What's the secret to a good 150K JPEG?

[olderndirt]

Tried another using this HD trial thing and find there's more here than meets the eye.

[Rocket_Bird]

I think the big part of the challenge is finding a suitable program that will compress screenshots without losing too much quality.

[olderndirt]

[quote]
What is this HD trial thing you are using btw?

[Leigh]

photoshop i think is great...but its photoshop.

i had 60 or 70 layers on one PSD then to try and get it down to 150kb it was a doozey but i managed it, try reducing the size say to 900px or 1000px wide it helps.

[Frequent Flyer]

I post all my shots 800kb wide.
That way I both achieve excellent quality and can see the whole shot without scrolling

[olderndirt]

[quote]I post all my shots 800kb wide.
That way I both achieve excellent quality and can see the whole shot without scrolling

[Hagar]

[quote][quote]I post all my shots 800kb wide.
That way I both achieve excellent quality and can see the whole shot without scrolling

[olderndirt]

As always - you're the man.  Thanks for another little trove of good information.

[olderndirt]

Okay, I just 'Gimped' the same shot - not as dramatic as the HDR but better than the Paint.Net - the 'white on white' adjustment really soups up the color.

[DaveT]

Irfanview,you can set it to save at 150k or whatever you desire

dave

[gtirob01]

the 2nd one does look much, much better, cleaner and brighter.

I use the "save for web" option in Photoshop

[Hagar]

Whichever software you use for compressing/saving your images the secret is in selecting the best method for resizing them. Options vary depending on the software but can make a big difference to the end result. I suggest experimenting to see which works best for you.

[patchz]

I believe there's freeware software for creating HDR images if you want to try it.

Would you happen to have a link for that?

[Hagar]

I believe there's freeware software for creating HDR images if you want to try it.

Would you happen to have a link for that?

I had one once but I dumped it. I found it on Google. It might have been a trial version. :-/

PS. I found this from a quick search. http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-high-dynamic-range-hdr-software.htm#Quick_Selection_Guide

[patchz]

I believe there's freeware software for creating HDR images if you want to try it.

Would you happen to have a link for that?

I had one once but I dumped it. I found it on Google. It might have been a trial version. :-/

PS. I found this from a quick search. http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-high-dynamic-range-hdr-software.htm#Quick_Selection_Guide

[color=#000000]Thanks, but I just realized I don't have the system or hard drive space. I'm beginning to think I can't afford 'Freeware' FS9 stuff. Yeah, it's free, but the system to run it all and the hard drive space ain't free. I got down to just over 10 gigs of free space earlier and spent a hour or so moving files to CDs. And I still have only 12.3 gigs free space.