What tool for reducing size of picture

[ken_wang1]

<p>I do not have Photoshop<br>

I only have Nikon View NX and Picasa.<br>

How do I reduce size of a picture (not reducing to too small) for uploading?</p>

[peter]

<p>Download Fastone photo resizer. Its great. And free.</p>

[pcnilssen]

<p>You can also try Irfanview from <a href="http://www.irfanview.com">www.irfanview.com</a>. Also free.</p>

[munim]

I use Picasa myself. I'd rather use my money to buy lenses than buy Aperture or Lightroom. For the moment anyway.

 

In Picasa, go to File->Export Picture to Folder. You can set the HORIZONTAL resolution. The default is 640 px. For

uploading to this site, I would change that number to 700. The vertical resolution depends on the current aspect ratio.

[joe_a2]

<p>Ken... Use View NX. Right click on the thumbnail to get the drop-down menu. Click on Output, then click on Convert Files. This will open the Convert Files dialog box, where you can make size changes and name changes and destination choices. You can use it for resizing or for conversion of NEFs to JPEGs.</p>

<p>If you want to resize many images at once, select them as usual with Ctrl/Left Mouse (or Ctrl+A to select all the images), then right click on any of the highlighted thumbnails to get to Output > Convert Files.</p>

[robbie_robertson]

<p>If you have Windows OS, the Picture And Fax Viewer has a beginners resizing utility that is easily understood and works quickly for a variety of preselected sizes (and suggested uses, such as 'Web, Large Document, Small Document etc.'). I use it for quick and dirty downsizing.</p>

[waldemar_giers___kitchener]

<p>I use BDSizer. Works great with good options. It's also free.<br>

<a href="http://www.photo-freeware.net/bdsizer.php">http://www.photo-freeware.net/bdsizer.php</a></p>

[peter_koralis]

<p>Another vote for BDSizer!</p>

[henryp]

<p>If you have XP you can download the "<a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/ImageResizerPowertoySetup.exe">Image Resizer</a> " <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspx">Powertoy</a> .<br>

-- <br /> Henry Posner<br /> <strong>B&H Photo-Video</strong></p>

[JeffOwen]

<p>Ken, I have just installed the free Nikon ViewNX program and it's just great for doing a whole batch of file changes including relabelling and resizing. Do as Joe A suggests.</p>

[huperetes]

<p>Or, you can download GIMP and you have almost everything you will need for editing your images.</p>

[waldemar_giers___kitchener]

<p>I did not mansion above - if you have small # of pictures to resize you can use your Windows operating system to do it for you. Open your JPG with Paint then hit Ctrl and W together and dial horizontal and vertical # and enter. Then from File drop down menu save as...</p>