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Photography

Grumpy Old Guy

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12. It is frustrating.

Reply to consider_this (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 21, 2023, 09:07 PM

Aug 2023

We can strive to produce the highest quality images, only to see them get soft when we reduce the file size.

Almost all phones and digital cameras can produce sharp photos with good size files now. I'm not sure if anyone really needs to have the playing field leveled to such an extent.

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***Questions about download speeds and file sizes**** [View all] AndyS Aug 2023 OP

It's not about connection speed mnhtnbb Aug 2023 #1

most pics can look fine on the internet with reduced file sizes (as in KB not dimensions) msongs Aug 2023 #2

I will say that... consider_this Aug 2023 #3

It is frustrating. Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2023 #12

If my screen is large enough (pixels) this is how the entries would compare. Ptah Aug 2023 #4

the big one is mine. Dyedinthewoolliberal Aug 2023 #9

Why did you ignore the rules? Ptah Aug 2023 #10

That's an interesting question. Dyedinthewoolliberal Aug 2023 #13

OK. Ptah Aug 2023 #15

I saw that it was too large Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2023 #11

I don't have any trouble viewing large images. ShazzieB Aug 2023 #5

To clear up my response to file size referenced in you OP. Ptah Aug 2023 #6

I always assumed the guidelines were to limit server memory usage HAB911 Aug 2023 #7

I didn't think that was the issue. Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2023 #14

I pay for a 1G connection urbanhermit Aug 2023 #8

Sorry it took so long to test my connection. Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2023 #16