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my2dramaqueens
4th of March 2005 (Fri), 17:08
Im trying to set up a gallery in smugmug. I have about 550 pics I took at a wedding. How do a shrink the file size so they will download to a gallery? Even if I choose 150 its still to large! HELP! is there a way to shrick the whole folder rather than each pic. at 550 i could be there for ever... please excuse my lack of computer skills

thanks
Hellashot
4th of March 2005 (Fri), 17:21
In Photoshop Elements 3 there's a function under saving as a JPG/JPF2000 format what will allow you to enter the file size you desire.
my2dramaqueens
4th of March 2005 (Fri), 17:24
can i do more than 1 pic at a time
Hellashot
4th of March 2005 (Fri), 18:55
Well if you want to resize all the images instead of keep the image the same display size, Photoshop Elements 3 has a feature to batch process files you select and option to resize is one in the process multiple files function.

I also just realized that IrfanView, a free image viewer, has a batch resizing feature too.

Go to www.download.com and do a search for irfanview and it'll come right up, and it's free!
my2dramaqueens
5th of March 2005 (Sat), 08:47
okay I changed them the jpegs and it stil takes an hour to download 32 pics. ill be here for ever with 550. theres gotta be a better way !
Hellashot
5th of March 2005 (Sat), 10:09
What camera do you have? And what do you mean by "It still takes an hour to download 32"? From computer to Web? Camera to computer? Are you using a card reader? If you're uploading them to a website - what internet connection do you have? dialup? DSL? broadband?
my2dramaqueens
5th of March 2005 (Sat), 10:35
I use a 20d i mean upload the pics to the gallery in smugmug
Avalonthas
5th of March 2005 (Sat), 11:45
are u saving them at there highest quality? Jpegs even if there small in size can still have a large file size if the quality is maxed out. Perhaps shrink the photo more (what size in pixels are they?) and/or reduce the quality a few steps down.

OR get a broadband internet connection, which can download a fullsized 20D jpeg at max quality in seconds....
Hellashot
5th of March 2005 (Sat), 16:29
OR get a broadband internet connection, which can download a fullsized 20D jpeg at max quality in seconds....

Broadband/cable internet will be a big help but it won't upload a full quality - 6+ MB image in seconds. Upload speeds are a lot slower no matter what connection type you have. On a broadband connection the best you'll get is 50KB/sec, probably more like 33KB/sec.

Downloading speeds (from web to your computer) can be between 300 and 600KB/sec
jfrancho
5th of March 2005 (Sat), 22:53
Upload speeds vary by ISP, connection technology, traffic, etc.

Here is a link to a windows app that will help you upload the quantity of files you are working with: http://www.smugmugexplorer.com/. I have used this, and it works well. There is another tool I haven't used yet that looks interesting: http://wiki.shahine.com/default.aspx/MyWiki.SendToSmugMug.
~JF