2006-09-27 05:21:56 · 9 answers · asked by bijouka2002 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
I'm in my captain obvious mood today, so I'm just going to barge in here and shine my light on the answers you've received so far:
There are 2 ways to reduce the size of pictures, and you didn't specify which one you were after.
* You can reduce the image quality - and with it the file size.
* And you can reduce the physical dimensions of the picture (the number of pixels) - and again, the file size shrinks correspondingly.
You can select to do either one of those options, or you could do both of them together.
The fist 2 answers suggest great programs to do either.
Regarding the 3rd answer - that's true. You can only shrink the file size by throwing away information. So if possible, hold on to the original file for making prints.
The fourth suggestion is all good, too. The discussion about dpi is a bit confusing however.
So there you go.
Glad to help.
Sincerely,
Jeff
From the department of redundancy department.
2006-09-27 09:01:51 · answer #1 · answered by OMG, I ♥ PONIES!!1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a few products about, I use ACDSee Photo Software. Its quite good and simple to use and its free I believe. In my opinion the best software is Adobe Photoshop, rich in functionality and cost.
In terms of Picture quality - this is associated to use of the photo.. If you only going to display pictures on a computer then you can reduce it to 75 dpi )dots per inch) and its looks good and small on the screen, go to print and its all bitty.. If you want to print quality pictures then you usually need to have an image that is 300 dpi. The larger the dpi, the larger the file size, the better the quality.
Usually in the editing options on the software it asks you what you want to resize, you have to be careful to ensure the dpi is not directly linked to the image size. Make a copy of the image and play around with it for the best effect.
2006-09-27 06:02:13 · answer #2 · answered by Shadow 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't reduce the size of the image without loosing quality, it's a sliding scale.
2006-09-27 05:34:28 · answer #3 · answered by mark 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can just use paint. And any photoshopping tools won't affect the quality of it. If you go to paint/ tools and resize, there will be 100% 100% IF you want to make half of the size, then just go 100/2 = 50%. Hope it helped. Cheers
2016-03-27 13:38:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is, it comes with windows XP operating system. Name of the software is Windows Picture Editior or open any image using mspaint and save it in jpeg format.
2006-09-27 05:29:27 · answer #5 · answered by Kartik S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can download the latest version of Picasa here http://bitly.com/1jBlMXE
Picasa is a software developed by Google to manage digital images.
2014-07-17 14:40:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I recommand you to try google picasa.
picasa is a Google's photo software. It's what should've come with your camera.
It can Edit , organise and Share you picture and small video flips.
It's very easy to use and is free, just like Google
Download it free in here:
http://www.bernanke.cn/google-picasa/
Good Luck!
2006-09-28 05:02:47 · answer #7 · answered by good.picasa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to download ACDSee for free you can click here http://bit.ly/acdsee-free.
ACDSee allows you to view and print pictures in a easy and fast way.
2014-07-15 07:05:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use Irfanview, always seems ok when reducing. Its free!
Link below:
2006-09-27 05:28:43 · answer #9 · answered by yorkylad_uk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋