photo shop
Nov 27, 2012 22:37:27 #
Nov 27, 2012 22:41:54 #
You probably can't.
You can try zipping it.(compressing it.)
But it may not give you enough depending on the size.
Size depends on a lot of things in PS
Number of layers.
Bit depth.
Different email services have different sizes you can email typically from 10meg to 25meg.
I typically setup an FTP server for large file transfers.
I think there are services that do this.
I'm sure someone else will chime in on that.
You can try zipping it.(compressing it.)
But it may not give you enough depending on the size.
Size depends on a lot of things in PS
Number of layers.
Bit depth.
Different email services have different sizes you can email typically from 10meg to 25meg.
I typically setup an FTP server for large file transfers.
I think there are services that do this.
I'm sure someone else will chime in on that.
Nov 27, 2012 22:49:51 #
Cliff duncan wrote:
how do you reduce a photo shop file small enough to e-mail
Re size it to 1024 width and 768 height for a horizontal
for a vertical go 768 for height and it should set the width around 560 or somewhere around that. Then just save the file in a separate folder and make sure you do not save the changes to the original file!
Nov 27, 2012 22:59:21 #
Use a program like Dropbox and link whoever you are sending to a shared file - it works great.
Nov 27, 2012 23:04:10 #
I just ran a test Hoss of what you said. It reduced a 178meg file to 30meg. Still to large. The file had 6 layers.
Vertical was converted to 760 pixels.
You might be able to convert it smaller but I would think your going to loose a lot of the pixel information.
Ive been through this exercise before but it was with a lot of layers. I ended up setting up an FTP site.
You may be able to convert it smaller and get by if your primary objective is to just send the layer information.
If your working in 16 bit it is going to be even more of a problem.
Vertical was converted to 760 pixels.
You might be able to convert it smaller but I would think your going to loose a lot of the pixel information.
Ive been through this exercise before but it was with a lot of layers. I ended up setting up an FTP site.
You may be able to convert it smaller and get by if your primary objective is to just send the layer information.
If your working in 16 bit it is going to be even more of a problem.
Nov 27, 2012 23:09:05 #
If you just want to email a photo to a friend, so that they can see it, the process is really very simple.
Under the file tab in Photoshop there is a "save for web" function. When you do that, you will likely get a pop up message that says the file is bigger than what that function is designed for, do you want to proceed, etc. Go ahead. This will produce a greatly reduced .jpeg image, and you can select the resulting quality. For this purpose, I generally select medium .jpeg quality. This should give you a decent .jpeg file that will email without any problem. Much smaller than if you just saved it as a .jpeg. All of my Photoshop files are done and kept in .tiff format, and are quite large. I find that using the Photoshop save for web function works better than trying to manually reduce the file size. Of course you always save and keep the original file.
See if this doesn't work for you.
Under the file tab in Photoshop there is a "save for web" function. When you do that, you will likely get a pop up message that says the file is bigger than what that function is designed for, do you want to proceed, etc. Go ahead. This will produce a greatly reduced .jpeg image, and you can select the resulting quality. For this purpose, I generally select medium .jpeg quality. This should give you a decent .jpeg file that will email without any problem. Much smaller than if you just saved it as a .jpeg. All of my Photoshop files are done and kept in .tiff format, and are quite large. I find that using the Photoshop save for web function works better than trying to manually reduce the file size. Of course you always save and keep the original file.
See if this doesn't work for you.
Nov 27, 2012 23:10:26 #
PalePictures wrote:
I just ran a test Hoss of what you said. It reduce... (show quote)
I did not mention save it as a jpeg also. That is the way we send them to the club for projected images. And as long as you just want to send to family members or something in an e-mail. You would not get a very good print of it but it should look good on the screen.
Nov 27, 2012 23:14:30 #
mooseeyes wrote:
If you just want to email a photo to a friend, so ... (show quote)
That would be emailing a jpeg file. That's a gimme.
You don't even have to "Save for Web to do that.
Save for Web is great because it defaults to the SRGB colorspace which is what most browsers need to correctly display colors on the web.
Perhaps that is what the poster wanted to do just email a picture. Emailing a PSD (Photoshop) file is another animal.
If your browser is more than a couple year old and a file is not in sRGB it won't know to convert to the colorspace(Especially if you don't include the color profile in "Save for Web". Its not the default.). You get some ugly colors when viewing.
Safari, Firefox and I think Google chrome is now colorspace aware. Probably the latest IE browser as well.
Nov 27, 2012 23:16:41 #
To send a file as a jpeg you don't even have to downsize it. IF its only one file. They are typically less than 10 meg.
Nov 27, 2012 23:27:54 #
thanks to you all I am going to make the save to web work thanks again
Nov 28, 2012 07:51:34 #
Change the resolution to 78 and use low 4 when saving as a JPG.
Cliff duncan wrote:
how do you reduce a photo shop file small enough to e-mail
Nov 28, 2012 07:56:09 #
Photoshop Fearmongers! Listen up! You can very easily size any photo, AND save any photo in any format using Photoshop. When the photo is opened in Photoshop, choose the "Image" menu, "Image Size"! Fill it out making sure to fill in "72" in the "resolution" box. Go to the "File" menu and choose "Save as". Select "jpeg" from the choices offered in the "format" box.
Twenty-five inch photos are a few miniscule megs when saved as jpegs, and email quickly every time.
And a file that will open, display, print and store anywhere, anytime.
Twenty-five inch photos are a few miniscule megs when saved as jpegs, and email quickly every time.
And a file that will open, display, print and store anywhere, anytime.
Nov 28, 2012 09:18:43 #
Resave it as an .EPS file, this reduces a .TIF or PS file down in size big time, but keeps the history and everything available to resave as a PS file.
You will need Photoshop or similar at the other end to open it.
You will need Photoshop or similar at the other end to open it.
Nov 28, 2012 09:28:04 #
It's simple. Go under image to make sure it's an 8 bit file, not a 16 bit file (reduces size). The just go to IMAGE SIZE and enter, for example, 7 inches wide. Look at the size of the reduced image while still in IMAGE SIZE---it will show at the top of the box. Keep messing with the image dimension until you get a file anywhere from 3MB to 9MB... click OK and save under a new name as a jpeg. Takes about 1 minute.
Nov 28, 2012 09:54:26 #
Save as a *.jpg file right click picture select send to the select mail recipient a scree will show up asking if you want the picture smaller select make smaller and click ok picture will then be reduced and attached to you email
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