Just a quick question....I'm a newbie on here and started on Jan 1st this year. I now have a backlog of January's photos as, every time I tried to upload, nothing happens. Can anyone tell me if there is a limit to the size of each photo as I'm wondering if my images are too large maybe?
Thanks in anticipation...
@spartan Hi Melina. There's an item in the "Getting Started" link that lists 5 MB as the limit. I'm not sure if your photos are larger than that. I do remember seeing something when I first joined (a century ago, it feels like) that suggested you may have issues if they're more than a couple of meg, though. If the files are under 5 MB and you're having issues uploading, I'd suggest contacting Ross.
@kannafoot I never had any trouble uploading larger than 5MB, in fact most if not all of my shots are. I uploaded one a few weeks ago which was almost 20MB.
@spartan Try emailing your photo instead, maybe that will do the trick.
I tend to limit my file sizes to approx 1meg. Try loading a picture that is under 2mb to see what happens. If you are still getting issues, make sure your Java and Flash plugins are up to date - the issue might not be file size. Also, I use Firefox rather than IE. Have you tried using another browser?
I don't think I've posted anything *less* than 5Mb. I have a 12.8mp camera, I shoot in 14-bit raw and when these are exported as full-size JPG files they're about 15MB. The stuff I post on here is usually cropped but not to less than 1/3rd the original size. I never use IE though, in fact I can't because I use a Mac. I'm using Google Chrome.
The bottom line, any "large" file over 1028 pixels on the long edge is going to be resampled and sharpened and sharpened and more for Internet/PC monitor display by the 365 infrastructure. This can lead to all sorts of unwanted loss clarity of color and final sharpening. Take control, resample yourself to less than 2,000 pixels on the long side, then do any final sharpening and clarity and then upload. The final result on 365 will be under your control. Uploading multi-megabit files accomplishes nothing, and indeed can hurt the final PC/Internet final display.
This is, of course, little to do with the JPEG compression you choose which does effect "file size," although there is an indirect relationship, of course. More pixels, and at the same compression, will get you bigger files.
If you have Photoshop CS6, and I presume Lightroom, look at Image | Image Size for the dialog, and a good article on what all the choices mean.
@smalbon Hi Stephen. You might want to note my comment immediately above this. Uploading large pixel count shots is somewhat counterproductive, because 365 is going to down-sample them to 1028 pixels anyway, and it doesn't use the greatest down-sampling algorithms, and it adds its own sharpening after the re-sample.
Since it explicitly states that all files should be under 5 MB, I'd start there. If it works for some folks with larger than 5 MB files, that's great, but either the FAQ hasn't been updated, or the larger uploads aren't supported. As a systems programmer, I know my first response would be to try uploading a file below the 5 MB limit before going on to troubleshoot something else.
Thanks for your answers everyone. Tried emailing, bounced back. Tried uploading a 2MB file and that actually got as far as the second step in the process. Wouldn't let me tag and date it though and just disappeared completely. I'm using IE. Is anyone else using this or are you all firefox/chrome/mac users?
@kannafoot Thanks Ron. My photos seem dull and dark once uploaded on here which might be because of the large file size and I have been over-saturating them just to get them to look more like they do on Photoshop. Is there a specific size I should do for online?
@tanja_1211 Tanja, there was just a discussion about that, but it doesn't sound like there's a resolution. The general consensus is that, as long as you're not using a color profile other than the sRGB standard, there's not much control we have over the sharpening and compression that's being done. I've tried a number of different sizes, and none seem to be better than the others. So I upload my high resolution shots to Smugmug and Flickr, and I upload a very low resolution shot here.
@spartan Lately I've been "losing" my photos after Step 2. I click on the link to take me to the tag/date page, and I get kicked back to my Home page. Along the top of the page, though, I get a red "link" that says I have uploads waiting. Do you get that? I may even have to click on it two or three times to get the link to work.
@cmc1200 Yes, I have a similar thing happen except when I click the tag/date link it brings me straight to this thread!! I've not seen a link to waiting uploads though. The only thing that shows in red is my comments symbol when I have notifications of messages. I'll keep trying...although I am getting a little frustrated by it all. I can't help thinking that I'm missing something really simple along the way. What though? :(
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@spartan Try emailing your photo instead, maybe that will do the trick.
The bottom line, any "large" file over 1028 pixels on the long edge is going to be resampled and sharpened and sharpened and more for Internet/PC monitor display by the 365 infrastructure. This can lead to all sorts of unwanted loss clarity of color and final sharpening. Take control, resample yourself to less than 2,000 pixels on the long side, then do any final sharpening and clarity and then upload. The final result on 365 will be under your control. Uploading multi-megabit files accomplishes nothing, and indeed can hurt the final PC/Internet final display.
This is, of course, little to do with the JPEG compression you choose which does effect "file size," although there is an indirect relationship, of course. More pixels, and at the same compression, will get you bigger files.
If you have Photoshop CS6, and I presume Lightroom, look at Image | Image Size for the dialog, and a good article on what all the choices mean.
Since it explicitly states that all files should be under 5 MB, I'd start there. If it works for some folks with larger than 5 MB files, that's great, but either the FAQ hasn't been updated, or the larger uploads aren't supported. As a systems programmer, I know my first response would be to try uploading a file below the 5 MB limit before going on to troubleshoot something else.
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