Can’t email full-sized photos (Page 2): The best successful solution I’ve tried so far is to upload the full-sized JPEG images (say 36 MB) to Dropbox or One Drive and the share links...

rngdmn

The best successful solution I’ve tried so far is to upload the full-sized JPEG images (say 36 MB) to Dropbox or One Drive and the share links with email recipient. Somewhat cumbersome but it works. I need to see if metadata can be accessed by recipient.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Hopefully you're using Export and not Email Photo. It sounds like the problem is at the receiving end. There's no point in having more resolution than is needed, so find out what is the optimum resolution that the recipient needs and use that to reduce the file size rather than using the Quality slider. OTOH if posting a link is working (and you can be bothered), that's the best option.

chrisg-optical Loc: New York, NY

rngdmn wrote:

After modest editing and no cropping in Lightroom, I can’t email a full-sized JPEG. It arrives greatly reduced. Example: 36MP original may be 1.5MP when converted to JPEG but email recipient gets a 175 KB image. I have tried downloading and saving the full-sized image to files, and then sending that version. (Trying to take Lightroom out of the equation). Still the same result.

Use Google drive (15GB free) and send the share link via email. Some email systems will block any attachment over 1M for security reasons, sometimes even less.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

rngdmn wrote:

After modest editing and no cropping in Lightroom, I can’t email a full-sized JPEG. It arrives greatly reduced. Example: 36MP original may be 1.5MP when converted to JPEG but email recipient gets a 175 KB image. I have tried downloading and saving the full-sized image to files, and then sending that version. (Trying to take Lightroom out of the equation). Still the same result.

This is probably the result of a simple setting in your email client software. For instance, in Apple Mail, I can choose from a list of small, medium, large, or actual size. I can do the same when sending images in Apple text messages.

I have to attach an image to the email, then at the right side of the message, there's a drop-down menu...

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

rwm283main wrote:

Try sending the file to yourself and see what it comes back to you as, file size wise. This will rule out your side if it comes back without a change in file size.
Good luck.

If the email client is set to SMALL and the image comes back small, that's the reason, which has nothing to do with ISP limits or anything else.

Nine times out of ten when I've solved this problem, it's just a setting in the software used to email the file!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

burkphoto wrote:

If the email client is set to SMALL and the image comes back small, that's the reason, which has nothing to do with ISP limits or anything else.

Nine times out of ten when I've solved this problem, it's in the software used to email the file!

We still don't know what was actually sent.
He referred to sending a xxMP image but it was a yyMB JPEG file that was received.
Possibly the JPEG image was saved as a "small" file?

Peteso Loc: Blacks Hills

I share all my photos using Nikon Image Space (formerly Nikon Picturetown). The recipient receives a link to an album(s), which may contain one photo or dozens of photos. The recipients can download whichever photos they want as long as the sender turns on the feature to permit downloads. It’s incredibly easy to use and works reliably. As I recall, I have been using Nikon Image Space for over 10 years, so it has been around for a long time.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

Send the photo as an attachment to the email. Don’t copy then paste it into the email.

Real Nikon Lover Loc: Simi Valley, CA

When I send an email using Outlook from my desktop/local drive, I can send it as an embedded image or an attached image. Outlook embedded compresses the image and it can usually be sent without problem. If I attach the same image it cannot be sent as it exceeds the 20 megabytes allowed by the provider (GMAIL and SPECTRUM).

I have not noticed a significant loss in resolution sending it as an embedded file using HTML as the email format and "Insert, Pictures. This Device" method.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

Real Nikon Lover wrote:

When I send an email using Outlook from my desktop/local drive, I can send it as an embedded image or an attached image. Outlook embedded compresses the image and it can usually be sent without problem. If I attach the same image it cannot be sent as it exceeds the 20 megabytes allowed by the provider (GMAIL and SPECTRUM).

I have not noticed a significant loss in resolution sending it as an embedded file using HTML as the email format and "Insert, Pictures. This Device" method.

Downsize your image to less than 20 meg or use a service like Drop Box.

dbrugger25 Loc: Raleigh, NC

rngdmn wrote:

After modest editing and no cropping in Lightroom, I can’t email a full-sized JPEG. It arrives greatly reduced. Example: 36MP original may be 1.5MP when converted to JPEG but email recipient gets a 175 KB image. I have tried downloading and saving the full-sized image to files, and then sending that version. (Trying to take Lightroom out of the equation). Still the same result.

In my architectural products past I sometimes encountered email recipients or email servers that imposed size limits. Sometimes quite small. I recall that there was a software that would break apart a large file into smaller components and the recipient had to have software to reintegrate it. The internet used to be a lot slower than it is today.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Longshadow wrote:

We still don't know what was actually sent.
He referred to sending a xxMP image but it was a yyMB JPEG file that was received.
Possibly the JPEG image was saved as a "small" file?

That very well could be. However, most email clients default to sending images at small to medium size (in pixel dimensions). That will reduce the file size, as well.

The most common complaint I hear is from friends and relatives who get the small JPEG and can't make a print from it. The sender meant for them to have the original file, but was unaware of the need to change their email software's default setting.

Jack 13088 Loc: Central NY

ackvil wrote:

Comcast limits the total size of the message body and any attachment to 25MB. If I try to send something larger I get buffering and it doesn't get sent.

As an email @comcast.net I presume. Then get an Gmail.com account and ignore them reading your email. Or send a link to a cloud account.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

burkphoto wrote:

That very well could be. However, most email clients default to sending images at small to medium size (in pixel dimensions). That will reduce the file size, as well.

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I wouldn't make that supposition at all about most email clients arbitrarily reducing the images.
Comcast does not, my Galaxy phone asks, Thunderbird does not.
I have no idea what other clients may do, and I'm NOT going to guess.
How many email clients do you use that suggest you can say that?

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Longshadow wrote:

I wouldn't make that supposition at all about most email clients arbitrarily reducing the images.
Comcast does not, my Galaxy phone asks, Thunderbird does not.
I have no idea what other clients may do, and I'm NOT going to guess.
How many email clients do you use that suggest you can say that?

Outlook and Mail. Does Comcast use webmail or some proprietary software? They’re an ISP.