Board Logo

Recommended software to reduce photo file size?
waltermitty - June 9th, 2003 at 09:29 PM

I have an early version of photo ipact. When I reduce a photo to allowable file size its unusable .I see lots of very good and large photos on this site that do fit into the required sizePlease advise.Thanks
MiTCHELl:cool:.

1303Steve - June 9th, 2003 at 09:48 PM

Hi

I use Microsoft Image composer. It comes in most MS office programs as part of FrontPage, I think you can download it for free from MS.

I use it for all the photos on the clubveedub website.

My camera usually takes images between 500 - 600 ks (1280 x 960 pixels)

I resize my images down to 600 - 750 (on the wide side of the rectangle ie 1280 side) pixels. I then use the "save for the web" under the file menu. This will take a photo down from 500 - 600 kbs to about 60 - 80 kbs. Note, you should set compression @ 20% and make sure you save it as a jpeg

I have shown this program to many "pro" web developers and they are all amazed out the results this progam gives.

1302Steve

Dasdubber - June 9th, 2003 at 10:12 PM

I use a simpler method whereby I reduce my digital camera pics (normally about 600kB) - I open them in paint the click Image -> Stretch/Skew -> take the percentage (top 2 boxes) down to whatever is required - usually down to 40% or thereabouts. Then save it as a new file name and away I go.

Probably not that technical but gets it done - I have windows xp.

Alan

vanderaj - June 9th, 2003 at 10:48 PM

I use both the free Windows XP PowerToy resizer (great tool!), and the Gimp (also free). Both do excellent resizing jobs. The powertoy dohickey is simplicity itself - right click an image, and choose "Resize".

PowerToys:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp 

The Gimp:
http://www.gimp.org/ 

Andrew

555bug - June 10th, 2003 at 10:00 AM

The very best software I have come across is ACDSee version < 4 (after that the GUI got to busy) its very quick and simple. http://www.acdsystems.com/English/Products/ACDSee/ACDSee-Download?LAN=EnglishX50

Bizarre - June 10th, 2003 at 11:44 AM

Mitchell

another good freeware is

http://www.irfanview.com 

simple but works a treat

zac_smits - June 10th, 2003 at 02:32 PM

I use Paint Shop Pro 7.02 and other versions. I find these the easiest (and the majority of the time they are the best) unless you want to go and buy an expensive (crap) macintosh to do your digital editing on. I could get you a full copy if you want.

Zac

jboy82 - June 10th, 2003 at 09:08 PM

PAINT
Cheap and nasty but it works.
MS photoeditor is pretty good, i think it comes wid office.

Josh

waltermitty - June 10th, 2003 at 09:54 PM

Thanks for the replies guys I will download and check em out.
miTChElL:cool:.