How do i resize my pics???

[geelite]

Can someone pls just tell me how to resize my pics so i can share my pics :roll:

 

[Anonymous]

You need a program to resize you pics. There are lots of free ones on the internet. I used a few before I got photoshop, but can not recall any names right now.

 

[Anonymous]

For simple and straightforward can't beat Picasa from Google.

 

[kolin314]

Hi
A great Free tool is from irfanview. I have used it for years. Great for editing and viewing, very small and fast.
http://www.irfanview.net/
For more pro stuff Photoshop Elements 5 or AcDsee 9

As to how to get the size down, reduce the pixel count. 72 dpi is fine for screen viewing.

I usually crop the area I want save, then reduce the pixel count.

Hope this helps

 

[Anonymous]

Hi
A great Free tool is from irfanview. I have used it for years. Great for editing and viewing, very small and fast.
http://www.irfanview.net/

I haven't checked out irfanview for a few years...have to give it a look again!

For more pro stuff Photoshop Elements 5 or AcDsee 9

Neither Elements or ACDSee 9 are pro-caliber software packages. Call them amateur-to-advanced-amateur at best. ACDSee is closer, IMO. We use the pro version of ACDSee, which is pretty similar to the newest non-pro ACDSee (vers 9), and I'm working with ACDSee to beta-test the new pro edition. I cannot recommend ACDSee highly enough. It absolutely rocks for our workflow for image cataloging and file management. If you keep all of your digital photos in one directory, though, Elements or Picasa (or iView Media) would probably be a better option, as they build their own database of your images. ACDSee is more of a hybrid, keeping your original data structure (folders, etc.) intact, but building a backend db of thumbnails.

As to how to get the size down, reduce the pixel count. 72 dpi is fine for screen viewing.

I usually crop the area I want save, then reduce the pixel count.

Personally I wouldn't recommend this method, for a couple reasons. To clarify a bit, when you crop to the area you want to save, you're doing basically what a 'digital zoom' does. You end up losing quality VERY quickly. Of course, at times this simply can't be avoided, but I'd much rather reposition the camera or zoom in more to get the subject framed the way I need it rather than shooting very wide and cropping in. Second, if you just adjust the resolution by dropping the dpi, you're going to end up with a very large, very low quality image. It'll still be 800px wide (or whatever), but it'll just be 72dpi instead of 300dpi. It's better to resize the image by actually resizing it to a certain pixel width or height and leaving the resolution at 200-300dpi. Typically for web images I keep them to about 650px or 700px on the longest side.