How to decrease .jpg file size

Question

I have a 488KB .jpg file. I need to decrease the file size to 256 KB max, but need to retain the size of the image so it fits my monitor.

Answer 1

I have a picture that is 1.54 MB. I was wondering if I can make this smaller in terms of MBs.

Answer 2

Then I suggest you follow my second bullet above (using an external program such as Paint .NET). This is the link to its latest version: http://www.dotpdn.com/files/Paint.NET.3.5.10.Install.zip

Answer 3

On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:17:14 +0000, robinanndel wrote:

I have a picture that is 1.54 MB. I was wondering if I can make this smaller in terms of MBs.

See SpiritX's reply and also note that using fewer MBs means that the
quality of the picture decreases. If you make it only a little
smaller, you may not notice the degradation, but be wary of making it
much smaller.

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

Answer 4

Hi,

An excellent free tool is IrfanView.

Irfanview - Free - get program from Downloads page and plug-ins from Plug-ins page.

http://www.irfanview.com/

Irfanview - Forums - more help here

http://en.irfanview-forum.de/vb/forum.php

Hope this helps.

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Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP <- profile - Windows Expert - Consumer : Bicycle <- Mark Twain said it right.

Answer 5

A couple options:

• You can explore the "picture position" options when setting your desktop background, so that you can use pictures whose size are different from the monitor resolution. For example, check the "stretch", "fill" and "fit" options. This option appears in the bottom of the "Desktop Background" dialog, which can be found via right-clicking your desktop, then "Personalize", then "Desktop Background".
• Try using a tool such as Paint .NET (www.getpaint.net), then in the "Save As" dialog, select the "jpg" file format option, then in the "Save Configuration" dialog, decrease the image quality slider. This will make the image smaller in size, but with less quality.