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Title: Resizing Photos
Post by: Hedgetrimmer on 23 October 2013, 06:46:41 pm
A lot of my photos aren't accepted on various sites and need to be resized apparently. Anybody know how I do this?
Title: Re: Resizing Photos
Post by: ogri48 on 23 October 2013, 06:56:09 pm
Nick I'm crap at anything IT related, but I googled free photo resizer, and got a lite version that works perfectly. Can't remember the name of it and don't use the laptop now just the iPad so dunno what it's called but there's lots mate
Title: Re: Resizing Photos
Post by: Kosmic Kartman on 23 October 2013, 06:56:55 pm
Try this natty bit of software.

Will resize single photos or do batches to verious sizes.

http://pixresizer.en.softonic.com/ (http://pixresizer.en.softonic.com/)

I've used it for years and is very easy to use. Alternatively Adobe Photoshop has a similar batch handling engine.
Title: Re: Resizing Photos
Post by: Hedgetrimmer on 23 October 2013, 07:06:02 pm
Cheers Kosmic, but before I try it, I do have a photobucket account. Pics come up size 1024 x 768 or thereabouts in resize window, anybody know what kind of dimensions I need to go down to, to get photos accepted? Sorry, I am the techno-dimwit I appear to be  :rolleyes
Title: Re: Resizing Photos
Post by: wezdavo on 23 October 2013, 07:11:53 pm
Cheers Kosmic, but before I try it, I do have a photobucket account. Pics come up size 1024 x 768 or thereabouts in resize window, anybody know what kind of dimensions I need to go down to, to get photos accepted? Sorry, I am the techno-dimwit I appear to be  :rolleyes

 
I use this one; http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/ (http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/)
 
I set the pixels at 800x600 on most forums..
Title: Re: Resizing Photos
Post by: Hedgetrimmer on 23 October 2013, 07:13:29 pm
Can it be done just on the computer rather than in photo dedicated site?
Title: Re: Resizing Photos
Post by: wezdavo on 23 October 2013, 07:38:07 pm
Can it be done just on the computer rather than in photo dedicated site?

yes bud
Title: Re: Resizing Photos
Post by: Hedgetrimmer on 23 October 2013, 08:38:30 pm
Thanks guys, sussed it with your help  :thumbup
Title: Re: Resizing Photos
Post by: FuZzBoM on 23 October 2013, 08:42:00 pm
If i want to resize 1 or 2 pics i use MS paint. just open the picture, Go to 'resize' and i tend to do 50%. you can specify pixels but you may mess the ratio up.
Also the added bonus is most cameras capture n raw and are fairly large. simply opening them and saving them will compress them.

for doing batches of pics I use this app http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDownload.htm (http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDownload.htm)
Title: Re: Resizing Photos
Post by: Hedgetrimmer on 23 October 2013, 08:53:36 pm
If i want to resize 1 or 2 pics i use MS paint. just open the picture, Go to 'resize' and i tend to do 50%. you can specify pixels but you may mess the ratio up.
Also the added bonus is most cameras capture n raw and are fairly large. simply opening them and saving them will compress them.

for doing batches of pics I use this app [url]http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDownload.htm[/url] ([url]http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDownload.htm[/url])

 
I found if I reset the pixels on one dimension, it automatically resets the other, retaining the original ratio. I also made sure to create a copy to edit, in case there's ever any reason to use the original size.
Title: Re: Resizing Photos
Post by: simonm on 25 October 2013, 07:05:10 pm
Cheers Kosmic, but before I try it, I do have a photobucket account. Pics come up size 1024 x 768 or thereabouts in resize window, anybody know what kind of dimensions I need to go down to, to get photos accepted? Sorry, I am the techno-dimwit I appear to be  :rolleyes

 
I use this one; [url]http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/[/url] ([url]http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/[/url])
 
I set the pixels at 800x600 on most forums..



I recommend this one too.  It will add a context option in windows explorer allowing you to resize an image with a single click without modifying the original.  Brilliant.