~lowering jpeg res - any Free software?

[airtwardo 6]

I have a couple hundred pics I need to email today but each one a 3 to 4 megs...need to knock 'em down to more email friendly size.

Anyone have any free software ideas they can recommend?

I have an old 'livpix' basic program at home I would use if I were there. No real editing software in the new laptop...anybody - anybody - Bueller?

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[Remster 24]

Photoscape is a free sw that does batch edit where you can set pic size. I like it

Remster

[muff528 3]

Another free one.

http://www.axiomx.com/picsizer.htm

[airtwardo 6]

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Photoscape is a free sw that does batch edit where you can set pic size. I like it

Sounds like exactly what I'm looking for, thanks Remi!

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[airtwardo 6]

Cool Beans you guys!


It's 688 pics, couple clicks and home free...that wuz EZ

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[ryoder 1,391]

688 pics???
So you took a pic of each mole hill from four sides?

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[airtwardo 6]

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688 pics???
So you took a pic of each mole hill from four sides?

No...but pics of bigger varmits !

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[FlyingRhenquest 1]

For a smaller job I'd suggest something like the GIMP, which will run on Windows, Linux or OSX.

But for a couple hundred, you want a batch job and for a batch job you need a command line program! And the only command line program I've ever known for that sort of thing is ImageMagick (http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php). Sounds like you want its "Transform" functionality.

In Linux (Or Windows with Cygwin and a bash prompt) you could probably just drop all your images in one directory and do something like this at the command prompt:

for i in *.jpg ; do resize $i -resize 50% smaller_$i.jpg; done

If you do the base install for Cygwin, I'm pretty sure you can select imagemagick as one of the optional programs you can install. Maybe the GIMP, too...

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[JohnnyMarko 1]

That many photos? May I suggest the Silver Fox and your friend get a Dropbox?

[airtwardo 6]

I used the link Muff provided, downloaded the program, opened the folder and 3 mins later they were all re-sized...

Remi's program suggestion does even more, I downloaded that too but didn't have time to play with it yet.

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[Quincy 0]

Google's Picasa. Not only can you resize images ... you get all the other features for organizing your shots and basic editing functions.

[airtwardo 6]

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Google's Picasa. Not only can you resize images ... you get all the other features for organizing your shots and basic editing functions.

Thanks I'll check it out.

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[likestojump 3]

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Google's Picasa. Not only can you resize images ... you get all the other features for organizing your shots and basic editing functions.

+1 for Picasa.

I am managing 456GB of pictures stored on a NAS device and accessed from multiple PCs.

[Abedy 0]

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But for a couple hundred, you want a batch job and for a batch job you need a command line program!

No, there is a Windows (GUI) freeware programme available which also provides the opportunity of batch jobs for resizing, sharpening, softening, brightening, rotation etc pp with only a few clicks It's Photofiltre, I have been using it for years no need for 'shop or anything else Also has a number of free add-ons/plug-ins.

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