resizing a picture
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resizing a picture
So I have some great pictures that I wanted to put up, but of course they are too big.
I am using Windows XP with all of its little bells and whistles.
What I have done so far is to save the pictures to my computer first as a BitMap file, which was way to big at 900kb. So then what I did was to open the picture in Microsoft Paint and resave it as a JPeg file which brought the size down to 104kb, still to big.
So what can I do now to help correct the size issue? Any help at all is appreciated.
Thank you.
(if this has been discussed previously please just point me to that discussion and I will gladly head there )
I am using Windows XP with all of its little bells and whistles.
What I have done so far is to save the pictures to my computer first as a BitMap file, which was way to big at 900kb. So then what I did was to open the picture in Microsoft Paint and resave it as a JPeg file which brought the size down to 104kb, still to big.
So what can I do now to help correct the size issue? Any help at all is appreciated.
Thank you.
(if this has been discussed previously please just point me to that discussion and I will gladly head there )
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You will have to crop it. I don't know Win XP but perhaps it has some software like Paint or whatever where you can crop it which will cut out some of your picture to make it smaller...
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In MS Paint you can, under the "Image" menu, choose "Stretch/Skew." In the window that opens up, enter a percentage of the original size that you want to make the image, say, 50%. Use "Save As" and rename the file if you don't want to lose the original.
If the file size is still too large, download a program like XnView or IrfanView (both available at www.tucows.com). Either of these will alllow you to set the number of DPI (Dots Per Inch) for a file. Screen resolution is 72 DPI. Files saved at larger DPI are good for printing, but not useful for displaying on a monitor.
If the file size is still too large, download a program like XnView or IrfanView (both available at www.tucows.com). Either of these will alllow you to set the number of DPI (Dots Per Inch) for a file. Screen resolution is 72 DPI. Files saved at larger DPI are good for printing, but not useful for displaying on a monitor.
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Oh yeah, Paint allows you to view the resolution of your pictures, but not change the DPI. Choose IMAGE > ATTRIBUTES and the window that pops open will tell you the resolution as a number of DPI by a number of DPI.
In IrfanView, to change the resolution of an image, choose IMAGE > CHANGE DPI. Again, use SAVE AS and rename the file, if you want to keep the original, too.
In XnView, choose IMAGE > SET DPI. There is also a RESIZE feature under XnView's image window.
If I'm not mistaken, both IrfanView and XnView are freeware.
In IrfanView, to change the resolution of an image, choose IMAGE > CHANGE DPI. Again, use SAVE AS and rename the file, if you want to keep the original, too.
In XnView, choose IMAGE > SET DPI. There is also a RESIZE feature under XnView's image window.
If I'm not mistaken, both IrfanView and XnView are freeware.
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Go on google and search for "windows xp picture resizing power toy".
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thank you everyone. I think that I have this worked out now with your fine help.