Hello,
as known pictures are not allowed to be bigger than 250kb in this Forum. Pictures direct from the camera are allways a lot bigger. So I wan't to know which (freeware) software you use to convert multiple pictures in one time to a definated target size in a reasonable/representative dimension. I don't like to resize and cut every image by hand until I have the allowed size. (That's the reason why I do not publish pictures). So I hope there must be an easy way for this silly work.
Can someone help me.
Marcel
resize of images for forum
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Re: resize of images for forum
I agree the 250kb size limit is crazy these days, I think I had to save at 30% quality to reach this limit. The forum loses a lot of photo fidelity at that limit. I understand the limit, but increasing it by 3-4 times would still be a modest file size.
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Re: resize of images for forum
Better resize instead of lowering the quality. A good size/quality ratio is the key....or your own server to host pictures, then you can do what you wantDavid-Ithaca-NY wrote:I agree the 250kb size limit is crazy these days, I think I had to save at 30% quality to reach this limit. The forum loses a lot of photo fidelity at that limit. I understand the limit, but increasing it by 3-4 times would still be a modest file size.
Maybe a little over the top but you can do pretty much everything with it:
https://www.gimp.org/
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Re: resize of images for forum
One trick is to email your pics to yourself. When you send, it should ask if you want to resize your attachments. Still a bit annoying to do but it works.
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Re: resize of images for forum
I use IrfanView. You can do a batch resize to your settings with it. I usually use 800 x 600
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Re: resize of images for forum
The limit for sharing file sizes is largely to keep hosting costs down. Without a moderation process, people could easily take down the site if there wasn't a limit. I use Imgur to post my photos and don't lose any quality.
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Re: resize of images for forum
As it happens, I was looking for a batch image resizer for my wife last week and I wanted something that was not a part of another photo program. And I came across Microsoft PowerToys. There was a time when I used to download Powertoys on each PC that I built, but then forgot all about it and was surprised that it still existed.
Nevertheless, it does a good and simple job of image resizing (amongst other things).
Nevertheless, it does a good and simple job of image resizing (amongst other things).
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Re: resize of images for forum
I have to agree with Daniel. Reducing size and keeping the pixel quality higher is the way to go. Just a quick look at a photo from my Pixel 3 camera in Photoshop(sorry no free version here) that the original image was 56" x 42" at a resolution of 72 ppi. That works out to an image size of 35m, way above the 250K limit. If I reduced the image down to 6" x 4.5 but increase the resolution to 100 I now have a 249K image size. Now granted you don't have a picture you can blow up to wall size, but a 6"X 4.5" at 100 res, will give you a very good photo for hear. That size photo will fill the frame on an average computer.daniel wrote:Better resize instead of lowering the quality. A good size/quality ratio is the key....or your own server to host pictures, then you can do what you wantDavid-Ithaca-NY wrote:I agree the 250kb size limit is crazy these days, I think I had to save at 30% quality to reach this limit. The forum loses a lot of photo fidelity at that limit. I understand the limit, but increasing it by 3-4 times would still be a modest file size.
Maybe a little over the top but you can do pretty much everything with it:
https://www.gimp.org/
Granted, this is my phone with Photoshop on my computer, but it does generate some nice photos for the web. You will need to experiment a little to find out, but generally it is better the reduce the size instead of resolution.
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Re: resize of images for forum
I use XnView to resize my pictures. Quick and easy to do. I make copy's that are 1200 pxl wide. There are no need to publish 4000+ wide pictures on a forum. They will not fit the screen and multiple pictures can take long time to open if you are on a slow machine.
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