Problems with my Picture
As you can see, I am still having difficulty getting my picture to post on the right side of this blog. Thank you to Kirstin and Bruce for advising me to simply use the URL of the picture. I had figured that part out.... but the URL?? What the heck is the URL? I found the answer in the FAQ (frequently asked questions). The URL is the code of the picture IF it has been posted somewhere already, which mine hasn't been. In that case, you must post it to this web site first (on the left side), then move it to the right side. Thus, you see my picture below.
BUT, in the notes it says that the picture must be 50K or smaller in size. 50K??? Are you kidding me??? Only some very old pictures taken years ago are less than 50K. For instance, the picture below is 700 KB as are most of my digital photos. If I find one that fits, I will post it.
posted by Suzanne at 3:37 PM
4 Comments:
Pictures usually can be much, MUCH smaller than 700k. There is typically no reason for an average photo to be more than 25k or so.
Most cameras take photos at around 3 megapixels, which would equate to a poster sized-photo. A standard 4x6 photo needs like 19k.
There is plenty of software out there that will resize a photo to a more reasonable level. If you do a google search you can find websites that will make photos smaller for you.
4:19 PM
Asher, thanks for the information. Am I getting mixed up with 50K and 700KB? Am I mixing apples and oranges? My camera takes pictures at 4.0 megapixels and most of them show the size to be 700 or 800KB. Are K and KB two different things?
10:18 PM
Suzanne
Photoshop Elements can reduce a photo's size dramatically without much reduction in quality. I will send you details in a separate e-mail since the processes are somewhat lengthy. As you know I taught Photoshop Elements and the instructions to be sent are from the lectures. K and KB are the same thing. They mean KiloByte or approximate file size in Thousands of bytes. A byte is about the amount of memory it takes to store one character. The word 'character' requires nine bytes of memory, for example
George Porter
11:38 AM
Thanks George. How nice of you to take the time to send me the information and ALSO to modify the pictures I sent to you. I've partially studied what you sent and will respond soon.
12:18 PM
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