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Title: Help please?
Post by: Apollo on October 07, 2003, 10:19:07 pm

I'm trying to post to "project announcements" but no matter how much I shrink my pic it come out HUGE on the thread. I know this has been answered --BINGO! Either that, or I was attempting to say "before" but it was too many letters to type-- but how to I post a pic so that it fits nicely on a normal size page I know from experience what a pain in the bum huge pics can be on this forum  ;D
Thanks folks.

Title: Re:Help please?
Post by: Sasquatch! on October 07, 2003, 10:58:08 pm

How are you trying to "shrink your pic"?  Most program (Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop) do this through "image resize".

Thanks for thinking of this, by the way!  :)

Title: Re:Help please?
Post by: Tailgunner on October 07, 2003, 11:04:54 pm

Check the DPI on the picture, it should be at 72. If not lower it to that and save a copy.

Title: Re:Help please?
Post by: Apollo on October 07, 2003, 11:07:57 pm

Can't find DPI anywhere?
I'm using Microsoft photo editor and just clicking on "image" and then "resize" and then just reducing the size like npixels X npixels then saving and posting but it still comes out like twice the size of one page.
Arrrghhh I want to show off my beautiful new control panel, lol  ??? :-[
It's a jpeg by the way ( if that helps )

Title: Re:Help please?
Post by: Tailgunner on October 08, 2003, 12:22:18 am

Dunno where it'd be in that app, but it definitely sounds like a DPI issue to me. I'd guess that the program you're using is more concerned with print quality, not how big the sucker is when you try to display it on screen.

Title: Re:Help please?
Post by: hyiu on October 08, 2003, 10:29:00 am

I think I posted in some other thread...

go to www.photoisland.com

you can download a free program call the jpeg ceonverter...

it can convert pics from other formats... and resize... and quality settings... etc...

you can also do more than 1 files at a time...

I use that to resize my digi cam's pics when posting on the board... (cos it can automatically limit size to 640 x 480...)

hope it helps...

Title: Re:Help please?
Post by: CitznFish on October 08, 2003, 01:32:42 pm

there is a free plug-in for Windows XP that does the same. You can get it for free frrom Micro$oft's website

Title: Re:Help please?
Post by: Apollo on October 08, 2003, 05:47:20 pm

Thanks all, I managed to do it with Photoshop as you will see in the "Project Announcements" section.
Cheers

Title: Re:Help please?
Post by: Nannuu on October 08, 2003, 11:42:44 pm

Quote from: CitznFish on October 08, 2003, 01:32:42 pm

there is a free plug-in for Windows XP that does the same. You can get it for free frrom Micro$oft's website

Yep it is one of the Powertoys:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Download the Image Resizer.

Also useful for converting pics from digital cameras before emailing to family.   :D