Currently, due to my laptop misbehaving, I cant upload pictures (i've tried) so I use my mums laptop to upload my pictures and then email them to my email account and download onto my laptop. Is this a bad idea? Will it decrease the quality of my images? Just...they do look better on my mums laptop than my own :|
Sending pictures via email - quality?
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Register with https://www.dropbox.com/home - use it to store stuff remotely and access anywhere
Get a good chunk of space free to start with
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Emailing shouldn't affect the quality, unless they're being compressed maybe? Check the file sizes are the same. Alternatively, your mums laptop might just have a better screen than yours?
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Sending them via email shouldn't affect the images in any way. I expect it's probably a difference in screen brightness or some other screen/computer settings that are making them look different.
As already recommended, Dropbox is fantastic. I also use www.wetransfer.com - very, very easy to use
As already recommended, Dropbox is fantastic. I also use www.wetransfer.com - very, very easy to use
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Dropbox is good, but Skydrive is better in my opinion.
If you check the settings in your mums email application, make sure the setting for picture resolution for attachments is set to 'Actual' or uncompressed. On Mac there is a small menu to select either small, medium, large or actual, and even large reduces the file size and hence quality significantly.
You say you've a problem uploading your photos, but could you upload to your mums, copy to USB stick and then drag and drop from your USB onto your laptop?
You say you've a problem uploading your photos, but could you upload to your mums, copy to USB stick and then drag and drop from your USB onto your laptop?
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as above.
check that the pictures aren't being modified during the e-mailing process
also do they look good until you save them? check the compression slider when you save them as a JPEG
typically it could be on 70% which kills a good photo imho but saves space
on JPEGs I always save at 85% or even 95%
it means you get larger files but the computer tinkers with them less
in addition to the above I used google-drive
alternately....I presume that your 'uploading' pictures isn't to a website but basically importing from your camera or memory card
if you share that on your network you can access it directly using the wireless network in your house
check that the pictures aren't being modified during the e-mailing process
also do they look good until you save them? check the compression slider when you save them as a JPEG
typically it could be on 70% which kills a good photo imho but saves space
on JPEGs I always save at 85% or even 95%
it means you get larger files but the computer tinkers with them less
in addition to the above I used google-drive
alternately....I presume that your 'uploading' pictures isn't to a website but basically importing from your camera or memory card
if you share that on your network you can access it directly using the wireless network in your house
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