!.2 mb to 1.0mb

[malagabob]

I have tried uploading a photo I have to a forum the only thing is its 1.2mb the max it will upload is 1.0mb would re sizing ie dimentions do or is this something completely different.

[zinnie]

Hi, 'Malagabob' .. what you need to to do is to 'resize' the phot by 'cropping'
so you reduce the amount of information. Whatever 'photo software' you use
will have a function to 'crop' the photo. Most photos can have 'bits cut off' around the sides or top and bottom , without destroying the picture.

[SlackAlice]

If you want to resize the picture and keep it all but just smaller, resize it in Paint, The bottom bar in Paint will give you and idea of what sizes you can achieve.

[zinnie]

Hi, just to comment on 'Slackalice's' suggestion it will resize the photo in
terms of dimensions.. but will not reduce the volume...which is what is needed.

[bibblebub]

zinnie is talking rubbish (what exactly is the volume of a photo?) - no need to crop the photo, just resize it as SlackAlice suggests and the file size will change; remember to make sure that the box to maintain aspect ratio is ticked.

[zinnie]

Just to comment on 'bibblebubs' point. The volume is the number of pixels,
which is 'malagabobs' problem. He has to lose 200Mb to send his photo.
Just expanding or contracting the dimensions on the same voume of pixels
does not solve his problem...I am not an expert, but I don't think I am not talking rubbish ...But I will be more than happy if someone can tell me where I am wrong.

[bibblebub]

I don't know what you are doing when you try resizing a picture but I've just taken a jpg that is 818 kB, resized so that it is 50% smaller in both dimensions and saved it; the file size is now 262 kB (it won't be 25% of the original size because of other info stored). This is resizing the image, not changing the canvas size.

[zinnie]

Hi, 'biddlebub' if you are still there. I am always happy to learn and be proven wrong. How did you resize ? To reduce the file size some data {pixels} must have been removed. Has the resolution be reduced.?..if the physical picture is the same .

[zinnie]

Hi.. everyone..I think I am now on the same 'wavelength' as 'slackalice ' and 'biddlebub'. You are resizing by reducing the resolution, reducing the number of pixels vertically and horizontally...and 'slackalice is right, 'paint'
does that very well. My approach was to try and keep the same resolution and reduce the picture by 'cropping'.

[wildwood]

Cropping is selecting a part of the image and delete the rest. Resizing is make the image smaller/larger.

Make sure that you actually save the resized image anew.

Irfanview is a totally free easy to use image program used by many millions.