We Encountered A Problem....Image is to large

[will139]

I have been trying to upload a couple of images to the forum and I keep getting a message that says the image is to large. One is 1761x1050 pixels, 5.2m, res 300. The other is 2880x1920, res 240, 31.6m. Why am I getting these messages? The second image is only 12x8??

 

[DRwyoming]

I have been trying to upload a couple of images to the forum and I keep getting a message that says the image is to large. One is 1761x1050 pixels, 5.2m, res 300. The other is 2880x1920, res 240, 31.6m. Why am I getting these messages? The second image is only 12x8??

Steve has some image sizing guidelines posted but the goal for web posts here is 1200 pixels on the horizontal axis for landscape orientation shots and 800 pixels vertically for portrait format for these screen displayed images.

 

[clippy]

I have been trying to upload a couple of images to the forum and I keep getting a message that says the image is to large. One is 1761x1050 pixels, 5.2m, res 300. The other is 2880x1920, res 240, 31.6m. Why am I getting these messages? The second image is only 12x8??

Try setting the resolution at 72 and see what happens

 

[will139]

Steve has some image sizing guidelines posted but the goal for web posts here is 1200 pixels on the horizontal axis for landscape orientation shots and 800 pixels vertically for portrait format for these screen displayed images.

The other day I posted one that was 4800x3600 Res300 49.4 and it worked like a charm. ????

 

[will139]

Try setting the resolution at 72 and see what happens

Worked just fine. Should I always ser them at 72?

 

[clippy]

I believe that Steve wants the resolution at 72. If you are a Lightroom user he has a export preset. Go to Help & How-To at the top of the page to find the preset.

 

[DRwyoming]

Worked just fine. Should I always ser them at 72?

It won't hurt anything. The reality is web browsers only look at the pixel dimensions and not the saved resolution and actually with today's hi-res monitors 72 dpi is pretty archaic but the forum software might be filtering on that field.

 

[Deleted member 115]

I started using the BCG lightroom export, quick and easy.

 

[Photobug SME]

I also got that error message so I picked a smaller file size out of Flickr and it worked. Guess I need to read the guidelines...dah.
Del

 

[Steve]

The recommend size is 1200px wide (or 800 px tall for vertical). The post area only goes to 1200px wide, so anything larger won't make a difference and will likely look worse since it'll be downsized in the web browser. There's also a 1MB limit to the file size and that's more than likely the issue. (If I didn't impose a file size limit, I'd go broke adding HDs to the server).

Also, the 72dpi or 300 dpi makes no difference for the web - browsers display one pixel on the image using 1 pixel on the screen, regardless of what the DPI is set to, so no worries there.

 

[Viathelens]

In the beginning....way back when, 72 ppi was the minimum ppi needed in order to provide a continuous tone for an image as shown on a computer screen of that day. Seeing a continuous tone in an image creates an image that is perceived to be of a higher quality. Today things have changed. Things are somewhat more complex but also somewhat simpler at the same time. You can export at 72 ppi or at 300 ppi or at anything in between and this SHOULD not increase file size or make a difference as to how the image is viewed on a monitor. The computer will work with the image and size it accordingly. Having said that, if someone does steal an image, although the image will be quite small for printing at 1200 across (1200 pixels across for printing at 300 ppi = 4") someone could print a fairly good resolution of a 4 x 6 print (who would want to, but it seems there is often someone who does!). If you are worried about someone taking your image to print you might try setting the ppi to something low enough that it would affect resolution in that case. For me, the jury is still out on some of these things as I do notice a difference at times with image sharpness with the ppi setting, even though that, according to current theory, should not happen. I still need to experiment with this more. If you are using LrC you can simply set up your own preset very easily and save it.

 

[Photobug SME]

The recommend size is 1200px wide (or 800 px tall for vertical). The post area only goes to 1200px wide, so anything larger won't make a difference and will likely look worse since it'll be downsized in the web browser. There's also a 1MB limit to the file size and that's more than likely the issue. (If I didn't impose a file size limit, I'd go broke adding HDs to the server).

Also, the 72dpi or 300 dpi makes no difference for the web - browsers display one pixel on the image using 1 pixel on the screen, regardless of what the DPI is set to, so no worries there.

Thanks Steve. I really believe the 1MB limit was the issue, not the pixels. I am uploading another file tonight to check it out.
Del

 

[Lee]

I set my exports for this site at 960 long edge, 72 ppi, srgb. Seems to look good on my tablet. I do this because it might hinder someone downloading image and printing a big image. Not sure if this would stop anyone though.