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Image sizes? anything over 1MB too large to upload?

gtem

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Has anyone else been having issues with this? Not too long ago, I swear the limit on .jpgs was something close to 2MB or a bit less. Now it seems to be down to 1MB or so?
 
To answer my own question: I was using microsoft photos to resize images, rather than MS Paint. Somehow it was maintaining pixel size while reducing quality, rather than reducing the pixels/smaller photo. Using MS Paint I was able to resize and upload (I used the "attach files" at the bottom rather than the photo icon up top), then select "insert..." "full image." If anyone else encounters this.
 
Yes: I ran into that issue as well. I just pulled my posting after spending too much time on photos which became pretty useless. I'm a read posts only guy now.
 
I've just found a way to resize to under 1MB on my android phone, thanks to AI search. I had to install a Google app called Snapseed (i.e. it is not third party) so I feel I can trust it as much as other Google software. It can access your Google photos so that's a thing. Here are the steps I followed:

  • Open your image inside the Snapseed app.
  • Tap Export in the bottom right corner of the screen.
  • Select Export Settings.
  • Tap Image sizing and lower the max pixels (e.g., down to 2000 px).
  • Tap Format and quality and change the JPEG compression to 85%.
  • Go back and select Save or Export to generate the under-1MB file
The app doesn't actually use a MB setting to reduce to. It is pixel size, that's what the 2000px means. This means you might have to opt for 1000px or 80% compression. Anyway, that just worked for me.
 
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