Resizing Images

[dbcunnz]

I have found a free pic re-sizer that will be replacing the one on the screenshot comp page I find it easier to use than the old one.

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

A quick tuition on using.
Open and select the folder with the pics you want to re-size.
Fig 1
1: Select Batch Convert
2: Select Folder with images to be resized
3: Select output folder
4: Select files to re-size
5: Add to resizing list
6: Go to Advanced Options


Fig 2
Advanced Options
1: Select Resize
2: Select in Pixels
3: Select Preserve Aspect Ratio
4: Select Pick a Standard Size


Fig 3
1: Select the 1024 x 600
2: Hit the OK Button


Fig 4
1: Convert and all should be done.

[Ian Warren]

Cheers Doug , i guess it time to bring screens up to the standard larger size , fine for a 19'' and that's in cold water ... poke it on to a 27'" .. Crikey - where my screen shot gone .

After the little crash i had over the 24 , I thought i'd better backup aaaaaaa lotta stuff ... only to found AAAAAAA lotta stuff i hav'nt installed another program related to doing screenshots and was DSB Studio -Walk and follow .

[000rick000]

So does this mean we can use 1920x1080 now?

[Ian Warren]

So does this mean we can use 1920x1080 now?

I think still posting screens at 1280 is recommend specific for the screen shot compo , all these help little spots are for the newbies in general

[deeknow]

Yeah I reckon it's prolly about time we looked at 1280 too Ian.

[emfrat]

I started using PostImage about three years ago. If I upload a 1920x1080px, and say "Do not resize" it puts it in the gallery at full size, but when you look at the thumbnails (created by PostImage) for that gallery, then click on a thumbnail, the first thing you get is an image 1290 wide, with a link below for the full-size pic. So, if I am putting up screenies, I use IrfanView to resize/resharpen to 1290 wide, and upload that. For comp entries, I resize to 1280 wide. For those pics which really need the full-screen view, I upload a 1290 wide which appears in my post as a teaser, and its 1920 version which is in my post as a link, for people to view if they want to. I don't want to waste their bandwidth.
I think the Screenie Comp limit should be increased to 1290px wide, just to fit in with what PostImage will do anyway. One download at 1290 wide is better than one at 1280, which is then expanded to 1290, in my less-than-humble opinion