Allen Essek

In the past, when I previously used the "regular camera manufacturer's image software," it was simple and easy, to take a selection of my "full size, high resolution," .jpeg images, and using that software, to then reduce those large images in smaller in resolution, (into smaller sized images), suitable to be attached to my (Comcast)emails, that I'd send to my friends and relatives.

I'd create a folder, (typically), on my desktop, to save the lower resolution images all to, and then I'd attach them, to my emails, in that folder, and send them out.

Now that I'm using Lightroom 6, I thought, that this powerful program, "must" have some "simple way", to Reduce .jpegs, in Resolution, and to do, the same thing, that I, used to, do.

Well, I have two books on LR, and I looked quickly, in each of them, and all, that I could find, that was close to this, was, "HOW TO "E-MAIL iMAGES USING LR."

This was a somewhat, involved process, and was very different, from what I was trying to do. I had wanted, to simply, REDUCE the Resolution of the .jpeg images, using LR and to save them, into a folder, from which I could then attach them, to my outgoing Comcast emails.

***To put them, into a place, where my Comcast Email Program, would be able, to access them, using it's BROWSE Function, which is only able to search for locations, on my Computer.

Can this be done with LR at all, or, must it be approached, using a completely different technique, and, if that is the case, what is the proper method, to getting it done? And, EXACTLY, How Do You Do It?

HOW DO YOU, TAKE YOUR IMAGES, THAT ARE IN LR, AND EMAIL THEM, SO THAT THEY ARE NOT TOO BIG, WHEN THEY OPEN THEM UP ON THE MONITOR?

Thank you, for sharing your knowledge.

BullMoose Loc: Southwest Michigan

File export to wherever you want to save them as a JPEG and change the quality to whatever size you want to save them as.

Usually quality saved at about the middle level should would OK for this type of viewing.

Attach this file to any email.

Just Fred Loc: Darwin's Waiting Room

^^^^^
This.

Also, if you're using a Mac, you can export your photo to JPEG of any size and then open the saved file using the Mac's built-in program, "Preview" to resize the file to any size/dimension you wish.

I do this periodically when I want to submit a photo to an online forum that has size restrictions on photo uploads. Please note that this will alter the saved image's size, so you may need to re-export from LR if you want a larger image again.

Kuzano

CODEPLEX IMAGE RESIZER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! external program installs in the O/S, resizes any picture file you choose in the system, OR A BATCH SELECTION. Get it here:

http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/

Small file download from CodePlex. Installs easily. Then you simply select the file or files you want to resize by locating them in File Explorer, right click on them and there will be a new command in the "context" menu called "resize pictures". Left click that and a small dialog box will open with choices for small, medium and large, plus custom sizes. Be sure NOT TO CHECK the box to replace original, or you lose your large unmailable pix.

Been using it for years. No opening editing programs, No exporting, No hassle... just makes small jpegs perfect for email, in the same folder with the big files. Appends (large) (medium) or (small) into the file name.

NO changing your camera and forgetting to set it back to Large, Fine image settings. All done in the computer, without opening other software.

Image Resizer by CodePlex... the current replacement for what we used to do with the resizer from the Windows Power Toys suite. Gone now for a long time (WPT resizer).

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

My favorite way is to do as above: "File export to wherever you want to save them as a JPEG and change the quality to whatever size you want to save them as."

There is a built in email system. You can right click on an image in the Library module and select Email. There is some set up involved. Somehow Adobe can use your email credentials and forward JPEGs. For various internet reasons, mine is only about 80% reliable in that LR will tell me it failed.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

In LR

File/Export/Location (folder on your computer)/FileSetting (jpeg sRGB)/ImageSizing (choose dimensions or at least long side) and click Export.

Use this same process to size files for posting on UHH, or any other time you need to generate a file of a particular size.

TheDman Loc: USA

That is some grandmaster ninja-level comma usage.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

The only time I've had trouble with Lightroom is when I did file manipulations outside of the program.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Either use the built-in email facility (small, medium or large size), or modify the provided preset to create a higher resolution one, and save it as a new preset.

Everything you need is in LR. if you are using an email client like Outlook, you can have outlook create the email, and then you will have access to your contact list.

If you use Gmail and have your contact list in gmail, then you can download this lr/gmail tool (donationware) to make it a little easier.

http://www.photographers-toolbox.com/products/lrgmail.php?sec=quickguide

Alternately, you can just export the file to any size you want, (I usually send higher res files so I set my preset to 1600 or 2048 px on the longest side, quality 70) and attach it to an email.

Lightroom's interpolation during resizing is quite good, and there will be little difference between the original and the downsized one, at the screen's max resolution or less. An image that is 2048 on the longest dimension will display full size on a 1920x1200 screen, and will show up correspondingly smaller on 2500x1600, 4k or 5k screens.

Just Fred Loc: Darwin's Waiting Room

Once I've exported the image as a JPEG, it's no longer a "part" of Lightroom; it's just as if I'd printed a copy. I can always export/print another.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

You can use something like DropBox to send very large images to people. Put them into the box and have the other people take them out.

BboH Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD

I use Windows Live Mail and its Photo Album facility. Have not had any difficulty. I send D810 and D750 images more often than not with minimal if any processing.

sodapop Loc: Bel Air, MD

And it punishes you severely if you do.

sodapop Loc: Bel Air, MD

When you export, the export menu gives you choices of the type of file, if you want to limit the size check box, and a quality slider, all of which can reduce the size of a file.

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

LR has an e-mail preset in the export module