Problem to know real size of edited photo!

[Zuri]

I do not understand this:

I edit and resize my (very large) digital photos on Photofiltre.

Usually I resize to a width of 800 pixels/inch. Photofiltre then says it is 1.37MB or 1.5MB -- but always between 1 and 2 MB.

BUT when I send off photos to a magazine or newspaper, they say they cannot use the photos because they are too small -- they must be over 1 MB!!

Why does Photofiltre say the image is over 1 MB, when IT IS NOT?

How do I solve this problem? What should the size on Photofiltre show, to be OVER 1 MB in reality?

Thank you!!! Zuri

[Tom]

Photofiltre then says it is 1.37MB or 1.5MB -- but always between 1 and 2 MB.

Hi, but PhotoFiltre is able to say several things for the different status of the file :

• When an image is saved in jpeg file, the jpeg window holds a Preview button.
  If you left click on the Preview button, the preview size of the file is displayed above the button
• When a jpeg file is open in PhotoFiltre the file is unzipped
  and you can see the size of the place filled in memory by the image : right click on the image / Image size.

The size in memory is 8 times bigger as in file !! for a jpeg with 90% quality of compression.

For a print purpose, you need a resolution of 300 pixels/inch maximum (generaly between 200 and 300), if is not an art printing.
To proceed in PF6 in the correct order :

• right click in a copy of image of the original file / Image size
• Turn the units of New size in inches
• Enter the destination size values in inches
• Enter the resolution size as 300 pixels per inch
• You can see your size in memory is very bigger as you think before

[Zuri]

Thank you for the quick reply!

I am not sure I understand, but will try. I see my images as about 26 MB before editing (Jpg files). I then open the picture in Photofiltre for editing -- and that is where the problem is. I resize to between 1 - 2 MB's for ordinary use (emails, printing).

I am not very technically clever!!! I printed your answer and will try to figure it out. I really need to be able to resize to a REAL size of not less than 1 MB.

[Zuri]

Oh wow!

I think I got it right!! I went carefully through your last paragraph ("print purpose") and I see what you mean!!

Thanks so much, I have printed your answer and will keep it at hand!

Zuri, South Africa

[Tom]

Fine