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r_towle
post Dec 8 2010, 12:55 PM
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I cant seem to find the MS Windows powertoys for Windows 7.
Is there another free tool that does the same thing?

I downloaded one but it puts a watermark on the pic unless I pay....not happening.

Any suggestions? and possibly put the answer into the 914info area when we are done.

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post Dec 8 2010, 01:07 PM
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Any suggestions?

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post Dec 8 2010, 01:10 PM
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upload to facebook, wait a few minutes, go back to pic, right click, "save as". upload here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Dec 8 2010, 01:12 PM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Dec 8 2010, 02:07 PM) *

QUOTE(r_towle @ Dec 8 2010, 10:55 AM) *
Any suggestions?

Start/Run/mspaint

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Did that for a while..
Started as a high resolution pic at 1.7 megs.
Dropped it in size and pixels...
At 640*480 its still 1MB.
Cant upload it here.

So, either I am nuts, or MSPaint still sucks.

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post Dec 8 2010, 01:14 PM
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http://www.irfanview.com/

Thats what I use.


Oh, and save it as a .jpeg
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post Dec 8 2010, 01:15 PM
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QUOTE(r_towle @ Dec 8 2010, 11:12 AM) *

QUOTE(SirAndy @ Dec 8 2010, 02:07 PM) *

QUOTE(r_towle @ Dec 8 2010, 10:55 AM) *
Any suggestions?

Start/Run/mspaint

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

Did that for a while..
Started as a high resolution pic at 1.7 megs.
Dropped it in size and pixels...
At 640*480 its still 1MB.
Cant upload it here.

So, either I am nuts, or MSPaint still sucks.

Rich

You are nuts alright ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

What format are you saving the images in? What DPI do the source images have?

MsPaint under Win7 has a lot of new features and supports more file formats. I actually use it a lot now as it's faster than waiting for PhotoShop to load up just to resize a image ...

Make sure you drop the DPI to 72 or 96. Anything higher than that is wasted filesize for web images.

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I suspect netpbm will work under Windows, at least if you have Cygwin installed.

http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/netpbm.htm
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QUOTE(r_towle @ Dec 8 2010, 12:55 PM) *

I cant seem to find the MS Windows powertoys for Windows 7.
Is there another free tool that does the same thing?

I downloaded one but it puts a watermark on the pic unless I pay....not happening.

Any suggestions? and possibly put the answer into the 914info area when we are done.

Rich


SOLUTION?: Switch to LINUX (like the X-UBUNTU I am using right now) - it has all the tools you could EVER even THINK of plus more.

GIMP is my favorite for doing what you are talking about (resizing images.) No watermarks ( - unless you WANT them.) And GIMP supports all kinds of filetypes including even some animated types. (ref attached image file showing over 50 types of files that GIMP supports.) And apparently GIMP is available for installation on MSFT OS's also.

What you are trying to do is very simple in GIMP. (Select IMAGE then SCALE_IMAGE then press SCALE to execute the changes) (ref below)

Remember - WINDOWS is a virus that needs be removed from all computers !

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PS: Did ya see the recent humorous story about how IRAN was stuuupid enough to use WINDOZE_7 in its nuclear facilities and was infected with STUXNET - a targeted trojan "virus" that attacked the nuclear facility and destroyed many centrifuges? Hilarious ! Good thing they were not smart enough to be using LINUX or they might have the bomb by now.Attached Image Attached Image
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post Dec 8 2010, 01:29 PM
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I haven't tried it but I think "gimp" is what people use as the free photoshop

http://www.downloadatoz.com/multimedia-des...directory/gimp/
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post Dec 8 2010, 01:37 PM
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Q: Hey, how do i sent the venting clearance on my 914 e-brake? I've tried but i just can't get it right ...

A: BUY A TOYOTA! Remember, Porsche's are evil and need to be removed from the streets! Did ya hear about how IRAN was stuuupid enough to use Porsche's? Good thing they were not smart enough to buy TOYOTA'S!!!!


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post Dec 8 2010, 02:26 PM
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ok,
I am trying again.
Where do I reset the DPI from 230 to 96?
I can see it in properties, it does not change when I resize it and I dont see any advanced tools area......

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a hack..
Save as a gif...this reduces the resolution to 96, and you end up reducing the quality a bit, then save that gif as a jpeg so you can upload it here.

See if this works.


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post Dec 8 2010, 02:42 PM
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Save as a gif...this reduces the resolution to 96, and you end up reducing the quality a bit, then save that gif as a jpeg so you can upload it here.

Baaahhh ... GIF sucks ... Save it as PNG instead ... You can upload PNG images here ...

I'm at work (XP Box) so i can't help you right now. I'll post more tonight. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Dec 8 2010, 02:54 PM
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http://www.irfanview.com/

Thats what I use.


Oh, and save it as a .jpeg



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post Dec 8 2010, 03:08 PM
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http://www.irfanview.com

Seriously irfanview is free...can do single pics or batches and works great....try it.....

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Q: Hey, how do i sent the venting clearance on my 914 e-brake? I've tried but i just can't get it right ...

A: BUY A TOYOTA! Remember, Porsche's are evil and need to be removed from the streets! Did ya hear about how IRAN was stuuupid enough to use Porsche's? Good thing they were not smart enough to buy TOYOTA'S!!!!


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post Dec 8 2010, 03:31 PM
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http://www.irfanview.com

Seriously irfanview is free...can do single pics or batches and works great....try it.....

Steve


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QUOTE(r_towle @ Dec 8 2010, 12:12 PM) *

QUOTE(SirAndy @ Dec 8 2010, 02:07 PM) *

QUOTE(r_towle @ Dec 8 2010, 10:55 AM) *
Any suggestions?

Start/Run/mspaint

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

Did that for a while..
Started as a high resolution pic at 1.7 megs.
Dropped it in size and pixels...
At 640*480 its still 1MB.
Cant upload it here.

So, either I am nuts, or MSPaint still sucks.

Rich



is that 1.7megs straight from your camera? what kind of camera do you have?
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Holy crap.

MsPaint? Ewww. Its resizing algorithms are among the worst on the planet.

PNG is awesome because of its features (like transparency and animation) but saving photos in an efficient file size is not one of them!

I use Photoshop (save for web), so I'm not great at the best quick fixer toys, but try searching Google for: windows 7 image resizer. First hit is directly addressing this.
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QUOTE(RJMII @ Dec 8 2010, 04:34 PM) *

QUOTE(r_towle @ Dec 8 2010, 12:12 PM) *

QUOTE(SirAndy @ Dec 8 2010, 02:07 PM) *

QUOTE(r_towle @ Dec 8 2010, 10:55 AM) *
Any suggestions?

Start/Run/mspaint

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

Did that for a while..
Started as a high resolution pic at 1.7 megs.
Dropped it in size and pixels...
At 640*480 its still 1MB.
Cant upload it here.

So, either I am nuts, or MSPaint still sucks.

Rich



is that 1.7megs straight from your camera? what kind of camera do you have?


Three very high end high resolution cameras whoes names and model numbers escape me...
On full high res, a nice printable resolution (max imho) the pics are pretty large.

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