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What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: kap
Date: April 16, 2012 04:04PM
I am craigslisting some large sale items, i.e. furniture and bike. I have been using an old Canon PowerShot A650 IS to take pictures. Google Picasa crop feature tends to cut off the pictures. My knowledge of Picasa is elementary.


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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: Buck
Date: April 16, 2012 04:09PM
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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: kap
Date: April 16, 2012 04:17PM
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Buck
preview

That will do for my MBP. How about our Windows 7 Pro desktop?


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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: Kramerica
Date: April 16, 2012 04:23PM
Picasa should do it, but don't use the Crop tool.
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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: SDGuy
Date: April 16, 2012 04:28PM
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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: Grateful11
Date: April 16, 2012 04:28PM
SmallImage works well.

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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: edgarbc1
Date: April 16, 2012 04:30PM
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+1
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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: kap
Date: April 16, 2012 04:36PM
downloaded and installing Paint.Net right now. Thanks guys!


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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: jdc
Date: April 16, 2012 04:38PM
Pixlr.

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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: Grateful11
Date: April 16, 2012 04:46PM
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Is there a Mac version?


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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: what4
Date: April 16, 2012 04:55PM
That's a great camera. Don't get rid of it without first looking to see the selling price on eBay.
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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: kap
Date: April 16, 2012 05:05PM
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what4
That's a great camera. Don't get rid of it without first looking to see the selling price on eBay.

You read my mind. I was just about to craigslist it, too.
Thanks for the heads-up.


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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: edgarbc1
Date: April 16, 2012 05:45PM
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Is there a Mac version?

i dont think so..
i would first turn to Pixelmator on the Mac for this kind of thing..
there are other smaller footprint image editing .apps for Mac
.. Seashore, Acorn, others....

if you need free
GIMP



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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: New Guy
Date: April 16, 2012 07:19PM
Just another option for a Windows OS, PhotoScape (free). Not sure it's a PhotoShop replacement but it will get the job done once you get used to the UI. Scores decent reviews at CNET (YMMV) and it's not some huge mega-download.

[download.cnet.com]

I haven't heard of paint.net, I'll have to give it a try.

Thanks for the info,
New Guy
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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: space-time
Date: April 16, 2012 07:21PM
I usually set the camera on a low resolution setting (800x600, or 640x480) when I take this kinds of pictures just to avoid later having to resize each file. Don't forget to change back to high resolution when done!
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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: h linamen
Date: April 16, 2012 07:23PM
If you're just talking about reducing photos for web use for example on craigslist.... look at dropic. It is for mac and it is freeware. I love it. I just keep the alias on my desktop and drag a photo to it. Instantly it asks if you want small, medium or large and converts it in seconds. I just did a 1.4gb photo and it was converted to 66kb when I chose medium and the photo still looks great.

[www.kreynet.de]



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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: SDGuy
Date: April 16, 2012 07:43PM
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Is there a Mac version?

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Re: What software to use to reduce an image's size?
Posted by: Filliam H. Muffman
Date: April 17, 2012 08:49AM
search smiley
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