Silly question

aam1234

Hi guys,

If I upload an original photo with a size of, say, 5mb, does the viewer has to download 5mb to be able to see the photo. Or does the viewer downloads a small version of the original (what size, roughly).

Sorry for the basic question.

anderiv

nope!
Hey aam1234-

No, when you upload, SM will automatically make several different size versions of your image. For instance, with the default settings, each image thumbnail will weigh in at around 3 kb - pretty small.

anderiv

To add some further info:

Check this link:

http://andersonfam.smugmug.com/gallery/2585544#136246142

If you hover over the large picture on the right, you'll see 4 different size options in the photo info bar. The visitors to your site can, if they elect, view any size of the picture they want.

I hope this helps clarify things for you...

-erik

aam1234

Thank you very much, Erik.

Btw, I'm not referring to thumbnails but rather what happens when they click a thumbnail.

anderiv

aam1234 wrote:

Thank you very much, Erik.

Btw, I'm not referring to thumbnails but rather what happens when they click a thumbnail.

As you can see, on the link I provided, clicking on the thumbnail of an image, will by default, pull up the "medium" size image. In my case (and I believe most cases) will amount to about 33 KB. Is that what you're asking?

aam1234

That's very much what I'm asking.

Thank you super much, Erik

anderiv

You're welcome.