Reduce size of picture

[Pghpooh]

HI
Just bought a new dslr. When taking a picture the file size of the picture is very big. I can adjust the settings on the camera to reduce the file size. BUT,,, I have a lot of pictures already in the larger file size.... Is there any software that I can use to "shrink" the file size of the pic I already have??? I need smaller file sizes because when I send pics in a e-mail or as a attachment about 4 pics use of the allotted amount of space allowed in the e-mail.
Or,,, what e-mail service can I use to send huge files or pictures? I am using AOL mail. Why? been with aol since day one or over 15 plus years.
Changing mail service is a hassle for now thus I prefer to find a software to reduce the file size of the pictures.
Thanks
Merry Christmas!

 

[blastingcap]

Go to your START menu and search for "Paint." Edit the photo and click on Resize.

 

[corkyg]

I use Irfanview to do this. Image\resize\easy choices. Gimp will doit, and just about any image processing software does it. I would suggest saving the original in an archive folder at max size. You can always make a reduced copy, but it doesn't work well the other way.

 

[Belegost]

A better idea than directly emailing pictures is to post them on a photo sharing site and then email the link.

Popular choices are Flickr, Photobucket, Fotolog and Snapfish.

 

[Imp]

I used to use MS Paint for everything... Then I found out that I had MS Office Picture Manager that came with MS Office 2010 -- way easier for large batches.

There's also MS Photo Gallery for windows. I installed it and never used it because I preferred the MS Office Picture Manager interface.

 

[turtile]

Which DSLR do you own? Most camera makers provide software with batch conversion capabilities. Basically, you can dump all of the photos in one folder and the software will resize them all.

 

[CuriousMike]

http://picasa.google.com/

 

[Berliner]

HI
Just bought a new dslr. When taking a picture the file size of the picture is very big. I can adjust the settings on the camera to reduce the file size.

Don't do that. You need the larger files for bigger prints.

I just talked to someone on another forum who had resized old photos to 1024 pixels for storage (and now wanted make a 60x40cm print from it).

 

[MongGrel]

I use Irfanview to do this. Image\resize\easy choices. Gimp will doit, and just about any image processing software does it. I would suggest saving the original in an archive folder at max size. You can always make a reduced copy, but it doesn't work well the other way.

I do not have a DSLR, but I still like IfranView for things in general.

Have been thinking about getting one though.

 

[blastingcap]

Don't do that. You need the larger files for bigger prints.

I just talked to someone on another forum who had resized old photos to 1024 pixels for storage (and now wanted make a 60x40cm print from it).

I'm assuming he's keeping the originals somewhere safe before he downsizes. That's what I do: NAS holds originals in Lightroom, exports go to a temporary directory that I upload from.

 

[tdawg]

I'm assuming he's keeping the originals somewhere safe before he downsizes. That's what I do: NAS holds originals in Lightroom, exports go to a temporary directory that I upload from.

Doesn't sound like it given that he wants to shoot at the lower resolution setting of his camera.

OP, shoot images at full size so you have the original quality, then use something like picasa or the like to export web-size or email-size images, but don't limit yourself to only ever having email-friendly images coming out of the camera.

In 2014 there isn't much reason anybody should be emailing image files to others. Post them to an online photo site, put them behind a password or specifically-shared link and let others get to them as they have time. That way you can share higher-quality images people may actually enjoy viewing instead of shrunken down images they got to download to their computers when retrieved from their email.

 

[Railgun]

I use Irfanview to do this. /QUOTE]

+1

I've been using this for years for quick resize jobs. Batch resizing is extremely easy with it.

 

[nk215]

Adobe is giving out Photoshop CS2 ( the whole suite actually). While it does not have all the newest tech, it is still a great photo post processor. Give it a try.

 

[pontifex]

been using irfanview for years.

 

[Pghpooh]

HI All
Thanks for the replies. Sorry I am slow to get back on here. Grandkids came Xmas afternoon and never went home till Sunday. Only problem is they just live a 5 minute walk from here!!! I think they like it here better then their own home!! LOLOL
I downloaded irdanveiw and gave it a try. I'll also try to use MS Paint which is Windows Live Photo Gallery on my laptop. There is a downsize feature in that software. My camera is a Nikon D3200. I bought it a few days before we went on vacation. (stupid move LOL) I was reading the instruction book on the airplane and learning how to use it as I went along. Everything I do,,, music, photo's, etc I back up to a separate HD and burn cd's or dvd's depending on the size.
Again,,, thanks for the help and info!

 

[Jeff7]

Another vote for Irfanview.

The Plugins package includes the RIOT plugin: Tell it the filesize you want and it'll do what it can to squeeze in as much quality as it can into the requested space.
You might still want to change the size of the photo though. An extreme example: A 10MP photo is going to look terrible if you try to make it into a 75kB file.




A warning: Irfanview remembers its previous settings, so if you do a batch-resize job and have it reduce the dimensions by 50%, remember to review those settings the next time you do any kind of batch conversion.

 

[bigi]

I dropped Irfanview and use FastStone Image viewer. It does it all, but the big plus is that it has local DB of all your pictures.

Because of this it refreshes my big catalogs instantly.

They also have 'Photo Resizer' - All are free.

http://www.faststone.org/index.htm