Can someone please show me how to compress a jpeg file?

Tony_FLADEM

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Mon May-03-04 09:20 AM
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Can someone please show me how to compress a jpeg file?

I took some pictures of my digital camera and the pictures are 800k each. I want to compress them so I can send them via e-mail.

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dedhed

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Mon May-03-04 09:22 AM
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1. WINZIP is a popular app...

See...

http://www.winzip.com/

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ps1074

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Mon May-03-04 09:22 AM
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2. there are many programs out there that will do this for you

I've been using a free program called ACDSee for years and I am happy with it. It has a free sponsored version that I am currently using. I suggest you try it :)

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tlmorris

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Mon May-03-04 09:23 AM
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3. Compressing jpeg files

Just about any image editing application will allow you to lower the quality of a jpeg. This is the easiest way to reduce the file size. Compressing with something like Winzip won't really help much since a jpeg is fairly compressed to begin with. If you don't have an image editor, something like IrfanView (a free image viewer you can find at shareware sites) works very well.

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bearfartinthewoods

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Mon May-03-04 09:26 AM
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5. IrfanView I downloaded it two years ago.... a good program

but someone told me the new version has spyware? if anyone knows for sure, please post. i'd like to use it on my new computer but DO NOT want spuware.

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Mr.Green93

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Mon May-03-04 09:24 AM
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4. I use Picasa to size pictures

http://www.picasa.net/freetrial/

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Submariner

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Mon May-03-04 09:26 AM
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6. jpegs are quite reduced already imho

Yesterday I had a 370 mb folder of jpeg photos to backup onto a CD. Winzip set at maximum compression was only able to reduce the folder to 309 mb.

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hexola

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Mon May-03-04 09:29 AM
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7. jpeg is inherently compressed...

You just want to increase the compression to make the file smaller...

In your save dialog look for some sort of slider or something that refers to quality...(compressing slowly degrades image clarity)

Also recomend IrfanView (freeware) - Be sure to use "Resample" not "Resize" when resizing pictures...

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Gman

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Mon May-03-04 09:31 AM
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8. Jpeg files are already compressed

you can zip one up but its just about the same size.

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Webster Green

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Mon May-03-04 09:44 AM
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9. Reduce the image size and the jpeg quality....

If you just want to e-mail them so someone can look at them (not make prints), reduce the image size so that the maximum width or height is 350 to 500 pixels. Also, you can probably reduce the jpeg quality without compromising the image too much. You have to play around and see how it looks. Of course, you will need some sort of image editing software to make the changes.

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jmatthan

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Mon May-03-04 09:51 AM
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10. I never email pictures.

I put them at a safe secret place on the web and ask the person who I want to have those pictures download them from the URL which I send by email.

Saves everybody (including me) a lot of time and effort!!

Once seen I take the picture off my site.

Jacob Matthan
Oulu, Finland

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