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making my pics smaller HELP please
Bitten hero - 29/5/08 at 07:29 AM

Hi all i have a few pics but the first one i put on is soooooooooooooo big !!!!
I am a numpty so need a idiots guide thanks


blakep82 - 29/5/08 at 07:35 AM

i guess you use windows. open your picture in MS paint, along the top click image, stretch & skew, and 40% is a good start. save, then upload here


Mr Whippy - 29/5/08 at 07:41 AM

as above though under attributes it will tell you how big it is.

best size is about 800 pixels wide x around 600 tall


clairetoo - 29/5/08 at 07:45 AM

I use `Irfanview` - its a free download off the net .


balidey - 29/5/08 at 07:45 AM

You could just try sitting further away from the screen

Or, I use a free download bit of software called Irfanview, have a google search for it, that is useful for re-sizing


viatron - 29/5/08 at 07:58 AM

this may help, wrote it for the Tiger Forum:

http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/viatron/vpost?id=2301529


clairetoo - 29/5/08 at 07:59 AM

quote:
Originally posted by balidey
You could just try sitting further away from the screen



"this is very small , that is very far away..." (Father Ted ?)


vinny1275 - 29/5/08 at 08:15 AM

The easiest tool is here:

Linky

It's a Microsoft powertoy to resize images, just install it, then in Windows, right-click on the images you want to resize and choose Resize images - you can choose default sizes or a custom size, and by default it makes a copy of the original image so if it's still too big or small you can resize again from the original (if you shrink an image then enlarge it, you'll lose quality - keep the big ones and always shrink to a copy).

HTH


Vince


Humbug - 29/5/08 at 09:51 AM

quote:
Originally posted by vinny1275
The easiest tool is here:

Linky

It's a Microsoft powertoy to resize images, just install it, then in Windows, right-click on the images you want to resize and choose Resize images - you can choose default sizes or a custom size, and by default it makes a copy of the original image so if it's still too big or small you can resize again from the original (if you shrink an image then enlarge it, you'll lose quality - keep the big ones and always shrink to a copy).

HTH


Vince


I use that too - a "quantity of urine" to use for simple resizing. It only works for XP though - I think you have to do something else for Vista


worX - 29/5/08 at 11:39 AM

PIXRESIZER

Click DOWNLOAD half way down the page.

Very easy to use...

Steve


locoR1 - 29/5/08 at 03:44 PM

quote:
Originally posted by vinny1275
The easiest tool is here:

Linky

It's a Microsoft powertoy to resize images, just install it, then in Windows, right-click on the images you want to resize and choose Resize images - you can choose default sizes or a custom size, and by default it makes a copy of the original image so if it's still too big or small you can resize again from the original (if you shrink an image then enlarge it, you'll lose quality - keep the big ones and always shrink to a copy).

HTH
Vince


Another vote from me its sooooo easy to use. I wouldnt be without it!