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TSsarahho
post Jul 15 2007, 03:42 PM, updated 19y ago

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Okay,i know this is a noob question but how do i reduce my picture sizes say from 3Mb to less than 1 Mb as some sites cant accept pictures more than 1 Mb..Cause i set my camera to 7 mp so the files are quite big.
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post Jul 15 2007, 04:03 PM

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QUOTE(sarahho @ Jul 15 2007, 03:42 PM)
Okay,i know this is a noob question but how do i reduce my picture sizes say from 3Mb to less than 1 Mb as some sites cant accept pictures more than 1 Mb..Cause i set my camera to 7 mp so the files are quite big.
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I am using VSO's free image resizing software.

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http://www.vso-software.fr/products/image_resizer/

Very simple to use. And make sure you set the quality to 90-100% to ensure the quality is not loss. The default is 80, which has siginificant loss in quality.

Quality can be set at the >>More option.

Hope this helps.

This post has been edited by calvin_gsc: Jul 15 2007, 04:04 PM
iamyuanwu
post Jul 15 2007, 06:46 PM

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I use Resize by Peter Bone.

You can get it here:
http://www.geocities.com/peter_bone_uk/resize.html

It's a small (+-0.8MB), fast and very effective software. It can run on the spot without any installation. You can drag 'n' drop the files into it easily.
I keep a copy in my USB drive all the time, and burn it together with photos into CDs to be given to friends.

And remember to set JPEG quality to 100%, unlessyou want to keep the file size small and don't mind the artefacts generated.
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post Jul 15 2007, 07:50 PM

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post Jul 15 2007, 07:54 PM

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u can use the default program in windows, "paint" save in jpg for smaller size
panasonic88
post Jul 15 2007, 10:45 PM

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resize it with photoshop

i normally resize mine pictures to 640 x 480
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post Jul 15 2007, 11:11 PM

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download this (Image Resizer)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloa...ppowertoys.mspx

then follow this step by step
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/d...eschelman2.mspx
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post Jul 16 2007, 12:00 AM

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The disadvantage of Paint is that you can't resize many photos together in a batch. Have to do it one by one. And you can't control the jpeg quality... which means you'll lose quality (and introduce artefacts) everytime you save the file.

Not really recommended, unless as a last resort.
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post Jul 16 2007, 12:04 AM

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QUOTE(aba9785 @ Jul 15 2007, 11:11 PM)
i used to use this, Very convenient. But now it wont work on vista.
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post Jul 16 2007, 12:22 AM

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QUOTE(calvin_gsc @ Jul 16 2007, 12:04 AM)
i used to use this, Very convenient. But now it wont work on vista.
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calvin_gsc:
really?
then u need to wait for vista powertoys to be released?

sarahho: r u using vista?
the tool above is useful for resizing batch of photo...

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post Jul 16 2007, 01:10 AM

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QUOTE(iamyuanwu @ Jul 16 2007, 12:00 AM)
The disadvantage of Paint is that you can't resize many photos together in a batch. Have to do it one by one. And you can't control the jpeg quality... which means you'll lose quality (and introduce artefacts) everytime you save the file.

Not really recommended, unless as a last resort.
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i agree with u.. but TS din mention about the quality..
for quality purpose.. i highly recommend photoshop! u can resize the dimension, file size and even change the format of the file..
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post Jul 16 2007, 07:53 PM

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Hi,
I use FastStone Image Viewer. Very easy to resize.
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post Jul 17 2007, 08:25 PM

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QUOTE(panasonic88 @ Jul 15 2007, 10:45 PM)
resize it with photoshop

i normally resize mine pictures to 640 x 480
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biggrin.gif ... yeah...normally using photoshop to resize images.... plus tweak it... tongue.gif

 

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