Trouble uploading pics on site

[Martine2005]

I tried to upload a few pics in the "pics of birds" but could'nt because the file was too big,the pic is JPG already,but still too big,so how do I make it smaller to load on the site?

Sorry if this is silly a ? but also new to computers as well as digital cams :0

thanx in advance

[another view]

Your camera probably came with some sort of image editing software which will allow you to resize the images. If it's Adobe Photoshop, I can probably sort-of walk you through it (all the versions are slightly different).

If you don't have anything, try Irfanview which is a free download. With that, here's what you do:

1. Open the program, click File > Open, and open the image.
2. Image > Resize-Resample
3. Make sure "Preserve Aspect Ratio" is checked
4. Under "Set New Size", change the larger of the two numbers to 600, then click OK.
5. File > Save As (this is important, so it saves this smaller image as a copy - don't use just Save!) I usually save these to my desktop so they're easy to find. On the Save As window, make sure that it saves it again as a jpeg (at the bottom, might default to BMP).
6. Close Irfanview.

Here's how big an image will be if the longest dimension is 600 pixels, as above. If you stay at this size, the shot is big enough to be seen but won't go over the limit on this site or take too long for dialup users.

[Martine2005]

THANK YOU!!!! and I actually have PS-CS2 unfortunately I'm still in the learning process.Thanx to you I managed to downsize my image and post it in signs

thanx again for the quick reply to my post

[another view]

I'm using CS (not CS2 yet) and one easy way to get running with it is with Scott Kelby's books. They're written specifically for whatever version you have of Photoshop, so it's very step by step. A lot like a recipe book, actually. The downside of these books is that you don't really learn why you're doing something, or basic theory of how it works. I'm still looking for the best book for that but I think a class might be a bigger help for me.