email mystery

Sorry but your post makes no sense - remember we only have words to communicate with so using them properly is critical

Okay I have placed my first photos from my new Canon Rebel SL1 in iPhoto '11

There is no "placing" photo in iPhoto - I assume you mean Imported????

They show as 526KB and 2.9MB jpegs in iPhoto

Please explain - I know of no way that a photo can be two different sizes

I export set to full size everything to desktop. Files now 1.2MB and 6.4 MB

same question

I email them to a friend and they wind up as GIF size files of 22kb and 13kb.

exactly how are you e-mailing them - again this makes no sense at all

And it would be really helpful if you provided consistent information about the configuration you are using for the question

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5), Mac OS X (10.6.8), Mac OS X (10.4)

What do you have for the system you are asking about - it is not possible to have three different OS's on the same computer -- and what version of iPhoto

Guesses could be made but it makes more sense if you would provide details of the system you are asking about and details of your workflow

LN

They show as 526KB and 2.9MB jpegs in iPhoto. I export set to full size everything to desktop. Files now 1.2MB and 6.4 MB.

Can we have the exact setting you use to export? If you set the Jpeg slider to maximum then the increase is to be expected. What's happening here is that the photo is exported to a new file that is less compressed than the original.

That said, for a new camera, with an 18 megapixel sensor, those original file sizes are tiny.

I then email them to myself, both via Mail and AOL --- numerous times, attaching one or both, using Windoze Friendly or not, with new exports from iPhoto.

How are you emailing? And as these have been exported from iPhoto, isn't this a question for whatever email client you are using?

Peter:

Make sure you've also set Mail's export size to Original in it's Image Size menu?

Some users have found that even with iPhoto setting to actual size when it gets into Mail it's set to small or similar.

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