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    Pics too big to copy and paste!

    They were just pics I had of stuff I wanted to sell; Is it too much data, or are they too big? How do I make them smaller?

    Another thing is; often when I copy and paste an image, it comes with a ton of code gibberish and ruins it!

    I know I am just a DORK when it comes to computers. But this irritates me to no end! Help!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove View Post
    They were just pics I had of stuff I wanted to sell; Is it too much data, or are they too big? How do I make them smaller?

    Another thing is; often when I copy and paste an image, it comes with a ton of code gibberish and ruins it!

    I know I am just a DORK when it comes to computers. But this irritates me to no end! Help!
    You need to convert them to jpegs or jpgs. Open them in MS paint and save each of them as a jpeg or jpg extension. They are probably originally in a bmp (bitmap) format, which is huge i.e. when you look at them in your list of pics they are listed as picturename.bmp . You need them to be saved as picturename.jpg or picturename.jpeg .

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    Depending on your graphics program, you should see in one of its drop-down lists a "resize image" option that will have instructions obviating the procedure, no matter what the format.

    Or alternatively, take your computer up to the second floor or higher, open a window, and see if it will fly.

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    Which graphics program do you use?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lummy View Post
    Which graphics program do you use?
    He probably doesn't have anything other than MS Paint, which comes with the operating system. We don't even know which version of Windows, but MS Paint is included in all for many years now. Saving to jpg will automatically reduce the size of the file without the need to work with the program to resize it. Plus many buy and sell forums won't take anything other than jpgs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Who View Post
    He probably doesn't have anything other than MS Paint, which comes with the operating system. We don't even know which version of Windows, but MS Paint is included in all for many years now. Saving to jpg will automatically reduce the size of the file without the need to work with the program to resize it. Plus many buy and sell forums won't take anything other than jpgs.
    Might this also work with a ***.gif file ? I don't care if it is motion or not. Just the image is what I would like to have.

    Question 2. What about ***.png files ? Sometimes they are too large to post and I would like to convert all I have.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Retirednsmilin308 View Post
    Might this also work with a ***.gif file ? I don't care if it is motion or not. Just the image is what I would like to have.

    Question 2. What about ***.png files ? Sometimes they are too large to post and I would like to convert all I have.
    If image quality, particularly sharpness, is a concern to you, try to keep your images in the same format when you reduce them. That's my opinion, but I've dealt with a few images.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Retirednsmilin308 View Post
    Might this also work with a ***.gif file ? I don't care if it is motion or not. Just the image is what I would like to have.

    Question 2. What about ***.png files ? Sometimes they are too large to post and I would like to convert all I have.
    I wouldn't use a .gif file if I wanted to store a good quality image unless it's really a graphic, like a logo. Jpgs have variable compression, so you can choose the level of compression that allows the image to remain crisp.

    Png is great image format, but can't always be read by web sites or web browsers. Copy and paste it and if the software receiving it doesn't recognize it, you could end up with a page of code - it is often code intensive.

    IMHO, if you want an image that can be easily copied and pasted into a web site, jpg is the format that is most likely to be recognized by the majority of web software.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Who View Post
    I wouldn't use a .gif file if I wanted to store a good quality image unless it's really a graphic, like a logo. Jpgs have variable compression, so you can choose the level of compression that allows the image to remain crisp.

    Png is great image format, but can't always be read by web sites or web browsers. Copy and paste it and if the software receiving it doesn't recognize it, you could end up with a page of code - it is often code intensive.

    IMHO, if you want an image that can be easily copied and pasted into a web site, jpg is the format that is most likely to be recognized by the majority of web software.
    png files take a lot of space so if you are uploading then it does not makes sense to use it. Jpeg (same thing as jpg) is still the best all around. If you are not printing the images then the quality of the images is going to be restricted by the monitor so high quality does not do much for you. It's like buying good quality bourbon and putting it in coke.

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