Question : How do I make my pictures smaller (so they are not gigantic on the forum)***.

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You probably got software with your camera that allows you to resize your pictures.
If you set the size to 800 pixels wide then height should take care of itself, and you will have something that will display well here.

If you don't have software for this, and you are running some version of Windows XP, see the Windows XP PowerToys page at Microsoft. There is a free utility called the Image Resizer PowerToy (scroll down to find it). This will allow you resize one or many image files with a right-click.

MusicDan offers this for Mac Users:

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Originally posted by MusicDan:
iPhoto go to File then click on Export. Then it will ask you to export in Full Size or if you want to resize. It keeps the 4:3 aspect ratio so all you have to do is the width.

JohnL added this:

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Originally posted by JohnL:
For those Mac users that don't have iPhoto or Photoshop, there's GIMP

Dan Cornett adds:

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Originally posted by Dan Cornett:
re: Mac graphic software ...
... and probably the best nearly free (shareware) for the Mac is Graphic Converter from lemkesoft.com.

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*** The message board software now displays all images that are wider than 800 pixels, at 800 pixels. However, this does not actually change the size of the image, just how it appears here. You still want to shrink your pictures as a courtesy to everyone. Smaller images load faster and consume less bandwidth. If you resize your images to 800 pixels wide or less, then you will probably fit under the 200 kilobyte maximum per picture.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: ST,

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Originally posted by ST:
...If you set the size to 600 pixels wide then height should take care of itself, and you will have something that will display well here...

If your software for resizing tends to deal with inches and "dpi" (resolution == "dots-per-inch"), then set the size to 6" at 100dpi.

If the resolution is already at 72dpi (a common 'default' for displays), then set the picture width to 6" or 7".

Hi all. I just wanted to chime in here.

There are many aspects of the computer world that you'd think would be automated for the user. Resizing images is one of those things. As one user on another message board put it, resizing images is equivalent to the blinking 12:00 on your old VCR. It’s a pain to change and many users don’t even bother.

Resizing images seems too complicated to many. To make it worse, resizing is plagued with the implication that you already know terms like resolution, DPI, PPI, points, picas, and so on…

I’m going to try and help solve the confusion by simply making things easier. Sound good?

First let’s just go over why you’d want to resize your jumbo photos anyway. After all, you just learned how to get those darn pictures off the camera, now you have to do something else? Unfortunately yes. And here’s why:

Photos that are attached to your posts directly from our camera are displayed full size. If your photos are TOO LARGE the following problems occur:

Some people are looking at the forum using slower connections (56k dial up). Posting picture attachments full size can mean that folks looking at your post have to wait a sometimes extra 2 MINUTES per photo to view your post. If you have more than one full size photo, we’re talking a LONG TIME to view your post. Unless you have an Elvis sighting photo in your thread, I doubt these users will stick around. If you resize, we’re talking 10 secs average per photo.

Large images slow down the forum and take up space.

Large images make the entire thread hard to read for it expands the screen width and makes you scroll left to right just to read text and see the image.

Some users have smaller monitors. In this case, it is very difficult to read and see your images.

OK, enough of why. Now let’s talk about how you can resize those images from your camera.

Step by step, here we go:

1)Locate the image you want to resize on your computer. I know that getting to know folders and file locations can be frustrating, but take a second to find your file!

2)Open your browser (if you’re not using it already, we recommend Mozilla Firefox, Google it!) and go to http://www.picresize.com/ . You’ll love this website.

3)On the PicResize page, Step #1, click BROWSE and locate your file on your computer.

4)On step #2, the only thing you have to do is under CUSTOM WIDTH type in 600 and select “pixels” (not “percent”).

5)Click “Resize PIC”

6)The website will process your photo and return with some options. Click “Click Here to Download/Save As” and save it somewhere on your computer. THIS is the file that you want to upload as an attachment in your post.


Any questions? Hope that this handy guide helped make the resizing task a little easier.

Kyle-at-Bose

Got Gain?

COOL!!! Thanks Kyle. Being from the "Show-Me"
state, I love those "step by step" things!

Dave