I confess to not getting on too well with batch mode on resizing etc feeling
a loss of control but you are of course right to mention it.

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Jo


"Malcolm _" <malcom@mon.org> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:13:29 +0300, "josie1one"
> <joleros@spamoffyahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>> Regarding the photographs - I suppose resizing them in Photoshop is
>>> another
>>> weeks work!
>>
>>Not really - honestly! Open your image in Photoshop/PaintshopPro/ or
>>whatever you have.
>>
>>A *very* rough guide...
>>
>>In Photoshop select Image> Image Size > change the width to 280 and allow
>>PS
>>to Constrain Proportions (to maintain aspect ratio) - it shouldn't matter
>>to
>>you what the height is. File > Save for Web. Ensure you have jpeg not gif.
>>Adjust the slider until you have a fine balance between size and quality
>>(say around 35-40kb). Click on Save (to your website images folder, don't
>>overwrite your original). Answer "Yes" to the question you already have a
>>file of that name. Upload it from DW and you should immediately see the
>>difference in loading times without loss of quality. It should be no more
>>than about 5 minutes' work for each pic at the beginning and with a bit of
>>practice, less.
>
>
> And PS has a batch mode - so you can speed up the process, but you
> will need to check each page that contains the images as the sizes
> of image needs to be changed - and that is best done in the properties
> box.
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>
> ~Malcolm~*...
> ~*