From one of my former PhotoShop Elements Students:
Gord, I am trying to add some pictures to a web page and I’ve been told that they’re much too big and are over 1 mb each. In fact they are about 1.4 mb each! What is the easiest way to reduce the mbs but maintain a decent size of around 600 pixels x 400 pixels each?
My Reply: it’s fairly simple. Just open the photos (1 at a time) in PhotoShop Elements, then first resize them to 600 x 400 pixels (goto Image —> Resize). Then choose “Save for Web” under the drop-down “File” tab. When the 2 side-by-side photos pop up, choose “JPEG” and “High”. Then click ok and save them to a separate folder. I usually create a new folder and call it “Web Uploads” and put it on my desktop for ease of finding it. Then just upload them to the website. Then you’re done! (PS: delete or move the folder from ytour desktop when you’re finished with it)
November 15th, 2009
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Shirley writes: Hi Gord. I have been trying to edit a photo today. Twice I have spent an hour photoshopping the picture and when I’m just about finished the picture, Microsoft shows “this program is not responding” and shuts down!! It also shuts down on most of the programs including emails, but I can just bring the website back up. But with this picture I must start all over again as Photoshop Elements doesn’t respond and the program is closed. I would like to send the picture back to her as soon as possible edited as the picture is of her husband who is very sick.
I wrote back: Have you tried re-booting the computer (cold)? Shut it right down for a minute then start it up again. Don’t open any other programs and then try to edit in photoshop elements. Often times a cold boot will resolve temporary memory issues. Windows gets confused sometimes – I guess it suffers from old age too. Windows XP is about 60 years old in dog years! (click here or the title above to read full article)
October 4th, 2008
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I’ve discovered a BIG flaw in Photoshop Elements (versions 3 thru 6 – probably in version 7 too). When you’re importing a lot of photos into the organizer, there’s a little checkbox that says … “Automatically Fix Red Eyes”. The first time you use it make sure you UNCHECK that little box! It “probably” will stay unchecked the next time you use it, but I always double-check just to make sure.
My reasoning behind this is that the function really SUCKS! It rarely does it correctly, and some of your photos will end up looking like the people have black eyes. The real bad news is that once it’s done it’s “automatic fix” there NO WAY to undo it. (click here or the title above to read full article)
August 1st, 2008
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Computer Frustrations, Photoshop Elements, Software, Tweaking |
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