Post by: RNKIII on September 10, 2009, 08:43:11 PM
The pictures look GREAT as email attachments and/or in Preview, but if/when I move them to Photoshop Elements or another editor they are exceedingly small. My suspicion is that they were taken via a phone camera and were intended for 'online' viewing only.
OR, were they shrunk to 'send' swiftly and could they be retransmitted in a larger format and arrive here more 'print ready'??
I know that when I do a 'get info' on the jpeg files, they are 1/10 the size, mb-wise, of another 'camera' transmitted photo.... (and there in probably lies the answer to my original question).
But to continue, can I re-contact the sender(s) to see 1, if they still have the wanted photos, and 2, request they they send the 'whole' picture and not just every 10th pixel????
TIA for any and all advice and assistance.
Bob K. rnkiii
Post by: sunset on September 10, 2009, 11:45:34 PM
As an example... I have a particular photo that I've changed both ways: to email and to print. The original was 2.8MB, the email one is 124Kb and it's 4.5x6". The one I printed is 4x5.33" @ 300 dpi/ppi and is 1.4MB. These are resized in Elements or PS3.
If you asked the source to resize the ones you'd really like to 4x5.33" @ 300dpi/ppi, they'd be big files but could send 3 or 4 of them in one email. You're right, the email photos would be awfully small.
Good luck with this--I'm sure someone else will explain it more clearly but that's what I do with my pictures.
Laurel
PS: Oops!!! Should have mentioned that the resolution of the email-size photos is usually 72 dpi which is why, when printing those, they're very pixilated.
Post by: Xairbusdriver on September 11, 2009, 12:20:49 PM
When an image opens in Elements, it usually will display it at full resolution. However, since your monitor is likely close to ~100 dpi, a large image may to big to see at 100%. So Elements (and PS, I assume) will reduce the 'magnification accordingly to allow you to see the whole thing without scrolling.
If you are viewing the images in Mail, you may be getting the benefits of Core Images.
Post by: tacit on September 14, 2009, 12:43:21 AM
Pay no attention to the file size you see when you click on a file and choose File->Get Info. That file size is the size of the JPEG; JPEG pictures are compressed. You can't tell anything from that file size.
Pay no attention to the DPI unless you ALSO pay attention to the dimensions. A file that is 72 dpi at 2" by 1" does not have enough information to print and produce good results. A file that is 72 dpi at 300" by 400" will be 720 dpi at 30" by 40"; in other words, you can easily print a wall-sized picture with no pixelation at all.
Open the file in Photoshop. Select the Image Size command. What does it say?
Post by: RNKIII on September 14, 2009, 03:05:40 AM
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TIA,
Bob K. rnkiii
Post by: tacit on September 14, 2009, 01:13:41 PM
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Hope this is what you meant, Tacit..
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TIA,
Bob K. rnkiii
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TIA,
Bob K. rnkiii
Yep. The picture is only 150 by 100 pixels, meaning it has only slightly more pixels than one of the avatars on this board. Ain't no way that you will ever be able to print a 4x5 of that image.
Even a cell phone camera takes higher resolution images than that. A bigger version must exist somewhere.
Post by: Paddy on September 14, 2009, 03:15:29 PM
Post by: RNKIII on September 14, 2009, 04:08:36 PM
Since these pictures 'originated' from those 'near & dear', I can rant and rave without too much fear of alienation.
I will 'gently' inquire as to "what the heck is going on!!" with the pictures and their e-mail account settings..
THanks again for your assistance..
Bob K. rnkiii