Photoshop JPG file sizes are way too BIG!

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Recently I received an unusual JPEG for a work project. The resolution was fairly low (1344×576) and the document resolution was also set to a relatively low screen resolution of 72dpi: Normally I would anticipate this file being less than 1MB. However, it was over 10MB! Copy and pasting the image content into a blank Photoshop file and saving as a JPEG also resulted in a 10MB file size. Even using a very high compression level (and thus reducing the

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Google Photos crashes when saving edits on Samsung Note 10 (S10, S9, S8) [SOLVED]

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Recently my wife unable to save photos after editing them in Google Photos. Specifically, the Google Photos app would crash immediately upon trying to save edits and this issue was occurring on a Samsung Note 10+. Checking with some friends, they were having similar issues on their S10 phones. After trying a number of adjustments (restarting, clearing cache, clearing data) I finally realized that the issue was due to motion photos. Specifically, during a recent software update, it seems that

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Q. How can I copy photos from internal memory/storage to SD card?! [SOLVED] Fuji

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Q.How can I copy the pictures stored in the internal memory on my FujiFilm FinePix HS 50 EXR (or similar) to memory (SD) cards? Answer: The procedure to copy the pictures in the internal memory to a memory card is as follows: After copying, the pictures will remain in internal memory. Delete them if necessary. 1. Install a memory card into the camera. 2. Press the playback button to enter playback mode. 3. Press the MENU/OK button to open the

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How to fix the fatal error allowed memory size exhausted [SOLVED] (PHP)

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How to fix the following memory size error on turnkeylinux (or similar)? ( ! ) Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 80 bytes) in /var/www/fit2019/index.php on line 2841 Call Stack # Time Memory Function Location 1 0.0015 510656 {main}( ) ../index.php:0 2 0.0153 523256 funcMakeTableTotal2019( ) ../index.php:487 3 2.0429 33543952 mssql_fetch_assoc ( ) ../index.php:2841 Answer:Edit the configuration file: /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini and set the memory limit to a value higher than 32M: memory_limit = 128M Then

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Improve Lenovo PC performance, remove McAfee LiveSafe, replace with best Antivirus

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Recently we purchased some new Lenovo AIO PCs with Windows 10. These systems have nice Ryzen CPUs, SSDs and plenty of RAM but there is still room for performance improvement! One of the first things I like to is uninstall programs that I do not need. There are a ton of candidates but McAfee LiveSafe is one of the first that I uninstall. It takes up precious resources and nearly a GB of space on the SSD. Uninstalling is quick

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How do I clean my coffee maker? [AI Answered]

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NOTE: this is an AI generated answer, using OpenAI GPT-2. Here is the question prompt and the resulting answer: Q: How do I clean my coffee maker? A. There are numerous cleaning methods to choose from. 1.) Pour some water into the coffee maker and submerge the lid. Do not wash the glass. 2.) Dip the coffee maker upside down in water for 10 seconds and then rinse. 3.) Put the lid back on and let the coffee maker sit

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Model GXT1000//1030/1050 Series No Transmit WI [SOLVED]

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If you have a Midland GXT 1000/1030/1050 two way radio and one of the radios is not transmitting, check that WI (Whisper Mode) is not ON. Specifically, if you see a “WI” indicator at the top of the LCD screen, I recommend turning it OFF and give that a try. 🙂   This fixed our radios so my kiddos could successfully use them 🙂 NOTE: if you do not see the “WI” indicator on either radio, then this tip will

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35mm equivalent focal lengths for Samsung, Apple , Huawei, LG

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  Wide Normal Tele Source Huawei P30 Pro 16mm F2.2 27mm F1.6 135mm F3.4 gadgetguy Xiaomi Mi 9 ~17mm F2.2 26mm F1.75 50mm F2.2 dpreview & dxomark Samsung Note 10 (and 10+) 12mm 27mm 52mm F2.1 dpreview Samsung Note 8 26mm F1.7 52mm F2.4 gsmarena Samsung S10+ 12mm 26mm 52mm dpreview/ifixit LG V40 ThinQ 16mm 27mm 52mm dpreview Pixel 4 (and XL) N/A ?? ?? Pixel 3 (XL) N/A 27mm F1.8 N/A devicespecifications Nokia 9 PureView N/A F1.8 28mm N/A

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