Threadman Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 Can anyone tell me what is a good program to use to downsize the pictures for the geocaching site? Per the site, only 100K or less can be uploaded. Quote
+DustyJacket Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 Photosuite or Paint Shop Pro or just about any other graphics software DustyJacket Not all those that wander are lost. But in my case... Quote
+carleenp Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 At home, I use Adobe Photoshop Elements (on a mac). At work, I use the program that came with Word (on a pc). Quote
+George M Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 If you're looking for Windows software, IrfanView is a terrific (and free) viewer that does a nice job of resizing. It can use a Lanczos filter for resampling which for many of my photos does a noticeably better job than PhotoShop. Quote
+leatherman Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 Photoshop 5.0.1 Pepper playing nice! Mokita! Quote
+Gaddiel Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 I'll second the suggestion for IrfanView. Excellent software... and FREE! Quote
Swagger Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 Macromedia Fireworks or The Gimp (free) -- Random fortune: Quote
cheese Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 I use Easy Thumbnails, an easy and free way to scale down your images. It's a small download but vastly capable of editing your images. Easy Thumbnails from Cnet.com "There are two different kinds of people in this world: those who finish what they start, and" - Brad Ramsey Quote
+Alan2 Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 I use Irfan which is free and you can sharpen the picture, etc. Alan Quote
+smithdw Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 I have been using IrfanView for years with digital photos. It's free and is easy to use. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo Quote
+IrvineKeith Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 Though it's not terribly customizable, Windows XP does offer the ability to downsize your photos when you email them. I've used that a few times, and it seems to work OK. Keith Quote
+IrvineKeith Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 Sorry, I meant to add that you need to email them to yourself to access this feature (which I agree is rather strange). But it does work. Keith Quote
+Gimpy Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 I've got Photoshop, Jasc Paint Shop Pro & others, but for just reducing picture size to post, I use Irfanview. It's just real quick & simple. But after reading Cruzins' post I'll have to check out "The Gimp". Love the name. "Gimpy" --N2GLS-- Quote
+evergreenhiker! Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Alan2:I use Irfan which is free and you can sharpen the picture, etc. Alan I'll check that software out. Currently I use PaintShopPro which I consider Poor Man's PhotosShop. Just about as good but fraction of the cost. Quote
+RobRee Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 we currently use photo shop and paint shop pro. i am really liking the gimp and irfanview. thanks for the insight guys and gals. this is what i love about forums. something new to try, and maybe like. i feel all warm and fuzzy right now! robbie A family that Geocaches together... eventually gets wet. required reading My first bible Great Orienteering Site! Quote
3fros Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 Threadman!!! Wow, I thought you gave up geocaching. I haven't heard from you in a long time. Maybe we should meet half way between our places and go geocaching together sometime. I like paint shop pro. I also use Lview 3.1 because it opens really fast, is easy to crop pictures. It doesn't have a lot of features though. I just noticed on the Lview Website that there is a Lview Pro. I might have to check it out. Quote
+mikemtn Posted June 21, 2003 Posted June 21, 2003 Irfanview is the only I've tried that's simple enough for me to use. Quote
+Markwell Posted June 21, 2003 Posted June 21, 2003 MS Paint (the free program that comes with Windows). Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote
+BeachBuddies Posted June 21, 2003 Posted June 21, 2003 I think ThumbsPlus is a great program for organizing and processing images. It's shareware, and IIRC, you can get it for about $60. It's available at http://www.cerious.com -BeachBuddies Quote
Team VaxCave Posted June 21, 2003 Posted June 21, 2003 Depends on my mood and how much the picture needs to be edited. For resizing and color management I use Photoshop 7 (on OS X of course) For just rotating and redeye stuff I use the built in functions in iPhoto. At work on Windows XP I use Photoshop and on my linux box I use GIMP. Any or all of these get the job done, the best one that is almost photoshop and is still free is the GIMP. ::+::=::+::=::+::=::+::=::+::=::+::=::+::=::+::=::+::=::+::=::+::=::+:: Searching through the cave. Team VaxCave. Quote
+bitbrain Posted June 21, 2003 Posted June 21, 2003 Microsoft provides an Image Resizer tool as part of their free Windows XP PowerToys downloads. From their description: quote: Image ResizerThis PowerToy enables you to resize one or many image files with a right-click. I have successfully resized an entire folder full of photos nearly painlessly. You can download the Image Resizer PowerToy here. For small quantities of work, though, I use Corel PhotoPaint. Quote
+benjamin921 Posted June 21, 2003 Posted June 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Ryan aka 'Cheese':I use Easy Thumbnails, an easy and free way to scale down your images. It's a small download but vastly capable of editing your images. http://download.com.com/3000-2192-10203247.html?tag=lst-0-1 I'll second that. Quote
+GeneralBracket Posted June 21, 2003 Posted June 21, 2003 I'll echo the IrfanView votes. I love that proggie. Simple and to the point. Gotta love it. Quote
Vacman Posted June 21, 2003 Posted June 21, 2003 I use either Pantshop Pro (for simple resizing it is one of the quickest) or for more detailed work I will use PhotoShop or Microsoft Digital Image Pro 7.0 - depending on my mood. -------------------------------------------------- If you're ever stuck in some thick undergrowth, in your underwear, don't stop and think of what other words have "under"; in them, because that's probably the first sign of jungle madness. Quote
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