What I always do now, at home using Photoshop and OS9.2, is alter my image in Photoshop, colour corrections and sharpness, anything else you need to change, then resize it roughly. Then I open the image in Graphic Convertor and save it as a JPG there. It has an option to save it web ready with no resource fork. This reduces the file size hugely without reducing the quality for low resolution, email and web suited, images. This isn't going to tell you why the problem happens but it does offer a way around it. Graphic Convertor can be found on Version Tracker and has a free trial period with an option to purchase later. While I recommend paying for it, just because its good to do, you don't need to pay to continue it after the trial period is up. It seriously reduced my file sizes by about three quarters, sometimes more. Its worth a look, but obviously not for anything you will wantto edit or play with down the track. Only for web ready and finished images. Kind regards, Kelly
Agree with Kelly as far as Photoshop. What happens next depends whether the pics are for publication. I work with a graphic designer on a couple of regular jobs and I am always getting the outputs of lo res digi cameras.
We often do a preview with Graphic Convertor. Always, when going to Photoshop to manipulate the images the colour balance is different and not as good as Photoshop. So I'd recommend saving IN Photoshop - but whether as JPEG or other depends on what you want to do with the images. If you have the Rolls Royce.....!
Bill -- Dr Bill Parker RENEW - Scientific and Technical writing & editing in energy and resources. Box 322 Mt Lawley WA 6929 08 9371 6373 0403 583 676 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: members.westnet.com.au/renew/
