reducing size of an image in gimp

[Doug]

On 01/24/2013 05:18 AM, Mark Widdicombe wrote:
> On 24 January 2013 12:13, Abhishek Dixit <abhidixit87 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> As per an exam requirement mentioned here
>> http://ibpsreg.sifyitest.com/cwespljan13/photoupload_static.php
>> I have to submit two photos who size should
>> 1) Size of the file should be between 20kb-50kb.
>> 2) Size of the file should be between 10kb - 20kb.
>>
>> I have my scanned photos which have been cropped but the image is of
>> 139 kb size which I have to
>> reduce in between 20kb - 50 kb image size less than 20kb is not
>> acceptable (I have tried the system generated an error)
>>
>> the programm I am using is gimp is there any other program for the same?
>> If this is possible in gimp then how to do so?
>> -------------------------
> I don't have it here at work, so what I'm telling you is from my senile memory.
>
> 1.  Open the photo in GIMP.
>
> 2. Click Save as..
>
> 3. Select jpg in the file type box at the bottom.
>
> 4. Then reduce the quality slider.  It won't tell you the resulting
> size of the image--you'll have to use trial and error till you get it
> right.  Just save the file to a different name to the original photo.
>
> Regards,
> Mark
>
You can't "save" in jpg, you have to export it to anything other than Gimp's
own file type.

--doug