How to export high resolution photos

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How to export high resolution photos

I've downloaded my photos into iphoto from a Digital SLR and the space one photo takes is about 3MB. When I send the photo from iphoto, even though I choose the highest quality to send, only sends out a 93KB photo. How do I overcome this?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Jan 20, 2010 9:02 AM

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Yer_Man

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Jan 20, 2010 9:07 AM in response to Pamela Yee

The most direct way:

File -> Export and set the *Kind to Original* will get the actual file you imported.

However, you're not clear here:

When I send the photo from iphoto, even though I choose the highest quality to send, only sends out a 93KB photo.

Do you mean email it? If so, with Apple's Mail app? Have you also set the size in the New Mail Message Window:

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TD

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Pamela Yee Author

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Jan 20, 2010 9:14 AM in response to Yer_Man

Oh wow, that helped a lot thanks! I did try it with the use of "actual size" and still wondering - the original photo was 2.9 MB and the one, using your suggestion, that I was able to put on email was only 2.1. Is this just an assumed loss?

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Yer_Man

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Jan 20, 2010 9:26 AM in response to Pamela Yee

No, there is always some measure of compression when you send from within iPhoto. So the File -> Export route is the way to go, then attach the file from the desktop. After you have sent the email you can trash the file from your desktop.

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TD

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Pamela Yee Author

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Jan 20, 2010 9:32 AM in response to Yer_Man

Thanks so much Terence. You made my day.

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