Down Sizing Photos!

[BassinBomber]

Well I'm all for the Premium Membership that is on it's way,..but what I would like to see is maybe something WL.com could include in the website that would Downsize Photos so that WL.com would accept when you upload your photos. I keep getting the message "cannot accept files that large" or something to that effect and I can never Upload my photos,..any suggestions? I tried Downloading on the Internet some sites that allow you to edit your photos w/no luck,..I figure if WL.com had this feature on thier website then that would be 1 less step for the member or guest,...just a thought,..anyways I look forward to the Premium Membership,..thanks guys!

[BassinBomber]

Hope I get some reponse about this! LOL.

[BassinBomber]

Perfect you guys have got to try the Microsoft Image Resizer,..works wonders.

[leahcim_dahc]

It would probably require more software to be run on the server. Which could cause serious bottlenecks...and other issues that would eventually be a pain in the...well you get the idea. IIRC, Aaron pointed to someone some time ago, a program that comes with Windows that lets you scale images. Search through the forums, I'm sure it will pop up. Or you could try a number of other image manipulation programs that will do it. Gimp, Photoshop, etc., etc.. Gimp is open source, meaning freely distributed and used under the GNU General Public License. It does just about everything Photoshop will do...but free.

http://www.gimp.org/windows/

[leahcim_dahc]

Here is the linky to the thread I mentioned above. It was with Microsoft Office Picture Manager....or something like that.

http://washingtonlakes.com/forum/yaf_po ... ticed.aspx

[Rich McVey]

"Microsoft Office Picture Manager" will do it. If you have Microsoft Office that is...

Personally I use ACDSee (http://www.acdsee.com) The features I use most are the BATCH resize and rename. Makes quick work of whole directories of photos. I keep my camera in the max rez and have a phat mem card in it, I get alot if pics stored up and it would take forever to deal with otherwise with out the BATCH features.

[BassinBomber]

Thanks for the input guys I'll look around somemore,..much appreciated!

[Mike Carey]

I use this - it works great, is fast, and can do batches. It makes new copies resized and leaves the originals alone. And it's free.

MIcrosoft's Image Resizer

[BassinBomber]

hey Mike,..thanks for your help,..but once download is complete where do I click to start my resize?

[Anonymous]

OK, so you've install the picture resizer. Then all you do is right click over a picture file in your computer. On the menu list will be an option to "Resize Pictures". Click on it and it gives you various size options or you can customize the size. The link I provided has all the information you need to get started.

[BassinBomber]

Mike your the BEST,..thanks sooooo much,..can you tell I'm excited,..lol,..again,..thanks!

[BassinBomber]

Well I'm all for the Premium Membership that is on it's way,..but what I would like to see is maybe something WL.com could include in the website that would Downsize Photos so that WL.com would accept when you upload your photos. I keep getting the message "cannot accept files that large" or something to that effect and I can never Upload my photos,..any suggestions? I tried Downloading on the Internet some sites that allow you to edit your photos w/no luck,..I figure if WL.com had this feature on thier website then that would be 1 less step for the member or guest,...just a thought,..anyways I look forward to the Premium Membership,..thanks guys!

"Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught"!

[Mike Carey]

no problem, it's a great little app that someone else from this site told us about.

[Dave]

I also downloaded that application Mike. It works great and allows us to post a pic that actually fits. Good stuff.

[BassinBomber]

Great to see you got a hold of Mikes reply Dave,...makes it alot nicer when we can upload pics of our pride and joy!
"Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught"!

[Gringo Pescador]

I use this - it works great, is fast, and can do batches. It makes new copies resized and leaves the originals alone. And it's free.

MIcrosoft's Image Resizer

Just what I needed Mike (and at the right price too!):cheers: Now I can resize my pics at home and not sneak em onto my work computer to do it:-$

Thanks!

[JT26]

I use a program called Irfan View. Its really easy to use, just open the photo, go to Image, hit resize, type in the dimensions, and your done. Its also really easy to crop, just highlight what you want, go to edit, and hit crop. It also loads super quick.
Just Google it.