reducing size of an image in gimp

[doug]

On 01/24/2013 02:05 PM, Linda wrote:
> On 01/24/2013 12:34 PM, Doug wrote:
>> 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
>>
> You can "save as" to jpg you just have to choose the file type if you 
> don't want Gimp's file type as Mark said in step 3 You can also save 
> in a wide variety of other formats the same way.
>       Linda
>
Opened a .png file in GIMP 2.8.2.  Tried to save it to .jpg. Result:

"GIMP Message
"You can use this dialog to save to the GIMP XCF format. Use
File-->Export to export to other file formats."

I rest my case.

--doug

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