Sizing Photos & Graphics

[jason]

I use GIMP for image manipulation. But for resizing for posting I typically use a feature built-in to my desktop that allows me to right click on the image and create a resized copy. I run Linux on my laptop.

For Windows users:

Snagit is the best screen capture program out there. Just awesome, use it daily in my work.

Irfanview is a wonderful image tool. Free with many plugins available.

I replaced Irfanview at work with FastStone Image Viewer. really nice interface.

My wife uses her Kodak software to manage her photos.

[WarHawk-AVG]

There is a FREE Microsoft powertoy called image resizer

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/down ... rtoys.mspx

They even have one that allows multiple virtual desktops like Linux!

[starrbuck]

Where are my Linux geek brethren on this forum?

Woohoo! Linux!!!

(I run Gentoo.)

[RicRogue]

The best little program I have found for resizing tons of pics is, Resize. It is a 355kb freeware program that works awesome. It resizes multiple jpgs in secs. If you are interested in it, pm me. I will email it to you. As a web designer I have to deal with sizes all the time. This is the best program I have seen.

I use PhotoshopCS3 for editing, I use this for resizing.

[WarHawk-AVG]

Where are my Linux geek brethren on this forum?

Woohoo! Linux!!!

(I run Gentoo.)

Gentoo is Linux for masochists

[Commander Cody]

This info is good, but not being a computer person... How do you place a picture at all, let alone resize it? Specially in signature line.

[Keith B]

This info is good, but not being a computer person... How do you place a picture at all, let alone resize it? Specially in signature line.

Hi CC. You must have your image hosted somewhere on the Internet that allows you to link to the image. In your signature line you will place a line that says something like:

[*img]http://www.myhost.com/image.jpg[*/img]

You will use the path to your actual image and must remove the * in the img brackets (had to do that so it would show you the format.)

Drop me a PM if you need any additional help.

Regards,

[KC5AV]

This info is good, but not being a computer person... How do you place a picture at all, let alone resize it? Specially in signature line.

Hi CC. You must have your image hosted somewhere on the Internet that allows you to link to the image. In your signature line you will place a line that says something like:

[*img]http://www.myhost.com/image.jpg[*/img]

You will use the path to your actual image and must remove the * in the img brackets (had to do that so it would show you the format.)

Drop me a PM if you need any additional help.

Regards,

You can use the code tag instead of putting an * in there.

Code: Select all

[img]http://www.myhost.com/image.jpg[/img]

[Kalrog]

You must have your image hosted somewhere on the Internet that allows you to link to the image. In your signature line you will place a line that says something like:

There are several hosting places that you can use. Google has one, and most of the camera people have them as well. But I use flickr - mainly because my wife and brother use it so we can create common galleries that way.

[The Annoyed Man]

Images I use are hosted on my blazing fast 64bit Linux server.

If anyone out there has anything really interesting to post but no place to host their images from, I can put it on my server for you and send back the link you need to insert. I have 2 TB of space sitting here, most of it doing nothing. I'll even resize it for you. Just don't expect it to happen immediately. Turn-around will depend on how busy I am with work and how many you guys send me.

I use Gimp to resize photos and stick to 400x600 pixels or less when posting an image in-line. Aside from promoting CHL, I am also spreading the gospel of Linux and open-source. I stopped giving Microsoft my money back in 2001.

Where are my Linux geek brethren on this forum?

Does Mac OS X Leopard count?

Since OS X is a linux build, you can run a lot of GNU Linux programs in it, and I used to have a copy of Gimp running on my iBook. But since I'm from the graphics industry for the past 20 years, I have a full version of Adobe CS2, and PhotoShop is my meat. I confess that, having a 24" monitor, I have to be circumspect and remember that the rest of the world isn't always so fortunate, and resize my graphics accordingly. Depending on the board, I usually resize for a 640x or 800x width, at 72 px/in, even though the base resolution for Mac is 96 px/in. Whether I save as a .gif, .jpg, or .png depends on the resulting file weight. I also typically save .jpgs at 80% resolution, which gives a nice enough detail while keeping the file weight down.

[hkshooter]

Does Mac OS X Leopard count?

Since OS X is a linux build, you can run a lot of GNU Linux programs in it, and I used to have a copy of Gimp running on my iBook.

OS X is actually BSD 4.4 based, not linux.

But I definitely say it counts!!!

SLES/Solaris/zlinux geek here at work. OpenSUSE/OS X at home.

I edit the hex bits in my images to resize them, nothing like a good text editor. vi for life!!

[The Annoyed Man]

Does Mac OS X Leopard count?

Since OS X is a linux build, you can run a lot of GNU Linux programs in it, and I used to have a copy of Gimp running on my iBook.

OS X is actually BSD 4.4 based, not linux.

But I definitely say it counts!!!

I stand corrected. I thought that BSD was just another distributor of Linux interfaces, like KDE, or Gnome. Shows how much I know about it.

Several times I almost converted my PCs (back when I still had PCs) to Linux, just because I was so ticked off at Microsoft's clumsiness, but we are now an entirely Mac household with a 24" iMac, an iBook, and a MacBook, and the itch has been scratched. Interestingly, I still run Windoze XP in a virtual drive using Parallels Desktop so that I can double check my web coding in a PC environment in Internet Exploder. It's a ghastly ritual.