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  1. Mar 16th, 2005 08:24 AM #1
    MWPHOTOS
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    Question why does cropping reduce file size so much?

    I'm having trouble with cropping pictures and file size. When I crop a picture even just a little bit the file size reduces tremendously.

    For example- I had a 2272 x 1704, 2.1 MB picture that I cropped just a little bit to 1980 x 1692 and it dropped the file size to .97 MB- thats over half the file size.

    Can someone please explain why this happens?
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    It is due to the amount of Jpeg compression your imaging program uses. When you click "Save As", see if there is an options or Advanced button and choose the lowest compression/highest file size. That should take care of it some. Of course you could also save it as a .Tiff file.

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