How's it done ?

[PCH (Paul)]

Hi Guys,

great pics you guys.

But can anyone tell me how to attach a (jpeg or otherwise) file that is as small as these ?? My pics are typically 3MB, whereas the thumbnails that get posted are sometimes just a few k's.

How do I get my pics small enough to upload? Can anyone please help?

Thanks in anticipation.

[erick (Eric)]

Does your image viewing software allow you to resize and save files at different levels of compression?

If not, download irfanview - just google it. It's a good and straightforward piece of image viewing and handling software. Look under "Image" "Resize/resample" to set to about 800x600 pixels, then do "Save as..." and up will come a box allowing you to adjust the compression (change the %). Then see what size the resulting file is. You are looking for a jpeg under 200k to attach here.

Good luck! Eric.

[iceman (Mike)]

Eric is right! Also, check out VSO Image Resizer from www.vso-software.fr, it's free and just great for resizing images.

Just right-click on the files and choose "resize" from there.

[PCH (Paul)]

Thanks guys, - I have just looked at the software that came with my 400D and that has resizing facility. So between that and the packages you've suggested, I'll have a fresh go this evening.

Thanks for your help guys

Cheers