Re: [bolger] Re: Yahoo Groups Photo Download
> Not if the moderator has gone through and deleted the full resolutionI think that what Susan writes is relevant to photos stored in the 'Files'
> copy, which happens frequently to conserve space. We only get 30 MB
> per group, and full resolution pictures take up a lot of space.
> Susan
section.
For photos stored in the 'Photos' section, Yahoo compresses the image
so severely that it approaches illegibility.
I am with Gregg, believing that optimally, 'jpg' photos should be sized
about 100kb to 200 kb and stored in the 'files' section.
[One exception, scans of black and white images can be better
read if stored in the 'gif' format in 2 color mode.]
Also, dozens of better 'free' photo storage site are available for use.
Webshots, photobucket, pbase, Flickr and more.
Some of the gorgeous photos being posted to the
groups are perhaps bigger than necessary. We have
about 20 or 30 meg of storage and half or three-
quarter meg (500-750 Kb) files fill them up pretty
quickly.
In fact, it really shouldn't take more than 100 -
130 Kb to get a really good-looking ~800x600 JPG.
(By the way, I can't do this for you - when I repost
your resize image, I become the new "owner" of that
image and the originator won't be able to control it.)
So, here is how you can help. First, download a free
copy of Thumbsplus from
http://www.carlsondesign.com/thmpls32.exe
and:
1. Open and RESAVE your images. Many cameras apply almost
no compression to imges in the interest of time. If you are
still too big,
2. Resize your image or crop it to 800x600 or so. If it's a
B&W, try a TIF RESAVE and see if it gets smaller.
3. If you are scanning a b&w magazine, try setting your scanner
to black and white (2 bit color). There's no sense in creating
a huge image just because of unnecessary color depth.
Scans of drawings is one case where a big image (if you can
manage the file size) can be argued for - to be able to read
the notation.
4. Finally - please! - orgaize your images into a folder. I hate
to trim some of the great photos clogging the root directory.
So, pictures posters - please check your latest pics (there are
some big ones in bolger5) and see if you can do a little pruning.
- -
This topic is a little "off topic", so if you have questions or
comments, you are welcome to contact me off-list.
Thanks, Gregg Carlson/moderator
groups are perhaps bigger than necessary. We have
about 20 or 30 meg of storage and half or three-
quarter meg (500-750 Kb) files fill them up pretty
quickly.
In fact, it really shouldn't take more than 100 -
130 Kb to get a really good-looking ~800x600 JPG.
(By the way, I can't do this for you - when I repost
your resize image, I become the new "owner" of that
image and the originator won't be able to control it.)
So, here is how you can help. First, download a free
copy of Thumbsplus from
http://www.carlsondesign.com/thmpls32.exe
and:
1. Open and RESAVE your images. Many cameras apply almost
no compression to imges in the interest of time. If you are
still too big,
2. Resize your image or crop it to 800x600 or so. If it's a
B&W, try a TIF RESAVE and see if it gets smaller.
3. If you are scanning a b&w magazine, try setting your scanner
to black and white (2 bit color). There's no sense in creating
a huge image just because of unnecessary color depth.
Scans of drawings is one case where a big image (if you can
manage the file size) can be argued for - to be able to read
the notation.
4. Finally - please! - orgaize your images into a folder. I hate
to trim some of the great photos clogging the root directory.
So, pictures posters - please check your latest pics (there are
some big ones in bolger5) and see if you can do a little pruning.
- -
This topic is a little "off topic", so if you have questions or
comments, you are welcome to contact me off-list.
Thanks, Gregg Carlson/moderator
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "burpingbuzzard" <ericgreen@A...> wrote:
copy, which happens frequently to conserve space. We only get 30 MB
per group, and full resolution pictures take up a lot of space.
--
Susan Davis <futabachan@...>
> This is probably a repeat, and has been answered before, but I cannotNot if the moderator has gone through and deleted the full resolution
> find it in the archives. Is it possible to download photos from the
> discussion boards photo archives at their original resolution?
copy, which happens frequently to conserve space. We only get 30 MB
per group, and full resolution pictures take up a lot of space.
--
Susan Davis <futabachan@...>
This is probably a repeat, and has been answered before, but I cannot
find it in the archives. Is it possible to download photos from the
discussion boards photo archives at their original resolution? I
cannot figure out how to do this. I can only get them at their screen
resolution.
Also, is there any way to get the Bolger mailing list archives on my
hard drive? The yahoo search engine is not the greatest. I would love
to have the entire e-mail achive in my mail reader. Thanks,
BBuzzard
find it in the archives. Is it possible to download photos from the
discussion boards photo archives at their original resolution? I
cannot figure out how to do this. I can only get them at their screen
resolution.
Also, is there any way to get the Bolger mailing list archives on my
hard drive? The yahoo search engine is not the greatest. I would love
to have the entire e-mail achive in my mail reader. Thanks,
BBuzzard