Recommended JPG file size?

[KyDan]

Please forgive me as I know this must have been covered before but a search

did not find what I want to know.....

What is a good or recommended file size for JPG files to include in a P2E presentation??

Are different jpg files sizes recommended depending on if I'm going to make an EXE file

for computer screen viewing

vs

making a file to burn to DVD for viewing on large screen LCD TV.

If I'm going to make an EXE file, I might want finished version to be only

a few MEGs so I could e-mail it to friends.

If I'm going to burn a DVD should I then use much larger picture files to

get good quality DVD for TV viewing??

Thanks!

Dan D. from soggy Louisville Kentucky, USA

[Ken Cox]

http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index....ost&p=49534

http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index....ost&p=46545

http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index....ost&p=31078

http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index....ost&p=33262

http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index....ost&p=39192

enough?

ken

[Peter S]

Hi Dan,

If you would like a good explanation without wading through loads of posts have a look at the one provided by Barry Beckham at:

http://www.beckhamdigital.co.uk/audiovisua...e%20%20size.htm

Kind regards

Peter

[Ronniebootwest]

Hi Dan,

If you would like a good explanation without wading through loads of posts have a look at the one provided by Barry Beckham at:

http://www.beckhamdigital.co.uk/audiovisua...e%20%20size.htm

Kind regards

Peter

I think that it is always worth the time to look at other peoples point of view - it's the way we learn.

Ron

[KyDan]

Thanks very much Ken and Peter!

As is often the case, a simple sounding question needs a complicated answer.

The website Peter gave is very interesting and I will study it in depth.

Also, for some reason the website Peter gave would not display correctly

using MSIE browser. It insisted on chopping off the right hand word on each

line.

I tried increasing my monitor resolution but that simply made the lines longer

with more words and the last one on each line was still chopped off.

It displays perfectly using Mozilla Firefox.

Computers can be such a pain but don't we love to tinker with them!

Guess I'll need to experiment with my JPG file sizes and see what works

for me.

I have just today upgraded to the deluxe version and I felt good about

spending the money due mainly to the wonderful comraderie and support

found right here in these forums.

My hat is off to you all.

Peace!

Dan D. Louisville, Kentucky, good ole USA

[Peter S]

Ron,

I quite agree with your statement but... I think it can be quite confusing for a newcomer to read through large numbers of posts especially when some comments can be a bit misleading. In one of your posts on this topic you asked "In the days berfore 5 most pundits recommended 1024 x 768 x 72 res." I don't think anyone said much about the old 72dpi chestnut in response but a further search might reveal a discussion about why dpi has no meaning as far as screen resolution and image size is concerend. As in

http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index....ost&p=51169

For my money a newcomer needs simple straight forward answers and can spend time later searching all the posts.

I think that it is always worth the time to look at other peoples point of view - it's the way we learn.

Ron

Peter

[Barry Beckham]

Dan

One of the best options, especially if you are new to PTE, and to save you reading through loads of information, is to create the images the same size as your screen resolution.

Once you have a show or two under your belt, things will become a lot easier to understand and then you can move onto something more to your personal liking.

We all had this learning curve to go through so don't worry too much about it now. Concentrate on getting a show made that fits your screen and you will be away.

[KyDan]

Once you have a show or two under your belt, things will become a lot easier to understand and then you can move onto something more to your personal liking.

Yes, you are right. In fact I have 5 or 6 under my belt and I'm fairly happy

with them.

One is over 10 minutes long with music and many slides have titles.

It is made of shots of a "trip of a lifetime" in the Western US.

I'm proud of it but it is 90 Meg in size so it is not very portable as far

as sending via e-mail even with todays high speed at home internet connections.

It plays wonderfully on most computers.

The VCD seems to shimmer on some shots but not too bad.

Also, many/most folks now have a DVD player on their Television sets so

burning a slide show into DVD is more universally playable

than even 3 years ago.

That brings the question about JPG file size for a DVD show.

I started my computing days with an 8086 processor with 64k of memory!

I bought my first extra hard drive then. It was a whopping 20 meg and

cost $300.

I was on dial up internet for many, many years so I have been painfully

aware of file size for a long time.

Now days we have a gig of memory and twin 80 gig hard drives and wonder

if that is enough!

I will be taking my important/keepsake/vacation pictures in high resolution

from now on. I am looking forward to applying some of those nice

zoom, pan effects to my next project. This will be all the easier with

Lyn's neat tutorials for "smarties".

Thanks to you all!

Dan D.

Louisville, Kentucky good ole USA

[charleslister]

Thank you Dan D for asking the question that has been concerning me as well. ...And thank you to the patient answerers, I found Barry Beckham's web page to be most helpful