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Post by beagle on Nov 13, 2007 5:37:20 GMT 12
Hi guys, need some help if possible.
can anyone suggest a program that will reduce the bytes but keep the visual size of digital images.
I have a HP 945 camera, HP computer with HP's image zone editing program. I reduce the bytes when I want to send an e mail etc but the picture drops in size visually.
hopefully a program that is able to be taken from the net for free would be nice.
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Post by Kereru on Nov 13, 2007 7:27:32 GMT 12
Kodak has some software free to use which has some basic tools and does the resizing for emails at a touch of a button. Beware when installing it will become your default graphics program for all photos. Meaning when you attach your camera / reader it will automatically open. I think there is an option to cancel this when you install the program. You will need to register your email address to get the download. www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=11467&pq-locale=en_US&_requestid=12818Colin |
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Post by FlyNavy on Nov 13, 2007 8:09:55 GMT 12
Reducing the file size of a graphic whilst retaining the pixel size (and quality?) is an unusual thing to do. Is this what you mean? One method would be to reduce the number of colours but this will likely reduce the quality of your image while retaining actual physical size. What is the original image format? IF it is JPG then resaving a JPG will reduce quality and size but also damage the image due to the JPG process. JPGing a JPG is never recommended. One quick method might be to save a JPG (if that is original format) to GIF format but this means the colour depth is only 256 colours and other than a simple graphic this will produce lousy results but retain the original image size. If you can clarify then that will help in a solution please. At this URL below you will see a good 'primer' on the issues you face: www.wfu.edu/~matthews/misc/graphics/formats/formats.htmlQUOTE: "DIGITAL CAMERA OWNERS: If your camera saves only in JPG, be aware that loading the image into a graphics program and resaving as a JPG, even without editing the image, will degrade the image. Use the original JPG from the camera as your archival copy." |
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Post by amitch on Nov 13, 2007 9:25:46 GMT 12
Try Google's Picasa. It's free and is meant to be ok.
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Post by FlyNavy on Nov 13, 2007 10:41:16 GMT 12
If you are after FREE software there are plenty of candidates. Here is another one: www.irfanview.com/IrfanView is more than just a viewer (including view EXIF data) |
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Post by FlyNavy on Nov 28, 2007 7:24:54 GMT 12
www.naturpic.com/resizer/index.htmlFREEWARE"High Quality Photo Resizer is an easy-to-use freeware for batch resizing of digital photos. With High Quality Photo Resizer you may make high quality small photos for publication on the internet or to send to friends and family. It supports many input formats: BMP, DIB, EMF, GIF, ICB, JPG, JPEG, PBM, PCD, PCX, PGM, PNG, PPM, PSD, PSP, RLE, SGI, TGA, TIF, TIFF, VDA, VST, WBMP, WMF. And it supports 8 output formats: JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TGA, WMF, EMF."
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Post by FlyNavy on Dec 30, 2007 2:26:48 GMT 12
PIXresizer 2.0.3 Author: Bluefive Software Date: 2007-12-28 Size: 3.26 Mb License: Freeware Requires: Win All bluefive.pair.com/pixresizer.htmPIXresizer - Free Image Resizer PIXresizer is a photo resizing program to easily create web and e-mail friendly versions of your images with reduced file sizes. The reduced files are saved in a different folder, so your original images are not altered at all. PIXresizer offers several different resizing methods to choose from and can automatically recognize image sizes to calculate the best fit. In addition, it can convert between image formats (JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG and TIFF), rotate images, convert to grayscale and resize multiple images in batch mode. A great companion for webmasters and digital photographers. Simple Four-Step Workflow Easy 'Apply recommended' option to make it even more user friendly Works with single files as well as with multiple files all at once Option to convert between graphics formats (.bmp, .gif, .jpg, .png, and .tif) Can be used to create thumbnails (takes one move on a slider) Smart Ratio Calculation (image proportions can be overruled by the user) EXIF support, JPEG compression, TIFF compression, DPI settings Runs on Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000/2003/XP/Vista |
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