If you are having trouble attaching a photo file (JPG) to an email, there could be something wrong with the META DATA that every digital image contains. If that data is corrupted for some reason, the photo may cause problems in transmission. For example, I recovered some images off a formatted hard drive and though they appeared OK, when I tried to email one I kept getting an error message.
Here's what to do: Open the photo in Photoshop. Select the photo using Select All. Under Edit, select Copy. Close the photo. Under Edit, select New. Just accept what is presented in the pop up box that appears. Now go to Edit again and select Paste.
Flatten the image (MERGE THE LAYERS) then select Save As and rename it with a short file name. Note, this creates a file with NO META DATA, so the time of capture, date etc. will not be included in the file. Also, make sure the format is 8 bit, not 16.
The photo attached is for reference. I added the Title and Author using File Info, which is now the new, imbedded Meta Data. This is a good way to protect images from copyright infringement.
The free software I used to retrieve my data is called Recuva http://www.piriform.com/recuva
Cheers, Bennett
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