Pic question - HELP!!

Guys, here's a picture of my latest project. I've added (with the help of wheel maker extraordinaire, Mike Lempert) some mahogany trim to the tops of my doors. Unfortunately I can't successfully upload good quality pictures from my new iMac to the site. Even thugh the file is well under the 2.5MB limit for contributing members, it seems to be posted as a very low res picture. I can't find any included software on the Mac that allows me to create a lower res picture. The other pictures in my folder were uploaded from the old PC and I used Paint to shrink them. I love this iMac, but I'd really like to solve this problem without having to spend more money for Photoshop, or something like that. Help!!!

Lane - as a longtime Mac owner/user, I agree it's lame that iPhoto doesn't allow you to "resize" images, but it doesn't.

That means you need to go to a third party solution. If you are willing to spend a little money (about $90, I think), Photoshop Elements is the software to get. It allows you to do many things to your hi-res images (including resizing them and compressing them - good for internet use) but does not offer all the features of the full Photoshop program. It's kind of Photoshop "lite." It's easy to learn - and you can do many cool things with it once you start playing around with its features.

If you want something free - Google "free photo hosting" and you should come up with many alternatives. I like PhotoBucket.com where you can upload your pics, resize them, and generate the HTML code to post them here (or many other places like Ebay, etc.). It's easy to learn and pretty much hassle free. But, there are lots of other free photo hosting sites on the internet including Picasa, Shutterfly, KodakGallery, etc.

Hope that helps.

By the way, I think what happens to your hi-res (big) pictures when you upload them here is that the SOC's software program compresses them, which makes the images look pixelated. If you upload a 640 X 480 JPG, it doesn't get compressed, and it looks fine.

Thanks, John. I already have a Photobucket account for use with the SpeedsterShop site, so I guess I'll start using that until the computer budget refills itself. This iMac is great, but it takes a little getting used to.

I had the same issue with iPhoto but found a work around. Select the photo you want in iPhoto. Go to the share drop down menu and select email. It gives you choice of actual size, medium or small resolution. I use medium, and it works well. Send the email to yourself and then save the attachment. A little clumsy, but it works. I completely agree that iPhoto should have a utility to resize the photos.

Lane I use the same work around even though I have photosop. Its almost as quick.

By the way I love the trim. Was it expense?

Just a few bucks for some supplies. The scrap wood, rivets, and finish was free from Mike Lempert. We used his drill press and router, and I did a lot of hand fitting and sanding. Check out "My latest project" for some links to much better photos.

Whenever I try to open a photo that has been posted via "Photobucket", a window opens as though I'm about to get the picture, but no photo ever appears. Just the word "DONE" in the lower left corner. Any thoughts on this?

The door rail on this post looks great. I'm anxious to see this and much more at Carlisle.

Lane,
Didn't you just get a new Digital Camera? Look on the CD that came with it. There should be software included that lets you manipulate your photos, including changing resolution.
Greg

Dang, Greg, I think you're right! Except I seem to remember that when I installed in on the PC I was suprised that it didn't offer photo-resizing. I'll have to check.

Lane -

Dang! You got some skills in the wood-working department. The guy that replaced the mohagony trim on my boat didn't do half as good a job as you - wish I'd known that before hand!!

Your car looks great - another bit of personalizing on your Speedy!

Peace - Out!