without read image to buffer

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I need get the image size without buffering the image. Can somebody help me?
THX

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How to increase the image size without losing resolution in iPhoto?

Dear All
I have pics i took with my phone which is not an iphone, just little sony ericsson phone.
Is there a way to increase the image size without losing resolution in iPhoto please? Or cheap 3rd party software or shareware perhaps?
thank you very much.
veedeekay

iPhoto has no way to do that. You'll need an external editor for the job. Not all have the capability. I know Photoshop has.
You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
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TD

How to reduce image size on photoshop without losing quality

i have a logo that needs to be shrunk. but as soon as i shrink it the image looks pixelated. if i leave it as-is, the website says the size is too big. please advise.
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When you reduce its size, you are removing pixels which is one of the reasons it can look pixelated. You could add a slight blur, but that may make it look worse.

E-mailing photos without reducing image size

I have tried using the image size box in the message window (set at actual size) but still a 4MB photo in my aperture library is reduced to 400kB when I attach it to an e-mail. I'v spent far too long on this. Would appreciate help. Cheers.

How are you getting from Aperture to Mail?
Using File>Email from Within Aperture? This will reduce the pixel dimensions of the image according to the export preset chosen in Aperture's preferences.
Dragging an image from the Aperture window into an email, or using the media browser? This will use the Preview file, and the pixel dimensions will be constrained by your Preview settings in Aperture, and will cause problems for people who aren't using Apple Mail because the image will be in Adobe98 not sRGB.
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Camera raw reducing image size

All of a sudden Camera Raw is automatically reducing my image sizes. I cannot figure out why. The images were shot with a Nikon 5100 if that has any value.
The original jpg size is 15MB (jpg) and have a NEF extension.
I've tried opening the image in Photoshop and then going through Bridge to Camera Raw, and opening the image through Bridge to Photoshop and the image gets reduced from 16 inches to 5 inches keeping 300 dpi.
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The only important “image size” is pixel dimensions.
JPGs have a JPG extension. An NEF extension means it’s a raw file.
Things that affect DPI/PPI and pixel dimensions are in the workflow options link at the bottom of the main ACR window, and only if you output the images to some other format in ACR.

Reducing image size with Preview?

I notice that Preview's "adjust size" option can considerably reduce the size of some images i got from internet. For instance, with a 366 KB JPEG image, after clicking on adjust size, there would be a line at the bottom of the window that says: 101 KB (was 366 KB). And i know this new smaller sized image has the same quality as the original because when i compare both images at maximum zoom, i see no difference in the size, color or position of the pixels. So, does anyone know how this size reduction method can be applied simultaneously to many images or to an entire folder? Or do you know any software (preferably free) that does something similar without quality loss?
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Then change the subsampling rate or turn it off in the PDF Optimizer. But realize that in doing so you trade the quality for a larger size.

Reducing image size loses sharpness

BEFORE YOU LEAVE WITHOUT READING THIS WHOLE THING, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HELP BY ANSWERING ONE SIMPLE QUESTION:
I have a background that has 8.5" x 11" external dimensions. In the project bin, I'm also showing a layer (with transparent edges) that I've resized to 1" x 1.5". When I double-click the background to put it on the screen, and then drag the layer onto the screen, why doesn't it look like a small picture on top of a big one? Instead, it's huge, and I have to drag it down to size with the move tool!
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My project is a montage of stamp-sized images on a letter-size background, as in the attached -- commemorating the woman in the centerpiece. I've stumbled though this kind of effort before with great success. This time the small photos are coming out blurry, and it's because this time I've done one thing differently.
In prior efforts, I recall somehow reducing the outside dimensions of an open file to about 2" x 3" before editing and finally adding it as a layer to the big background (using Move Tool to size it to fit), although during editing I was working with a reasonably-sized image and not a stamp (probably using command +). The images in the final version were all sharp. On this effort, however, my aging brain did not help me remember how to do it the same way, and I ended up working with the original photo, and then when I added it as a layer, I reduced it using the move tool -- very clumsy in view of the fact that the edited layer's image seemed to be larger than the canvas I was building, and the final images were blurry.
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The answer to your first question and the big one are very closely related. When you combine images, the resolution of the bottom (background) layer determines the resolution of the entire image. This means that if you have a low-res background (say, 72 ppi) and then you bring in high-res images (say, 300 ppi) the added content will be huge in comparison to the size of the overall image. When you scale it with the move tool you aren't doing yourself any favors if you make large changes that way.
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Reduce image size and print it out?

I scanned an image (coloring on a postcard). This size is too big to fit into a 'album' picture in MS Picture It! All I want to do is REDUCE the image and save it so that it will fit into the computer photo album I'm creating.
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> I want to REDUCE the image, not enlarge it.
I understood that - what makes you think I didn't?
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Reducing file size without loosing clarity

I have two designs for labels that have to be approved by the government for type size regulations. The current size of the illustrator files are 133.3 MB and 24.7 MB I need to provide these at no larger than 450 kb AND the type must be readable and measurable for approval.
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Photos, type gradients, complex paths, etc... and yes I know if they would just accept PDF files it would be no problem, but this is the Federal Government. Do they ever do anything the easiest way.
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"Per Industry Circular 2011-4, your application and label(s) have not been reviewed for type size, characters per inch or contrasting background. The responsible industry member must continue to ensure that the mandatory information on the actual labels is displayed in the correct type size, number of characters per inch, and on a contrasting background in accordance with the TTB labeling regulations, 27 CFR parts 4, 5, 7, and 16, as applicable."
"One or more of your label images appear too small for the proper evaluation of your label(s). When the dimensions you specify are applied to the label, the system renders your label as a blurred image. Please remove the current image(s) and replace it with new, larger image(s). We advise that, when you develop your label images, the compression ratio should be set at MEDIUM or LOW so that the file is still within the file size limit of 450KB"
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Is there a way to reduce the size of a slide without it scaling the content and type?
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Thank you in advance for reading this.
I was given an image with these dimensions: w: 13.89 x h: 5.56 inches
I'm being asked to make it fit these dimensions: w: 8.5 x h: 5.47 inches
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