Resizing Images...originally posted 6/13/06 by Marty
 

Here's a cool power toy I found for Windows XP. It will resize your pictures. It's very easy. If you can right click, you can resize pictures!
Download it here

here are the steps to resize

• Install the file from the link above.
• Open an Explorer window and select all of the images you want to resize.
• Right-click on one of them and select "Resize Pictures".
• Select "Medium" (800x600) or "Large" (1024x768) and then click "OK". The images you selected will now be resized and will be given new file names that include the size you selected (ex. "IMG_0845" will become "IMG_0845 (Medium).JPG").

This utility if free and works great ! You will save yourself a lot of gallery space if prior to uploading the pictures you will resize them first.

There is also a version for Windows Vista. You can find the download link and more information here


10/27/07: I found another resizer this week, works right online!
Resize Images online

Works nicely...and they also have one to do avatars in a cinch!

November 29,2008
Thanks to our friend Sparkle, we now also have some info for the Mac users among us:
Mac OS X Tips

and here's a resizer for those using the new Windows 7:
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/image_resizer/

Thanks Susanne and Marty, this is a really handy tool

Thank you for the reminder of not to send big pictures.

Happy Growing!

Hi I think this is cool, Where is the link?

Starwiz...slide your mouse over the word "here" in her (Sue) thread...it will connect you......let me know if you need more help!!!!

Wow - Thanks Sue and Marty! :) :Tup:
This is going to save me a lot of time! :cheer:
Greatly appreciated! :biggrin:

Thanks Marty and Sue. As a newcomer to OB this advice is very much appreciated.

Thanks a bunch Candice, Sue and Marty! -leo

Just found this topic.....I'm wondering if this will work with Vista?? I have the home version on my laptop.

That one won't work for vista, but I updated the original post to include a Vista resizer

Thanks for the update, Marty :clap:

Towards the bottom of the original post is a link to an online resizer, which I think works on all systems. They also have a special resizer for avatars...one step and it's done!

Resize Images online

November 29,2008
Thanks to our friend Sparkle, we now also have some info for the Mac users among us:
Mac OS X Tips

Get the free Irfanview. It resizes with a click as well as a lot of other things. When a pic is too dark or too light you can adjust it easily, add text, and other things.

What a neat tool. And it just so happens I was trying to download an image to the Forum that was too large. Here goes, and thanks a bunch.

Try Irfanview, a free download tool. It resizes, enhances, and a lot more - plus you can add text. Very easy to use.
I always resize larger pictures to 600 pixels wide at 200 DPI with automatic ratio retention for storage. Be very careful when you try to increase the size of a pic. They pixelate (blur) very easily.

For web usage there is no need to go higher than 72DPI as computer monitors cannot display it. If you attach an image to a post at 1200dpi, it will look the same as 72dpi, other then the massive file size difference.

For print however you can go as high as the printing device will allow.

Anything like this for Mac...?

Dear Stephen,
Go to this site regarding mac resizer. Access hidden Preview features through Automator | Preview | Mac OS X Tips
Sparkle

Thanks Sparkle :clap:

I've copied the link to the first post in this thread so our Mac users have easy access to it.

thanks for the info , will try this next time I have a little bit more time on my hands.

Thanks guys!! I really appreciate the assistance.

oh.. whats a nice program :)

Thanks for sharing!
i'm going to download now! :waving
Simona