resizing pics

dave · 12-29-02, 01:48 PM

hi i was wondering if i take a pic in top resilution and i want to post it on this site how can i change it quality so im not using un needed space.

Jeff_Favelle · 12-29-02, 02:17 PM

Photoshop, Photo-Paint, or MS Paint can all resize or "resample" picture size. 100-200K is the optimum size for people with 14-19inch monitors (screens, not the lizards).

Lisa · 12-29-02, 02:29 PM

i find 800X600 or 640X480 is best for viewing over the web. 640 with 15-30% compression usually gives you a decent pic that you can attach to the post.

as for an editor, i use paintshop pro ( www.jasc.com ). another good one is corel paint. also some cameras will let you resize the pic in camera.

zouleous · 12-31-02, 11:53 AM

Try Irfanview. It's freeware and does a pretty good job.

Z

dave · 01-01-03, 10:27 AM

ok heres one what if i took my pic in top res and i want to make the file smaller for posting on the net but i also want to keep the pic size rather large is there a way to make the file smaller without compinsating pic size to much

Lisa · 01-02-03, 02:37 AM

you can use some programs to increase the compression (at the cost of quality). paintshop pro will do this, don't know about others. we make 2 copies, one that gets uploaded to the net and one that gets saved on a cdrom

Jeff_Favelle · 01-02-03, 03:47 AM

When you re-size the photo, instead of pressing "save", press "save as". The name the file whatever you want.