rooster246
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I have a .jpg file that is 300 kb, but when I insert (not attach) it into an email and send it, the email comes through and is 2.9 MB. Why does it get so big when I insert it into an email and send?
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small pic gets large when I email it
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It might help to know what email client you're using, and what kind of email server you connect to.
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rooster246
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I think I figured it out. The .jpg file is compressed because that is one of the advantages of making it a .jpg/.jpeg. When I open the picture and copy/paste it into an email, there is no compression. That's why my .jpg file is 300k and my email with the actual piture inserted is 2.9 MB. Pictures saved as .tiff or RAW do not have as much compression and would look larger as a file size.
goombawaho
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I don't think that's correct. A JPG is what it is. It can't be "unzipped" for better quality. When you create it, you get what you created and nothing more to be had later on.
It's something to do with how the email program adds the picture to the message. Sort of like if you put a screen shot into Wordpad and save it as an RTF, it will be like a 5MB file easy. But if you then open that file in Word and save it as a Word format, it will be like 500KB.
It's something to do with how the email program adds the picture to the message. Sort of like if you put a screen shot into Wordpad and save it as an RTF, it will be like a 5MB file easy. But if you then open that file in Word and save it as a Word format, it will be like 500KB.
If you're using an email client, such as MS Outlook, when you "paste" a picture, or Insert it, into an email, it sometimes seems to convert the picture to .bmp (bitmap) format which is MUCH larger. Also, it could be that it's resizing it to fit. Did you notice any graininess in the images sent?
If necessary, what about attaching the image(s) as files rather than inserting as images?
Another option would be to send the email as html rather than rich text. Or can you insert images into an html email in Outlook? I forget...
Of course, all of this is guessing you're using Outlook or something else.
Of course, one would have to really ask - how are you inserting the picture? Are you SURE you're inserting from the small jpg, and not accidentally from an original larger file?
If necessary, what about attaching the image(s) as files rather than inserting as images?
Another option would be to send the email as html rather than rich text. Or can you insert images into an html email in Outlook? I forget...
Of course, all of this is guessing you're using Outlook or something else.
Of course, one would have to really ask - how are you inserting the picture? Are you SURE you're inserting from the small jpg, and not accidentally from an original larger file?
fisheromacse
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copy/paste-ing images into email is a 'BAD THING'
i agree w/kjv that it is likely creating a bitmap from the pasted image which is a much larger size than the file needs to be.
you should be able to insert the file and have it retain the original file size.
i agree w/kjv that it is likely creating a bitmap from the pasted image which is a much larger size than the file needs to be.
you should be able to insert the file and have it retain the original file size.
There can be some "bloat" due to MIME encoding, but it doesn't usually grow by more than 30%.
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goombawaho
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So, just for the record, fisheromacse and kjv1611 - you're both agreeing with my assertion??? Not that I want the credit, but I want to be sure of my analysis.
Yeah - what happened to ATTACHING, then it won't be altered in any way.
Yeah - what happened to ATTACHING, then it won't be altered in any way.
Yeah, I agree with you, goombawaho. Although I'm not even sure I remember reading the second part of your post, or else I read it too quickly. Then again, that tends to be my more sleepy time while at work, I guess lunch kicking in full force. ![[morning]](/data/assets/smilies/morning.gif "[morning] [morning]")
fisheromacse
IS-IT--Management
goomba, of course.
how often does anyone disagree with you? lol
how often does anyone disagree with you? lol
goombawaho
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Often enough that my paranoia level has been elevated.
fisheromacse
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ha! it is only paranoia when they aren't after us.
goombawaho
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How would you EVER know whether they are after you or not until it's too late. Yikes. I'm totally joking here - I'm not paranoid at all, I think.
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