Standard size and full size refer to the image pixel height and width. If you upload an image larger than 2560 pixels on the longest edge it will upload at that original size. If you upload the same image through G+ it will be downsized automatically, but that's not the case with the Picasa API.
I can look into why the image file is smaller in bytes but would be interested to know if there is any visible difference in quality between the two. Otherwise your image was not downsized in the way that we typically refer. Let me know how those two look. On Oct 19, 2013 8:05 PM, "Michael Holtstrom" <michael.holtst...@gmail.com> wrote: > In June 2013 I used the following code to upload to a picasa album. > > $curl = curl_init(); > curl_setopt_array( $curl, > array( CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST' > , CURLOPT_URL => 'https://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/api/user/.. > .' > , CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array( 'Content-Type: image/jpeg' > , 'Content-Length: '.$lengthOfRawJpgData > , 'Slug: '.$imageTitle > , 'GData-Version: 2' > , 'Authorization: Bearer '.$myAccessToken ) > , CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $rawJpgData > , CURLOPT_REFERER => $theUrlOfThisScript > , CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => 1 > ) ); > $response = curl_exec($curl); > > The result when viewed by a url like: > https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/.../s0/myImageTitle.jpg > is a 334px x 450px JPEG image that is 102KB > > If I repeat this process today (Oct.2013) uploading the same binary image > with the same source code then the result when viewed by a url like: > https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/.../s0/myImageTitle.jpg > is a 334px x 450px JPEG image that is 48KB > > I conclude that the picasa api is automatically compressing the image > during the upload. > > https://support.google.com/plus/answer/156348?hl=en > http://connect.dpreview.com/post/9680126717/picasa-redirect-google > These urls indicate that the default upload is now "standard size" and > that "full size" uploads are only supported by the desktop clients. > > https://developers.google.com/picasa-web/docs/2.0/developers_guide_protocol > The latest protocol guide doesn't indicate any flag to select "standard > size" or "full size" during upload > > Can anyone confirm/deny my observations? > Does anyone know how to upload at "full size" via the picasaweb api? > > Thanks. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Picasa Web Albums API" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to google-picasa-data-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to > google-picasa-data-api@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-picasa-data-api. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Picasa Web Albums API" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-picasa-data-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-picasa-data-api@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-picasa-data-api. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
