digital camera help resizing photos

[dana307]

How in heck does one resize a photo so that it can be loaded into a post? ? I have tried several things. I am using Kodak software for my camera and also have paint as an accessory. if i try to resize in paint, it deteriorates the picture and when cropping, it takes the wrong part of the picture and resizes that. i have tried saving in kodak to my documents as a 25% picture and that's not working. technology baffles me today. help please.

 

[Leopardess]

I crop in the kodak software, then transfer the pic to paint and resize it using the Stretch/skew function. You won't keep the same clarity because ...well...the picture is smaller.

And save it as JPG file.

If you can't get it to work, you can email them to me and I'll try. IM me on AIM for my address if you want.

 

[boba]

There are picture cropping capabilities in most picture editors to reduce the size of picture files. The software I like to use is called Photo Resizer. You can download it for free from http://www.showyourphotos.com/products.html Scroll down to it as it is the second product listed. Use it to make a new picture (keep the original one in case you want to make a print).

 

[Toyman321]

Another way you can do it if you can open the picture in paint, go to Image, and then "stretch skew" and you can resize the pics.

Paint isnt the greatest photo editor, but it'll do the job

And as Leopardess said, save it as a jpeg, it will compress the file size making it a much smaller file tham a .bmp

 

[FroggyFox]

Dana...I will email you the edit program I use...I was having the same problem trying to get the profile pictures small.

I downloaded it from somewhere for free (Gomer showed it to me) but I dont remember where it was lol

 

[dana307]

Thanks everyone. If you see the pics I am trying to load in new posts, then you will know that your advice worked. Argh. ;-) I downloaded that photo resizing program too - thanks boba.

 

[dana307]

new avatar posted. Like my turtle pic you fish lovers??? ;-) I love fish too but fond of my two turtles too.

 

[Toyman321]

Awsome! I have a slider too!

 

[dana307]

 

[snoce]

save the pics as jpeg and also make them rgb files....u can also make the resolution smaller usually hi res pics come out at 300 dpi or more....make it 72dpi and save it as a jpeg file....do u have photoshop if u do or can get it it will be so easy for u to do whatever u want to the pic

 

[Somonas]

the Microsoft Photo Editor that comes with XP is quite nice. Also it seems as if they have added more features to Paint in XP.

I love XP.

I use Paintshop Pro if I have to do any major editting. like airbrushing the algae off my plants hehe

 

[dana307]

HA! got a new computer last thursday and lo and behold it has microsoft photo editor. thanks for posting that sonomas. cool.