saving psd to jpeg file size problem

[John Howells]

Hi, I have photoshoped a picture that started off as a jpeg about 2.6mb in size.
I am trying to save the psd file as a jpeg but every time I do it , I end up with a jpeg thats only 670kb.
I do the max quality, large file size etc, but I must be missing something.
Anyone any ideas on what I'm doing wrong or not doing? Maybe my default settings are wrong or I've changed something.
Thanks,
John.

 

[chis101]

Hi john,

In the .psd is your resolution set to 72dpi?

Before saving as a jpg try changing the resolution to 300 dpi and see if that makes a difference...

This chap seems to have had the same problem...

http://www.photoshopforums.com/psd-file-large-jpg-file-very-small-vt14604.html

 

[John Howells]

Steve,
Thanks for replying and for the link. I checked that out but couldn't work out what was going wrong.
I have elements 4 on my laptop and saving the file on that presented no problems.
I asked some advice at my camera club and someone suggested it was because I had cropped the image, which I had done.
So I did the same image again with and without cropping and it seems that that was what was causing the problem. Hopefully.....
I'll keep an eye on it though.
Cheers,
John.

 

[kapawayna]

have you flattened any layers on your edit?