Trying to compress pics enough for Autotrader...

Cleisthenes · 8 Nov 2015 at 17:21

I'm trying to compress some files to under 150kb (autotrader limit), but lightroom won't compress them to anything under 700 or so kb. They are files from a 5D classic so not huge files (10mb ish each).

How can I possibly get them to be smaller files?

Help!

Thank you for any advice

Cleisthenes · 8 Nov 2015 at 17:32

Jokester said:
Reduce the resolution of the photos.

It's worked for most, but there's 2 which just won't go to the correct size

Cleisthenes · 8 Nov 2015 at 17:36

The most cropped I can get it is 2389 × 1471 whilst still keeping everything in the shot. Am I going to have to reshoot?

Cleisthenes · 8 Nov 2015 at 17:38

how do I resize in lightroom 5?

Cleisthenes · 8 Nov 2015 at 17:53

Armageus said:
File -> export -> image size

Don't personally use lightroom, but that is what I could find by googling.

Paint.net is my goto for quick image manipulations

Thanks a lot! I've had to pop out but when I return I shall have a look. I will also check out paint.net

Thanks again

Cleisthenes · 8 Nov 2015 at 18:02

Acme said:
Upload to Imgur, edit, re-download...

I have 0.5 upload, it might take some time

Cleisthenes · 8 Nov 2015 at 19:19

Phal said:
It's already been said but you can do what you want when exporting from Lightroom.

One of the options is to specify a max image size or you can pick how large (pixel size) you want the image exported instead and have it export it out like that. There's no need to use any other application.

I've tried that, but it says failed as 150k is too small apparently

Cleisthenes · 8 Nov 2015 at 19:58

I'm on a mac I'm afraid!

Cleisthenes · 8 Nov 2015 at 22:03

AHarvey said:
export at a low resolution and upload to dropbox, share the links here and i'll do them later in photoshop.

Doing it now. I hope 2mp will be sufficiently low!

Cleisthenes · 8 Nov 2015 at 22:03

Zefan said:
Use irfanview. It is great.

Not available for mac unfortunately

Cleisthenes · 8 Nov 2015 at 22:07

AHarvey said:
export at a low resolution and upload to dropbox, share the links here and i'll do them later in photoshop.

This should work...

My internet is too shokcking to load the link

e: Yep, that worked. Thanks in advance AHarvey

Cleisthenes · 8 Nov 2015 at 22:10

Phal said:
You're right in saying it doesn't seem to like having a file size limit of 150KB but I tried something different

I changed the export options to 1280 longest edge, 120 pixels per inch and the file size limit of 150KB works.

Ah, I shall try that now. Thanks.

Cleisthenes · 8 Nov 2015 at 22:12

Cleisthenes said:
Ah, I shall try that now. Thanks.

Ah ha!! It worked! Thank you Phal, you the man