wgm
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posted on January 28, 2005 05:52:45 AM
I know it's posted here before, but I have been back and forth between the postings and can't find it (Vendio needs a search feature!).
I need a good basic program/tool/you know what I mean to reduce the size of my images. Any help is always appreciated very much! 
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itcomputes
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posted on January 28, 2005 06:30:23 AM
http://www.irfanview.com/ Small download, free, easy to use, eBay uses it in some of their eBay University courses.
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classicrock000
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posted on January 28, 2005 06:56:31 AM
I use microsofts picture it! you can re-size the picture plus fix the photos.
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tomwiii
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posted on January 28, 2005 06:59:06 AM
http://tinyurl.com/4foet
or, if ya just wanna CRUNCH:
http://www.spinwave.com/crunchers.html
"For too long, too many people dependent on Social Security have been cruelly frightened by individuals seeking political gain through demagoguery and outright falsehood, and this must stop.The future of Social Security is much too important to be used as a political football." ~ Ronald Reagan
[ edited by tomwiii on Jan 28, 2005 07:00 AM ]
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wgm
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posted on January 28, 2005 07:09:43 AM
Thank you everyone!
Okay, now to sound like the Village Idiot (heck, every village needs one, right?)...
I do have Picture It! as well as about four or five other image programs. Is all I have to do to "crunch" the jpegs on a pic is reduce the actual size of the image itself?
I AM the village idiot when it comes to techy stuff like this!
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tomwiii
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posted on January 28, 2005 07:16:15 AM
YES & NO!
Two different concepts...
If you REDUCE the L X W of a PIC from 1200 x 1200 to 400 x 400, then OF COURSE the corresponding resolution will decrease somewhat -- but maybe NOT enough??
Tis nice to keep yer RESOLUTION under 100kb for all dose DIAL-UP folks!
So, AFTER you reduce yer PIC, you have to COMPRESS it (reduce the RESOLUTION =number of pixies/in) further to DECREASE the load time...
This also REDUCES both FILE SIZE & QUALITY -- thus, these CRUNCHED pics ain't for PRINTING, just for the WEB!
Read that tutorial -- tis pretty GOOD!
"For too long, too many people dependent on Social Security have been cruelly frightened by individuals seeking political gain through demagoguery and outright falsehood, and this must stop.The future of Social Security is much too important to be used as a political football." ~ Ronald Reagan
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wgm
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posted on January 28, 2005 07:18:25 AM
Thank you, tom I will read the tutorial now - when all else fails, RTFD, right? LOLOL
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tomwiii
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posted on January 28, 2005 07:20:01 AM
Obviously, I ain't a photo expert, but all my pics, I do the following with IRFAN-VIEW:
1) CROP out da crap in the background...
/then/
2) REDUCE PIC SIZE (L xW) to around no larger than 500 x 500
/then/
3) COMPRESS the RESOLUTION (if still needed) to no larger than 100kb...
"For too long, too many people dependent on Social Security have been cruelly frightened by individuals seeking political gain through demagoguery and outright falsehood, and this must stop.The future of Social Security is much too important to be used as a political football." ~ Ronald Reagan
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OhMsLucy
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posted on January 28, 2005 07:21:29 AM
Hi all,
In PictureIt! you'll find the compression and size selections by clicking the Options box that shows up after you click on Save As.
I don't generally change the size because my pictures are already a good size for eBay. The compression level is set to 10%.
Lucy
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tomwiii
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posted on January 28, 2005 07:23:41 AM
EXAMPLE: 45kb with size=500 x 290
CROPPED & COMPRESSED with IV...
Another nice little trick with IV is make a composite pic, showing front & back of object in one pic:
"For too long, too many people dependent on Social Security have been cruelly frightened by individuals seeking political gain through demagoguery and outright falsehood, and this must stop.The future of Social Security is much too important to be used as a political football." ~ Ronald Reagan
[ edited by tomwiii on Jan 28, 2005 07:27 AM ]
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tomwiii
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posted on January 28, 2005 07:30:59 AM
BTW: Ralphie talked me into purchasing "Picture It! Photo Premium" -- thought it to be a waste of moola compared to what I had FOR FREE from IrfanView...
"For too long, too many people dependent on Social Security have been cruelly frightened by individuals seeking political gain through demagoguery and outright falsehood, and this must stop.The future of Social Security is much too important to be used as a political football." ~ Ronald Reagan
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eagleedc
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posted on January 28, 2005 07:33:12 AM
c:\windows\pbrush.exe
my all time favorite.
-Rob
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ninerfanzz
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posted on January 28, 2005 07:46:35 AM
I use an awesome program called batch magic pro. I have been looking for a software like this for awhile.. well worth it.
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neglus
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posted on January 28, 2005 08:01:58 AM
Tom or anyone else - Why does the Irfanview desktop icon look like roadkill?? Scared me away from using it for a couple of years LOL. My sister just started selling on ebay and I told her use IV for images - now we affectionately call it " ROADKILL "
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tomwiii
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posted on January 28, 2005 08:29:06 AM
Obviously:
It's the Red-Bellied Quarbelfarbel, affectionately adopted as the National Rodent of Elbonia and the RNC...
Geesh!
"For too long, too many people dependent on Social Security have been cruelly frightened by individuals seeking political gain through demagoguery and outright falsehood, and this must stop.The future of Social Security is much too important to be used as a political football." ~ Ronald Reagan
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eauctionmgnt
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posted on January 28, 2005 08:49:08 AM
wgm,
You might want to read through this thread I started awhile back:
http://www.vendio.com/mesg/read.html?num=2&thread=585777
In it I talk about how to use Adobe Photoshop Elements to batch process lots of images. Hope it helps!
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sanmar
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posted on January 28, 2005 12:40:53 PM
I use the program that came with my Olympus csmera & reduce to 550 X 412 & they come out very nice. A lot has to do with the # of pixels in your camera. Mine is 5 megs.
Life Is Too Short To Drink Bad Wine
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wgm
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posted on January 29, 2005 05:47:45 AM
You guys are the best - thank you so much for all your suggestions!
Tom, I have a question on the composite photo. I read the tutorial, and have also checked the "help index" at IF and can't find the instructions on how to do that. Could you dumb it down for me? And just remember, I am technically challenged when it comes to images LOL
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tomwiii
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posted on January 29, 2005 06:11:31 AM
IV calls this a PANORAMA IMAGE:
OPEN any image with IV in a folder that you have the TWO or THREE (etc...) images you want to create with...
At the TOP, click
Image...
/then click/
"Create Panorama image..."
/opens up a dialog box for pic selection/
Pick either Horizontal or Vertical...
/then click/
"SELECT IMAGES" to pick the pics you want...
/then click/
"CREATE IMAGE"...
there's yer new HORIZ or VERT composite IMAGE...
/then/
RESIZE if desired...
and SAVE AS!
easy-peazy!
"For too long, too many people dependent on Social Security have been cruelly frightened by individuals seeking political gain through demagoguery and outright falsehood, and this must stop.The future of Social Security is much too important to be used as a political football." ~ Ronald Reagan
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