My challenge file size DOES NOT exceed 150K! HELP

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

12/27/2005 12:57:05 AM · #1

The challenge that I am trying to enter closes today (12/27/05) and I keep getting the response that my "ile size exceeds 150K". I've got it down to 98K and still get this response. I don't want to go any lower for fear of submitting a horrible looking picture. Please help soon! (or email directly at yakatme@bellsouth.net )

sher

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

12/27/2005 01:00:23 AM · #2

what software are you using to resize the file?

12/27/2005 01:00:33 AM · #3

What program are you using to resize/compress?
If Photoshop, use save for web. The EXIF and some windows files piggy-back the image, and even though it says 98Kb, windows tacks extra on it.

Great tutorial here:
Using Photoshop to Prepare Photos for DPC Challenges

12/27/2005 01:00:48 AM · #4

Are you sure you are submitting the right file? I have two directories with simlar names...i somtimes am in the wrong one and don't know it.

Proper file format? (JPG, etc)?
Sure the image size is corect (640 or smaller, etc on a side?)

if all that checks out, upload it to some website and see what it says teh file size is there (pbase, DPC, etc)

12/27/2005 01:01:14 AM · #5

10 seconds behind ya Sher!

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

12/27/2005 01:03:23 AM · #6

I'm using Save For Web in Photoshop. If PS tacks on extras, how low can I go and still have a presentable image?

kyebosh

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 80-200mm f/2.8L

12/27/2005 01:05:46 AM · #7

i've never heard of PS tacking on extra stuff that increased the file size... if it says 149k it's always let me submit it. Dunno what could be wrong except it's the wrong file.

sher

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

12/27/2005 01:06:25 AM · #8

Originally posted by yakatme:

I'm using Save For Web in Photoshop. If PS tacks on extras, how low can I go and still have a presentable image?

you've resized the pic to no more than 640 on the long side?

prefishing

Nikon D70

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6

12/27/2005 01:07:49 AM · #9

Are you being told specifically you are over the 150k limit, or is the dimensiouns too large? I made that mistake with an earlier submission.

12/27/2005 01:08:06 AM · #10

If using save for web, you can go right up to 150k.
Double-check the file name & location. PS Save for web strips everything out other than image data. If you notice, say a 150Kb file attatched to an email may say it's 190Kb - it's a windows thing, though the file size really hasn't changed. You may have a cache issue here. When you save for web, what is the file size in the lower left corner saying it is in Kb?

12/27/2005 01:08:44 AM · #11

I've got to 640 by 427 pixels

12/27/2005 01:11:32 AM · #12

save for web will use the last subdirectory that was used in SAVE FOR WEB - so it can go most anywhere on your HD.

Try save for web again (any image) and see what path is there.

Have you looked at the file in Explorer and see the file size there - what does it say?

12/27/2005 01:12:00 AM · #13

In the lower left side of Save For Web, my current version of my image now says 128.4K. Also in reply to another post regarding submitting the correct file, I've double checked, and it's right. I'v made no less than 12 attempts.

12/27/2005 01:14:00 AM · #14

Try closing your browser, clear out internet temp files/cache and restart and try again.

12/27/2005 01:14:56 AM · #15

On Explorer properties, it says my file size is 471 kb?????? Why the difference and what should I do to fix the submission? Should I keep going lower and lower on PS until explorer finally show something below 150kb?

zxaar

12/27/2005 01:17:48 AM · #16

download opera and submit it if its a prob in IE.

12/27/2005 01:18:36 AM · #17

You must have a setting wrong in PS -save for web OR you are looking at the wrong subdirectory. It is JPG and NOT html, right? i have PS try to save the image as HTML once in a while

try just plain SAVE AS and adjust the compression to get the file under 150k

12/27/2005 01:30:08 AM · #18

Success finally. Thanks for all your replies and help.

12/27/2005 01:33:38 AM · #19

I finally got it sized correctly. Check out the image in the Patterns Challenge if you'd like to see if it was worth all the effort. It's titled [deleted]. Thanks for your help everybody.

Message edited by mk - removed entry title.

crayon

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

12/27/2005 01:37:04 AM · #20

You should not tell people which is your submission.... better edit your post

Message edited by author 2005-12-27 01:38:24.

12/27/2005 01:38:17 AM · #21

Please edit to remove the reference to the specific image please. (image name)

thanks.