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bartv74721173
bartv74721173
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April 21, 2017
Question

File size GIF larger than PSD

  • April 21, 2017
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I want to export my cinemagraph in a GIF format. The original PSD file is 26 mb, but when I export it to Gif (without resizing) I end up having a file size of 146mb!!

How is that possible. In this way I'll never get a small Gif. Even if I downsize the file by 50% it is still 34 mb.

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bartv74721173
bartv74721173Author
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April 21, 2017

Thanks for your suggestion. I will try that option too.

Strange to see, by the way, that if I deselect transparancy the file size will increase by 8 mb. I'm lost. :-)

Eternal Warrior
Eternal Warrior
Inspiring
April 21, 2017

But that makes zero sense!!

I wonder if this is something to do with Metadata...

What version of Photoshop are you running? Have you tried trashing your preferences etc?

bartv74721173
bartv74721173Author
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April 21, 2017

I'm running the latest version. In the mean time I have trashed my preferences, but the file still increases when I deselect transparancy.

bartv74721173
bartv74721173Author
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April 21, 2017

Yes, I use 'save for web (legacy)'. In this example it becomes even larger. It seems to only appear after I have created the PSD file and I reopen it later.

Bettina Di Virgilio
Bettina Di Virgilio
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April 21, 2017

Gif doesn't mean the file is "always" lighter than psd. If your image has a lot of colors (as in yours sample), it is normal that even if you save in gif it will be really big: to save space you need to reduce the amount of color from 256 to a lower amount, but your picture will not look good. I suggest you to choose PNG or JPG.

bartv74721173
bartv74721173Author
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April 21, 2017

Thanks for your feedback Bettina. Unfortunately PNG or JPG is not an option as I am trying to save a cinemagraph, so I'm dealing with a moving image (That's why the sceenshot you see looks like a terrible photo :-)

Eternal Warrior
Eternal Warrior
Inspiring
April 21, 2017

How are you exporting this from Photoshop?

Show screenshots please.

Have you used the save for web (legacy) feature?

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