George Basden (by way of Genealogy Records Service ) wrote: > > Diane:  Suggest you scan it at about 75 to 100dpi.  That will reduce the > size of the file and you can e-mail it then.  That is what I scan my photos > at for my web site. > > George > gebasden@worldnet.att.net > <<http://www.basden.com/>http://www.basden.com/><http://www.basden.com/>http ://www.basden.com > > ---------- > From: Diane McClure-Lottby way of Genealogy Records Service > <info@genrecords.com> <jlott@pacbell.net> > To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Scanner saved as ?? > Date: Wednesday, June 03, 1998 4:06 PM > > When I save a scanned photo, its contents are too large to email.  (Or > at least that is the message sent back to me with the returned mail > warning.)  Is there a way of saving this scanned data in a compressed > (?) format, sending it and having the recipient decompressing it?(?) > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > If you need to unsubscribe to GenTips email the command: > unsubscribe > To: > GenTips-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > DON'T send it to GenTips-L that won't work! > > ---------- > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > If you need to unsubscribe to GenTips email the command: > unsubscribe > To: > GenTips-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > DON'T send it to GenTips-L that won't work! Try zipping the file.  I compressed a 21meg tif file to 7.8 meg.  Also you might scan the picture at 50%.  I don't know what that will do to the quality but it does reduce the size.