Guest guest Posted November 18, 2001 Report Share Posted November 18, 2001 Re downsizing photos - I transfer the photos from camera to puter using Exif viewer - If this isn't the tool for downsizing, then what might I be looking for already installed on puter? There is a facility for changing pixel size, I think...is this what I'd need before sending via email? Caro deeply untechnical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2001 Report Share Posted November 18, 2001 > Re downsizing photos - I transfer the photos from camera to puter > using Exif viewer - > > If this isn't the tool for downsizing, then what might I be looking > for already installed on puter? > > There is a facility for changing pixel size, I think...is this what > I'd need before sending via email? > > Caro > deeply untechnical If the software which comes with your camera allows you to change the pixel size, that's probably all you need. When I download an image from my digital camera to the puter it's usually over 600kb in size, which is far too big to email, and also too big to fit in a single viewing window anyway. I aim to make my jpegs 800 x 600 pixels which is a good size but ends up at less than 100 kb. Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2001 Report Share Posted November 19, 2001 > Re downsizing photos - I transfer the photos from camera to puter > using Exif viewer - If this isn't the tool for downsizing, then what might I be looking > for already installed on puter? exif is a generic format which includes extra information (time, camera details etc) with a jpeg. Jpeg is a standard fro compressing graphics which is suited to photos. It uses a compression type know as *lossy* because to make it easier to compress, some information is lost each time the picture is saved (blurring around the border between a bright and dark section of the photo is characteristic of this). I am guessing that you are talking about the peice of software that ships with Fuji cameras called Exif Viewer. If so, open a picturce (by double clicking on it and select Image Size from the Image menu. You can then select a pixel size or a percentage size to change the picture. Don't forget to use File, Save As to save the picture to another file rather than overwriting the original. You can experiment with different sizes and reopening them to see how they look. Don't forget to reopen the original each time to resize. Jpegs also have a " Q " compression factor (quality) which also affects how big the file is (and how blurry the picture gets) but exif viewer doesn't support manipulating this. As Ruthie said, some cameras come with reasonable image editing software (not fujis though) so you might find a friend with a different camera... iirc the software that came with my mum's olympus didn't look bad. I use paintshop pro (which is shareware) but this is probably a bit of a sledgehammer for your nut. how are your migraines? better I hope james Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2001 Report Share Posted November 19, 2001 I use paintshop pro (which is shareware) but this is probably a bit of a sledgehammer for your nut. Paintshop Pro is *ace*. It's not such a sledgehammer, I would rate Photoshop as a sledgehammer. PSP is just sooooooo useful for image manipulation. You can get it free for 30 days too. Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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