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My largest, highest quality file returns an error when I try to upload it to my Imagekind galleries. Why, and what can I do?

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My largest, highest quality file returns an error when I try to upload it to my Imagekind galleries. Why, and what can I do?

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Very large files are much more susceptible to errors. When transferring large files, there is more opportunity for time-outs and errors. Files over 200MB will fail very regularly, and can also cause other files being uploaded at the same time to fail. Files that fall into this range are very large TIF files, or 16bit TIF files, and files that have pixel dimensions of 10,000 x 10,000 and above. Some artists are concerned that if they cannot upload extremely large files, that their images will not be clear and crisp at the larger sizes. If your image is 10,000 pixels on its largest size, it will still print a 40″x60″ image at a resolution of 166.66ppi. A resolution of 166ppi on a large piece still looks clear, sharp, and terrific! Our minimum resolution for printing is 100ppi. Even when examined close up, this printing resolution is very good for large prints. You can try changing the file to a high quality JPEG file to shrink the file size. We recommend this, as the file transfer will b

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