Resize Picture question

[tkuss]

Don't know where to post this, but since it is a photo section I will ask here. I just got a new computer with vista, and I am struggling to find an easy way to resize my pictures. When I had windows xp, I used the "make your pictures 1000% easier" thread above this one, and someone posted a link to a microsoft photo resizer, all I had to do is right click on the picture or pictures I wanted to resize and select resize picture, and then select the size I wanted. This worked beautifully. Anyway what are you guys doing to easily resize your pictures with Vista?

 

[apltx08]

I'm no wiz but this is what I found...

Right click on your pic..go to "OPEN WITH" and scroll to "MICROSOFT OFFICE PICTURE MANAGER"

At the top of your screen you'll see "EDIT PICTURE" click on it.

Look at the right sidebar, at the very bottom click on "COMPRESS PICTURES" and voila! your good to GO!

this is for "VISTA" should work...

 

[Crewchief47]

I haven't got any vista machines but that tool for XP may work for vista as well. Anybody know for sure?

 

[adrenaline junkey]

you can use windows paint with xp or just right click on pic click edit then ya will see image uper left screen click on it then go to stech and skew then select size ya want you can reduce by percent you should see this when ya did it right hope that helps

 

[Crewchief47]

I just looked at Microsofts website and it says the XP power toys DON'T work with Vista. Hmmmm....

 

[tkuss]

I have googled Windows Vista picture resizer and have downloaded a couple of free programs, and don't like any of them so far. I know of many ways to resize pictures, still am looking for a easy way so when I want to post pics on this site, I can resize 10 or so pictures and have them posted up in a matter of a couple of minutes.

 

[adrenaline junkey]

I have googled Windows Vista picture resizer and have downloaded a couple of free programs, and don't like any of them so far. I know of many ways to re size pictures, still am looking for a easy way so when I want to post pics on this site, I can re size 10 or so pictures and have them posted up in a matter of a couple of minutes.

go to photo bucket ya can open a free account and it does the resizing for ya also gives ya img code that all you have to do is put in your post and walla ya have a pic just the right size http://photobucket.com/

 

[tkuss]

Thanks, just tried it and it works real good. I have been using photbucket for a couple of years and have never realized they resize it automatically for you.

 

[tkuss]

Also thought I would add, that if anybody is looking for a great picture editor, Google picasa. Google makes it and best of all it is free, just download right of the internet. I have been using it for a couple of years and still use like it better than any other photo editor I have tried. The "I'm feeling lucky" button (auto adjusts your picture) works great.

 

[08nytrofx]

try http://www.shrinkpictures.com/

 

[RedRocket]

Here's an easy way to shrink pictures in Vista.

Also, for real photo editing I use Paint.NET which is basically a free version of Photoshop with some better tools.

 

[04rxw10]

I have a website as well and I use FastStone image Viewer to resize all the pics on the site and its free cant beat the price. www.faststone.org

 

[ZAKSTANG]

i also use fastone image resizer.... works well at batch resizing....

 

[nyattak]

You could use an image sharing website such as Photobucket. Upload your pics off your computer to this website and they give you options for different sizes. Large or medium is the size I usually use and works best in forums. Videos work well through this website also.