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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Dec. ~ 2006 Feb.: All Things Technical: The Help Desk: How do I reduce my photo to allow posting on TVCH? users admin

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Idolworship
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05-07-2003

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 3:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Idolworship a private message Print Post    
My photos are apparently 500+ "whatevers," and something like 65 "whatevers" is the limit. I'm using Windows XP, and the picture is in "My Pictures," under "My Documents."

Any help would be much appreciated.

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 4:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Now here is someone speaking the same language I am.LOL Darn those whatevers!

Idol is you have IrfanView for your images, all you have to do is resize your picture under "image" --> "resize", when you have an acceptable size --> "file" --> "save as", name it and change the quality to about 50% (it won't make a difference on the board)-->save. Then bring it up again, click on the circled "i" and check under "disk size" to make sure it is below the 65 what's-its.
If you are using a different program I am afraid I can't help you.LOL

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 8:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Schoolmarm a private message Print Post    
Try posting the "thumbnail" instead of the actual picture. That works for my Mac....your mileage may vary!

Emmy
Member

05-05-2004

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 10:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emmy a private message Print Post    
Now - I read these posts over and over and go clicking around on my photos and moving them to the desktop and back to other places and I CAN'T DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And really. I try. And I graduated from a good college with top honors - I just can't do this re-sizing for posting thing. Someone needs to come over and SHOW ME! And then make sure I write it down. The last attempt is in my folder and I think it's too small.

Jmm
Moderator

08-16-2002

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 10:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jmm a private message Print Post    
I know it seems like a lot of steps, but I broke it down to the barest basics. Try it a couple of times and you'll get to where it only takes a minute to resize any pic. Besides you only have to do the first 7 steps the first time. LOL


1. Go to irfanview.com
2. Click download
3. Click " Get IrfanView from CNET Download.com!"
4. Click "IrfanView 3.97 Download Now"
5. In pop up box - check "save to disk" and click "ok"
6. Save it to your desktop
7. Look for Iview397.exe on your desktop and double click to install the program

8. Double click the Irfanview icon (looks like a red paint splotch or teddy bear)
9. Click "file" and "open" and locate the picture you want to resize
10. Double click on picture to open it
11. Click "image" and "resize/resample"
12. Make sure "preserve aspect ratio" is checked (lower left hand side of box)
13. Change either width or height to less than 300
14. Units should be pixels
15. Click "ok"
16. Click "file" and "save as"
17. Choose where you want to save the pic
18. Enter name you want to use
19. Save as type "JPG-JPEG file"
20. Click "save"

You can also see a graphic tutorial here.





Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 10:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Go to www.irfanview.com and download the free photo editing program there. After you download it, install it, and put it somewhere that you can find it again.

Open irfanview. Go to File, Open, and browse to where your picture is. Open your photo in irfanview.

Then, as Lumbele says, click on Image, then Resize. Make the width about 400 whatevers (pixels) and leave everything else alone, and the height will adjust itself in proportion to the new width. Click Okay.

Now, go to File and Save As. Give your picture a new name, such as Baby Aardvark small, and save it in the same folder you retrieved the big one from, probably My Pictures, which is a folder inside My Documents. When you are Saving As, a dialog box will pop up asking what quality you want to save as. To save for posting or e-mailing, a low quality will do. Move the sliding bar to about 25% and complete the Save As. That should get your final picture down from about 500 whatevers (kilobytes) to under 60 whatevers (kilobytes), suitable for posting.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 10:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Hahahaha, Jmm and I were posting at same time. Just read hers, and we said pretty much the same thing. So between our two and Lumbele's, you should be able to use irfanview to resize a picture.

Jmm
Moderator

08-16-2002

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 11:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jmm a private message Print Post    
Yes, Juju. But I gave the more anal retentive answer, with numbers and everything.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Saturday, October 01, 2005 - 10:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Okay, Jmm, you win the prize for anal retentive, BUT you did not couch the answer in user-friendly technical terms used by the requester. :-)

I look forward to our next geek-off.

<squeezes trigger finger on rubber exercise ball>




Idolworship
Member

05-07-2003

Sunday, October 02, 2005 - 6:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Idolworship a private message Print Post    
Wow! Wonderful instructions! Thank you, Juju, Jmm, and Lumbele. If Emmy and I can't accomplish this, we'll have to meet at the nearest pub, and
drown our sorrows with a sasparilla
I'm printing, and plastering these instructions to my forehead, until I "get it."

Jmm
Moderator

08-16-2002

Sunday, October 02, 2005 - 10:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jmm a private message Print Post    
LOL Idol. I think with the combination of instructions you will both do fine. It's nice that we all said the same thing in different ways, hopefully one of them will be in your "learning style". If you have any other questions as you go along, please just let us know either here or in one of our folders. Good Luck!

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Monday, October 10, 2005 - 3:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Idol. If you're plastering the instructions to your forehead, you might want to print them out in reverse image, so that when you look in the mirror, they'll be readable!

Unless of course, you have some sort of ability to absorb said instructions from your forehead, directly into your brain. If so, please let us know how to do that!

Finqwik
Member

09-23-2000

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 10:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Finqwik a private message Print Post    
If you are a total and absolute duffer(as I am) and cannot make head nor tail of ifranview try this site.
http://www.resize2mail.com/

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 2:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Excellent, Finqwik!!

Draheid
Board Administrator

09-09-2001

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 7:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Draheid a private message Print Post    
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP offers an add-on to Windows XP that image resize through Windows Explorer. Once installed, you then right-click on an image file and left-click on 'Resize'. The only tricky part is that you have to select 'Custom Size' and type in either dimension. Windows will then save the image in the new size with (custom) in the filename for you.

There are a bunch of other cool add-on tools there too.

Finqwik
Member

09-23-2000

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 8:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Finqwik a private message Print Post    
Wow thanks Draheid that is great.Here is a test.

Hullett Marsh

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 8:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
Hey I didn't know about Image Resizer -- I'm going to download it. Thanks, Dra!

Finqwik
Member

09-23-2000

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 8:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Finqwik a private message Print Post    
I also downloaded the powertoy magnifier but I cannot find it???

Draheid
Board Administrator

09-09-2001

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 10:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Draheid a private message Print Post    
Taskbar Magnifier
Allows you to magnify part of the screen from the taskbar. This is very similar to Magnifier that can be found under the Accessories menu on the Start Menu except that this PowerToy remains in the taskbar and has a smaller viewing area. Right click on the taskbar, click toolbars, and then click "Taskbar Magnifier."