reducing size of an image in gimp

[Ric Moore]

On 01/24/2013 03:14 PM, doug wrote:
> 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."

Right, use "export" instead. ric



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