Software to compress JPG file to smaller file size
My camera takes a JPG file that is about 5 to 7 Meg big. This is a large file to email. I am looking for a software program that will do a batch "compression" of the photos to a smaller file size.
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It all depends on what you do with your photos and how serious of a hobby photography is.
For most folks, all these new cameras with 10+mp resolutions are way overkill - but folks buy them because "bigger is better".
However, I was told years ago by someone who said always shoot the highest resolution your camera allows - for 99 percent of the time, it's overkill. But for that ONE photo, you'll be glad you did.
I don't print anything less than 10x12. For Web and "sharing with friends", I downsize to 72dpi and no more than 720pixels on the largest side. But, I always keep a full-size print ready version (tiff) and the original raw format. I have never regretted keeping those large files, but I sure have regretted the loss of some of those large files. And being able to give a friend a large framed print of her daughter on a fashion runway was worth the storage of those large files.
For most folks, all these new cameras with 10+mp resolutions are way overkill - but folks buy them because "bigger is better".
However, I was told years ago by someone who said always shoot the highest resolution your camera allows - for 99 percent of the time, it's overkill. But for that ONE photo, you'll be glad you did.
I don't print anything less than 10x12. For Web and "sharing with friends", I downsize to 72dpi and no more than 720pixels on the largest side. But, I always keep a full-size print ready version (tiff) and the original raw format. I have never regretted keeping those large files, but I sure have regretted the loss of some of those large files. And being able to give a friend a large framed print of her daughter on a fashion runway was worth the storage of those large files.
