cropping in cs3

[bkamps14]

I have noticed if i have a 5 or 6mb image and i use the crop tool in cs3 to just take a small crop off around the edges, the image is then saved to a much smaller 1 or 2 mb? is this affecting the quality of the image if printed?
confused

[i speak in math]

Originally Posted by bkamps14

I have noticed if i have a 5 or 6mb image and i use the crop tool in cs3 to just take a small crop off around the edges, the image is then saved to a much smaller 1 or 2 mb? is this affecting the quality of the image if printed?
confused

Yes, especially if you are re-saving as a jpeg which will re-compress and throw out even more data than the original compression. Whether or not it is noticeable on a print depends on the number of pixels and the print size.

[AnonymousKiwi1]

Check that you're saving at '12 Maximum' Quality when the Options come up after you hit Save

[ErikUngerPhotography]

If you are saving as jpeg, make sure you aren't cropping a 300 ppi image to a 72 ppi image.

[keely]

Thanks for the answer!