Resize Photos

Today with the internet and the digital age it’s important to consider internet speed limitations, and screen resolutions.

Large uncompressed images take a long time to load, and for some with slower connections, they can experience long delays and persistent time-outs. Also for a large majority of internet users it is impossible for them to view  and appreciate your photo at large dimensions.

 

Uploading large files can also cause you problems with long delays and even time-outs. You also have to consider that it costs website owners such as SnapAlley when you upload a photo.

SnapAlley has been optimised for the viewing pleasure of over 99% of it’s visitors and members, with fast loading pages and photos that fit their screen, allowing them to appreciate your photos.

Below are tutorials which detail how to resize and optimse your photos for SnapAlley and other websites.

This website will help you to quickly resize your photo

http://www.imageoptimizer.net
Entries must be no smaller than 1000 pixels on the longest side and no more than 1mb file size

Adobe Photoshop

Resizing your photo

Right, here’s the guide for resizing your lovely images to upload to the SnapAlley!

go..

Image >>> Image Size..

Make the longest side a maximum of 700pxls.

And choose the best option for reducing in size, as shown below.

Then hit ok!

Now to save the damn thing!

Go..

File >>> Save as…

name your image, then select JPEG as your file type

Hit Save

Then play with the slider until its under 105K, i normally save around the 85K mark, you cant notice the difference at 700pxls, so why save any bigger? =]

Hope this helps and solves a few problems!

P.S. Exif data is Kept =P =P

Photoshop tutorial written and produced by Shaun.

Easy Thumbnail

Easy thumbnail is free ware, so if you don’t have any photo editing software, or you’re not prepared to part with your cash just yet, then you can download this from Fookes for free.

1. Download EzThmb_Setup.exe to your desktop. Then simply double click to install and follow the easy on screen instructions, it will take a matter of seconds to install.

2. Open the program and the palette will show 4 tabs at the top, we will only need files and settings.

3. Click on the Files tab. Then select the file type, you’ll need to select jpg, you’ll then need to select the folder where you store your photos in the ‘Look In’ area

4. You’ll then notice a list of files in that folder listed below the ‘Look In’ panel, select one of these files to preview it in the right hand panel..

5. Now click on the settings tab at the top, you’ll want to type in the max width and height, which is 700 pixels for non premier members and for premier members it’s 1000pixels width and 720pixels height. Then in the ‘Resize’ drop down menu select ‘Shrink to fit’. Do NOT change anything in algorithm, prefix/suffix or New name

6. Next you’ll need to compress the file by using the JPEG quality slider

7. Select Preview output on the right hand preview pain, you can now slide the JPEG quality slider to the left until you notice a difference in quality.

8. You then need to check the top bar where it displays the name of the file, the dimensions and the file size in bytes. 105KB = 107,520 bytes, once it’s below 107,520 bytes, click ‘Make’ at the bottom and, your photo will be resized and optimised for SnapAlley and many other websites.