Message: The picture file is too big. 
Author: Nigel A.
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I'm having a problem understanding the message " The picture file is too big.", and what this really means!
I did a Google search on this and a number of people mentioned that it was to do with DPI of the original not being set to 70 DPI.
Where I'm confused is:
1/ The software automatically makes the correct sizes for display. (And this works perfectly)
2/ DPI is typically used for printing not displaying on a screen. A 700 X 700 pixel photograph (in a fixed size bounding box) will display the same way if DPI is set 70 dpi or (as I use) 300 dpi.
The only reason I ask is that I'm working on web site #2 that will contain 100's of photographs.
Many Thanks - Nigel.
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The image file is probably too large in terms of memory size.
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Daniel,
I have 64 Gigs of memory and when running WebSite I'm up to approx. 30 to 35 Gigs used.
So, I'm not sure that is it. It's one of those programmers messages that doesn't really tell you much! But better than "Error Code: 5678"
Nigel.
The message is about SEO optimization, if I understand it correctly, and images that are too large (in terms of storage space and thus the loading time) are a problem, which is why this error message comes up.
The error messages during optimization are only a hint for users who want to appear in the top positions in the search engines with SEO.
Otherwise, these error messages can also be ignored if you want to be content with the bottom places in the search engines.
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I hear what you are saying, but when I test the site using GTmetrix (I'm in Colorado and their test server is in Vancouver) I get an "A" for perfomance, but only a 82% for structure. The entire site loads in 1.2 seconds.
I've read a bit about SEO, but haven't delved deeply into it.
Maybe the moderators and SEO pros have tips on that.
Hello Nigel
Keep in mind that the advice the software gives is always generic. Probably the image could be made even lighter via some image optimization software, but this isn't in any way mandatory.
If your website loads fairly fast and online analysis tools aren't reporting any real error, you can safely disregard these.
Warnings like these are always to be checked properly, but almost never intended as mandatory or extremely penalizing
I remain available here
Stefano