BusyWeb Catalog Applications - Resizing images for upload.
In Your Catalog Administration "Add" or "Update" product page, there is a maximum file size of 300kb for image upload.
This file size is easy to correct by resizing the dimensions and saving as a *jpg file.
If you are new to image manipulation, the following may assist.
The main principles are the same for all image editing programs.
If a file size is too large to upload through Your Catalog Administration panel, change the image dimensions (width and height) to a width of about 300 to 500 pixels.
Save it as a *.jpg.
If the file size is still too large, compress the file when saving.
Using Windows - Paint.
Paint is pre-installed in Windows and is found in Start > All Programs > Accessories.
Open your image in Paint, then from the top toolbar choose Image > Stretch/Skew.
In the dialog box under "Stretch" there are two boxes, Horizontal and Vertical, both defaulting to 100%
To reduce your image dimensions, enter a smaller percentage in each box, try "50%". Be sure to put the same percentage in each box.
Do not alter the "Skew" boxes, leave at "0"
Then save as a new image in *jpg format.
Use Windows Explorer to check your image properties with a right click on the image file name, then choose the summary tag.
If the file size is below 300kb, then you can upload.
Resizing Images with Microsoft Office Picture Manager, to reduce file size.
1/ Start Program - if a dialog box asks you about image file associations, click yes.
2/ When the program is open, go to "Add a Picture Shortcut" on the left hand column.
3/ Browse to the folder where your images are stored, click "add".
4/ Thumbnails of you images should appear in the main screen. If not, you may need to choose "View" (top menu) then click on "Thumbnails"
5/ On the right hand side column, (Getting Started), click on "Getting Started", Go to "properties" in the drop down menu.
6/ Then, in the main window, click on each thumbnail to view the picture's properties. The file type, dimensions and file size will show for each picture.
The the ideal file size is just under 300KB, the ideal width is about 400 pixels.
If a file size is larger than 300 KB,
7/ At the top of the right hand column, click on "Properties" and choose "Resize"
8/ In the main window, click on the picture with a file size that is more than 300KB to highlight it
9/ If the width is larger than 400-500 pixels, use the "Predefined width and height" option and select "Web large", or use a percentage.
10/ Save the image
11/ Check the properties again. If the file size is then still too big, (larger than 300kb ) go to "Compress Pictures"
12/ With the image still highlighted in the main window, compress for "Documents" then save. You will be asked to save as a new file, select "yes" to create a copy of the original.
13/ Check the Properties again, the image should be well within the maximum of 300KB for uploading.
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