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BigDingus
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October 11, 2018
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File Size Limit

  • October 11, 2018
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Hi all.

I keep getting a message saying "Could not create a JPEG that met your 3000k bytes. Please increase the file size limit". As you see, I took it to 3000k but still got problems.

I usually keep the limit to 1000k. I try to keep the size down for web pages.

Does anyone know how to resolve this?

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    Correct answer TheDigitalDog

    TDD tried a different drive but same issue.

    The original one was 31.1MB RAW at 3456 x 5184.

    Not sure what you mean by 'Lower the quality'.

    Exporting at 100% works fine. However, this gives a file size of 22.9mb, which is too big for a web site.


    BigDingus  wrote

    Not sure what you mean by 'Lower the quality'.

    Instead of setting it to 100 in quality, try 85 or so. Even if that doesn't work, here's why:

    Jeffrey Friedl's Blog » Lightroom JPEG Export-Quality Settings, Full-Resolution Examples

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    BigDingusAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 11, 2018

    TDD. I can export any quality, all the way up to 100 without a problem.

    I can also set the k size up to 10,000k and lightroom accepts the input. It just fails to do it.

    I tried your presets link but none worked.

    I also just tried increasing the size of the K export. It now works at 2000 and above where it didn't before.

    I can live with 2000.

    I think there is indeed a bug.

    Cheers for helping guys.

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    BigDingusAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 11, 2018

    Ok guys.

    dj.

    I rarely use 100 quality when exporting. I usually use 1000K as anything bigger slows everything down if there are lots of images to download. I only tried it as it was requested suggested earlier.

    My problem isn't exporting at 100 quality. It's exporting at 1000k. web pages don't need anything like perfect quality. Especially on modern devices. Hence 1000k is usually fine.

    TDD

    Good link.

    TheDigitalDog
    TheDigitalDog
    Inspiring
    October 11, 2018

    Indeed, I see that the quality for JPEG isn't 100 in your screen capture so that's certainly not it. And as I said, on this end, no issues. So one of the old standbys is deleting LR preferences just for grins, can't hurt, sometimes helps:

    https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/

    Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
    TheDigitalDog
    TheDigitalDog
    Inspiring
    October 11, 2018

    On my end, on the Mac, I also see something odd I've never noticed. And I see it on your end too. When you select Limit File Size, the Quality slider grays out, and I have no idea why. Also on my end, when I type "3000" into K field, it resets to 3,000 but yours under windows shows 3000. OK subtle differences but odd and I suspect that's a bug (the two OSs should appear the same).

    I set my export dialog exactly as you did (from what I can see, some areas are closed) and again, it works.

    Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
    Sahil.Chawla
    Community Manager
    Sahil.ChawlaCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    October 11, 2018

    Hi there,

    Sorry to hear about the file size limit error, could you please share a screenshot of your export settings?

    Also, which exact version of Lightroom you're working on and which operating system are you using?

    Regards,
    Sahil

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    BigDingusAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 11, 2018

    It's 7.5 Release Camera Raw 10.5 on Windows 10 Pro

    Hope this helps.

    TheDigitalDog
    TheDigitalDogCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    October 11, 2018

    TDD tried a different drive but same issue.

    The original one was 31.1MB RAW at 3456 x 5184.

    Not sure what you mean by 'Lower the quality'.

    Exporting at 100% works fine. However, this gives a file size of 22.9mb, which is too big for a web site.


    BigDingus  wrote

    Not sure what you mean by 'Lower the quality'.

    Instead of setting it to 100 in quality, try 85 or so. Even if that doesn't work, here's why:

    Jeffrey Friedl's Blog » Lightroom JPEG Export-Quality Settings, Full-Resolution Examples

    Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
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