Is it possible to send digital photos by email without losing much resolution?
2007-05-13 15:47:46 · 6 answers · asked by dev 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
Once a photo is digital, it will remain the same quality (resolution) no matter how many times it is copied, moved, or sent by email. The only thing that would affect the images resolution would be if you changed the format or reduced the size (to reduce filesize for emailing) and therefore would reduce quality/resolution.
I email 20MB+ photoshop files all the time and they don't lose any bit of image quality. Just don't change the image format or reduce the size and it will arrive in the same quality/resolution that you sent it.
If you are worried about filesize you could compress the original file with a tool like WinZip or WinRar and then email the file. The reciever would then Unzip or extract the original files in their original glory!
2007-05-13 15:57:00 · answer #1 · answered by hereisaaron 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's possible.
Some email programs sense that you are mailing pictures and give you the option of sending the original or a reduced size.
However, email programs are limited in what they can both send and received. This can be usually 5 to 10mb.
Yahoo has a new way where the pictures in the email is sent to a storage area and links are sent to the email person. They receive a small email with links to the large pictures to download. Very nice.
Another option are sites like YOUSENDIT.com, when you upload huge files and send an email. THe person receives an email and a link to get their files. I've used YOUSENDIT a number of times with all sorts of files and programs and it worked fine.
Just make sure with Yahoo, Yousendit, and other bulk mailers, you pay close attention on how long they will maintain the files online. THe typical time is 7days.
2007-05-13 22:16:12 · answer #2 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hereisaaron is correct, but you might encounter limits with some e-mail programs. For instance, my Comcast connection will not let me mail an attachment greater than 10 MB. This would be a huge photograph and even my 10 MP camera does not make files this large. Some people that I write to have an even smaller limit and, although I can send them files, they are bounced back to me. If you down-size a photo to send it to such an account, of course it will lose resolution. You can use an FTP site - many of which are available free - to send large photos. You upload the photo and send the other party a link to the site in e-mail and then they can download the entire file.
2007-05-13 19:37:32 · answer #3 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm wondering if what you mean is "how can I reduce the file size of an e-mail image (as opposed to one intended for printing) without losing too much quality".
First, reduce the image to the dimensions you want (i.e. 600X400 pixels).
Then, save it as a .jpg with a compression level of about 5. I find that below this point you start to see pixel blocking and other nasties -- your mileage may vary so feel free to experiment.
Hope this helps.
2007-05-15 13:53:11 · answer #4 · answered by V2K1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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WinZip is one of the most popular programs for compressing and decompressing files.
2014-07-19 04:21:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can resize them to 800x600 or do this if you're using windows. First open your picture to MS paint. Second save it using a different file name.
2016-05-17 10:33:25 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋