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Why doesn't compressing files actually compress?
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Since they did not compress well they must be a fairly well compressed image already like jpeg for instance.
That being the case your only option would be to re-size/re-compresss them to a samller size.
If whoever you want to send them to needs them as they are then you'll just have to deal with the time it will take unfortuantly.
That being the case your only option would be to re-size/re-compresss them to a samller size.
If whoever you want to send them to needs them as they are then you'll just have to deal with the time it will take unfortuantly.
Flickr, picasaweb, .Mac, FTP, etc...
Better yet, just have them printed at his local Walgreens.
What kind of pics are these? 26MB+ a piece??!?!??!
Zip is lossless compression. Which for well optimized files may actually be creating a larger than what you are compressing.
But it does allow you to make a folder, or project a simple single file drag and drop.
If you don't mind losing some quality on your pictures, you can save them again into smaller files.
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If your connection is slow and you don't want to lose quality, there is always mailing a DVD or CD to your brother.
But it does allow you to make a folder, or project a simple single file drag and drop.
If you don't mind losing some quality on your pictures, you can save them again into smaller files.
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If your connection is slow and you don't want to lose quality, there is always mailing a DVD or CD to your brother.
Those are some huge pictures! What will your brother be using them for? Just to view on-screen? If so, then you could just use the "share" via email command in iPhoto. Specify "medium" size and you'll be sending files that are only about 3 MB, which should be fine over email. Even "large" would only be about 12 MB, which would still work with many email providers.
If you're trying to compress something like a jpg, then you're out of luck. They're compressed already. A 6MP camera takes an image that is 6 million pixels, pretty much a 6 Meg image. So when you pull the image off your camera in JPEG format and it's like 1 Meg, that gives you an idea of how much compression is taking place already. It's like trying to compress an .mp3.
You might try the old fashioned way. The united states postal service.
That's not exactly what I call an "easier/faster way." He'd be better off sending them by pony express.
Use TIFF with LZW-compression or a compressed RAW-format like DNG. Many printing houses use the lossless version of the JPEG2000 standard (inside PDF-files). If possible, use Photoshop, because some other tools do not support/preserve the image metadata.
ZIP uses the deflate algorithm, which is a text compression algorithm.
