Easy Guide to Midget/Resize your Photos

[Elektroski Justovski 490]

Hello Hunters!

I noticed many of you got problems with handling own pictures(resizing them/optimizing their weight). Not all of you can be familiar with computers but is really simple so no worries.

First things first. I know there is many pages u can do it online(never used anyone to be honest), but as i mention before without siimple knoweldge our security can be put to risk. I mean by this, we handle our passion for plants and law is against us, so anytime you try to use online services smart cookies collect many informations about us. Think about it very serious.

Thats why we need some software, best free and simple. No trials or piracy lads. I dont advertise this software, but as a user of it for about 4 years i never heaved problems with it, and abilities to do many things with our photos are amazing(especially with many plugins aviable around).

http://www.irfanview.com/

Here is software im talking about, after installing it it's time to work.

As we can see photo size is 5.3MB is not huge(RAW photos can weight even twice then this). So what we do is.

Then we chose resolution we want, 800x600 will be perfect.

Ok

As a result we heave 541kb file, not bad but we can do it lower.

When we resize pic to 800x600 we go to this menu and chose Save As. On right will appear small window we looking for.

I chosed 70% and saved the picture.

Now we got 124kb, quite nice. Messing with quality button can give even smaller sizes, try to fit best for your own needs.

This is effect. Something is visible and size is small. Now forum handle bigger pics, but keep in mind your space for upload is limited.

Hope it helps a bit. Thanks for reading. Sorry for my bad english.

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Small update on Metadata acces ( exif / iptc / xmp )

http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

We are looking for METADATA - (version 4.33): allows IrfanView to handle EXIF/IPTC/Comment information from compatible files.

But whole package is viable for many things and it's only 8,9MB.

So, let's look.

Final Result

Happy growin, ciao!

[GrowerSmoker 2]

This post help me a lot !!!Good guide tnx!

[RIX 26]

If any of you are running windows,go to windows website and I think its power toys image resizer,or google image resizer for windows,its easy takes 2 secs...You dont need to do this though,if you save you post,just edit it,click on image and shorten the width,ive found 530 fits in nicely,that is if Tokage gives me chance to do them lol,yes his that quick..

I dont know if its to much work or if it could be done,automaticly resize?

[strainhunters admin 47]

thanks elektro for this.

just remind everyone u can resize to 800 pixels wide for the best resolution. the website then doesnt compress the pics and you'll get strain hunters live thread quality pics (maybe not as good, but same jpg quality)

[MisterHaze 28]

Great post. Thanks.

[lamsbread 1,369]

Thanks Elektro very helpful post plus a great link for some free software. This helped me loads

Peace Lams

[Elektroski Justovski 490]

Ty, no problemo.

[phayze 27]

great post elektro just what i needed for the comp thankyou

[codking 1]

thanks will deffinately help with the pictures..

[Dust 6,284]

Cheers elektro great update, i'm gonna have to call you Nice cat instead of Bad cat soon if you keep going this way hahahaha ;)

Thanks man!!

[Elektroski Justovski 490]

Hahaha, never!

[Gaz 856]

Thanks

[Bam-Bhole 1,903]

any tips on software for Max OS X ?

[Elektroski Justovski 490]

Iam not mac user sorry, maybe fuzzy know more, as i member u can run windows on mac too, that can be way, or just keep googling, if i find something i let u know. Cant do nothing about it, it's developer choice what platform he supports. ;/ But it's good point to find and do same one for Mac os too.

[Pi2 301]

Mac os may this help : http://www.techiecorner.com/1178/how-to-resize-image-in-mac-os-x/

[Elektroski Justovski 490]

Mac os may this help : http://www.techiecor...ge-in-mac-os-x/

Any info about metadata remover ?

[Dust 6,284]

but you can't turn your picture with a right click on the picture like on windows? ithink there should be an editing soft incoprorated in mac os no?

[Elektroski Justovski 490]

Hah i talk with few mac users while back, we agreed their good to make music, nothing else.

[Dust 6,284]

hahaha :rabbi:

[Pi2 301]

I found this about metadata for webpages : http://geology.usgs....tools/metadata/

I'm not a expert from webpages i use incomedia website x5- just simple

i don't know may Firebug for mozilla will work for U.: https://addons.mozil.../addon/firebug/

Or metadata for jpeg etc. http://digitalconfid.../downloads.html

or : http://download.cnet.com/Remove-Metadata-From-JPG-and-PNG-Software/3000-2193_4-75756349.html

[Gaz 856]

Good stuff, thanks for the guide

[CelticMedicine 50]

Hey guys, GIMP is a good free opensource software for image editing, similar to photoshop but FREE!! www.gimp.org/

[FatPanda 12]

Thanks for sharing!!

will deffinately help with the pictures.