Image resizer ?

[Shadytree]

Chaps what's the best program to resize a batch of photo's on mass, so 50 or more. I used to use the Microsoft Power Toy, Image Resizer, but that's not available for my new Vista Laptop.

Basically have 50 jpeg images at 1.5mb each. Looking to resize and compress, so the total amount doesn't exceed 3mb.

[Andy M]

Batch process in Photoshop?

[GetCarter]

This is quick and easy and you get 30 days free trial: http://www.digitaldutch.com/arles/overview/index.h...

Steve

[miniman]

www.irfanview.com

Free, and every option under the sun when resizing plus lots of other batch tools.

[cw42]

Another vote for irfanview. I use it all the time for resizing images for the club website, brilliantly simple

[tr7v8]

Use Irfanview, also the Fuji Finepix software that came with the Fuji camera a few years ago works very well.

[TonyHetherington]

FastStone Photo Resizer is good for stuff like that, with really good options to re-size them (i.e. you can say "so size doesn't exceed....&quot

[megy]

I use, and have done for years, ACDSee, although I am now looking for a better viewer/resizer due to loosing the thumbnail views i used to get.

[Stevenj214]

I've been using Picasa.

[rhubarb]

Another vote for irfanview, although I tend to use Paint Shop Pro X batch processing as you can record exactly what you want to do and replay it in batch, eg resize and add borders etc all at the same time if you wish.

[Shadytree]

Andy M said:

Batch process in Photoshop?

not used this in PS. How's it done ?

[Matt172]

Is Mircosoft power toy the same as microsoft photo manager? I use that to batch re-size my pics

[miniman]

Shadytree said:

Andy M said:

Batch process in Photoshop?

not used this in PS. How's it done ?

Go to the Actions palette, create a new action (e.g. called "resize 750 wide&quot then click the "Record" button (small circle icon at the bottom of the palette). Then just resize the image as normal, finally click "Stop recording". This will give you an action that resizes the image. Then I think you can "batch process" a series of files based on an action, via the File... Automate... Batch menu which lets you choose an action to apply to the files you choose.

Edit - Irfanview is easier, though, as in PS you would have to have a "portrait" action and a "landscape" action (unless you used % I suppose in the resize) whereas Irfanview lets you choose "longest side" to apply the new size to.

Edited by miniman on Monday 6th August 14:06