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The image here is a typical example of the size we would like to receive, this image is in the 'portrait' mode and with a 'landscape' picture the width should be similar to the height of this image. The dimensions of this particular picture is 283 pixels wide by 439 high.

You can interpret that into your images being up to 450 pixels by 300 pixels in size which should give a file size of around 15 to 20k ( kilobytes) as a compressed JPEG file.

The file you scan or get from your digital camera may have different dimensions and to prepare any of them for emailing you will need to set their size and dimensions in the software that allows you to alter and re-save them.

The raw file size of this image is as follows:

SCANNING A PHOTOGRAPH
If you are going to scan a photograph set the scan resolution in the set up window to 72dpi in RGB colour, select the image to scan and then scan into your computer. Once on the screen check the dimensions against the guide above. If scanning a standard 'enprint' picture of 6" by 4" you should get a file with sizes of:

These dimensions should appear in the scanner information window once you use the selection cursor to highlight the area you wish to scan.

IMAGES FROM A CAMERA
If you you are taking images from a digital camera all of the setting under scanning is already done and dependant on the 'quality' setting on the camera when you took you pictures this will dictate the file and image size you have to work with. You will probably have to change settings in the software supplied with your camera and by aiming to get the images to the size of the sample image you will be able to submit them easily to Pike Online or to others via email quickly and efficiently.

SAVING YOUR AMENDED FILE/IMAGE

Ensure you do not save the altered file with the same name by just using the 'Save' file command ensure you use the 'Save As' command!

You need to get the basic file down to the 356k size for the final stage of compression by saving the image as a JPEG file. For this you will be asked to set a quality setting between 1 to 10 or low to high as you set up the dialog window for the file to be saved. Set the quality between 5 to 10 or between medium to high to ensure the image is clear and sharp, if in doubt set to medium! Then save the file with a name to identify it (camera images usually have a numeric name, eg:0011234.jpeg) and this needs to be changed, so you will need to 'save as' from the file menu to give the changed image a new name and leave the original file at it full size in case you want to print your image!

TESTING YOUR FILE
If you follow the tips above and end up with an image that looks about right, test it by opening your web browser and from the file menu choose 'open file' and browse through to where you saved your image file and open it in the browser window. If you see it similar in size to the image above you have a file ready and suitable to send us!