Changing picture file sizes

[- Bobb -]

XP Pro SP3. OE6

I know that if I right-click on a JPEG and choose SEND, I have the option
( with Outlook Express 6) to " Make pictures smaller ? "
Does anyone know what program actually does that ?

Family is just back from a trip and I'm trying to get all ( 2000?) pictures
onto one CD to send via US mail. (Recipient doesn't have DVD in PC)
Currently each file is about 2mb and I tried a few - they get down to
50-200kb each. That's just what I need but I can't open one email and attach
2000+ pictures - OE hangs.So I do a bunch, save, more, save etc.

I'd like to run that app directly - if I can.
Normally what I do is open picture folder- select some -SEND via email
message - and I get that prompt. I elect to "make smaller" , then Save all
attachments into a SMALL folder. Repeat until done.
If I open Task manager while it's making the small files and right-click on
Send Mail process, I can choose 'take me to process' and it shows
explorer.exe racking up CPU time.
Anyway to do this directly ?
So if I had 5000 pictures in Folder A and want small ones in Folder B, I'd
....
right-click on Folder A and choose 'Make smaller'.

 

[John Inzer]

XP Pro SP3. OE6

I know that if I right-click on a JPEG and choose SEND, I have the
option ( with Outlook Express 6) to " Make pictures smaller ? "
Does anyone know what program actually does that ?

Family is just back from a trip and I'm trying to get all ( 2000?)
pictures onto one CD to send via US mail. (Recipient doesn't have DVD
in PC) Currently each file is about 2mb and I tried a few - they get
down to 50-200kb each. That's just what I need but I can't open one
email and attach 2000+ pictures - OE hangs.So I do a bunch, save,
more, save etc.
I'd like to run that app directly - if I can.
Normally what I do is open picture folder- select some -SEND via email
message - and I get that prompt. I elect to "make smaller" , then
Save all attachments into a SMALL folder. Repeat until done.
If I open Task manager while it's making the small files and
right-click on Send Mail process, I can choose 'take me to process'
and it shows explorer.exe racking up CPU time.
Anyway to do this directly ?
So if I had 5000 pictures in Folder A and want small ones in Folder
B, I'd ...
right-click on Folder A and choose 'Make smaller'.

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Download and install the following free
Win XP PowerToy:

Go to the following link and download and
install: ImageResizer.exe
http://tinyurl.com/2meyw
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
(will not run on Vista)

Then you can open any folder that contains
images and you will have an option to resize.
Just right click the selected image files and
choose Resize Pictures from the menu. You
can select one image or a whole group.
Just open a folder and go to...Edit / Select All...

(Tip: even if you resize the Photos to the same
original dimensions...the file size will be greatly
reduced.)

The program will place the resized copies in
the folder with your originals.
(Tip: *Never* overwrite your originals)

To insure that images in both portrait and
landscape orientation are resized to the
same dimensions...go to...Advanced...
and enter the largest number in both fields.
IOW...for 600x800...enter 800 in both fields.

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[- Bobb -]

Why not just use/send more than one CD?? Or easier yet, sing up (for
free usually)with an image hosting site and let your kinfolk download
the images that they want? Just sayin'.

The pictures are about 5gb as-is so would be 10 CD's. They COULD do that but
waste of time . If shrunk - easier at both ends.

I DID try that RESIZE program but user has to choose the final size. For
2000 pictures that might be all different sizes to start out with that would
be tedious. For some that are "smaller" than selected size already, it
actually makes them ( and the file size) larger. Using OE they ALL get
smaller in file size without me checking before/after image size.

I travel a lot and I figured if app known, then in the future I could use
this again.
In the meantime, the only way for me to do it is to open OE, attach all the
pictures - wait to process - then "Save all Attachments" back to HDD - wait
, then close/cancel mail message. It works fine but I thought that there
was an easier way.
Maybe not.

 

[Alan Edwards]

Try the Image Resizer in PowerToys for Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

....Alan

 

[Roy Smith]

XP Pro SP3. OE6

I know that if I right-click on a JPEG and choose SEND, I have the option
( with Outlook Express 6) to " Make pictures smaller ? "
Does anyone know what program actually does that ?

Family is just back from a trip and I'm trying to get all ( 2000?) pictures
onto one CD to send via US mail. (Recipient doesn't have DVD in PC)
Currently each file is about 2mb and I tried a few - they get down to
50-200kb each. That's just what I need but I can't open one email and attach
2000+ pictures - OE hangs.So I do a bunch, save, more, save etc.

I'd like to run that app directly - if I can.
Normally what I do is open picture folder- select some -SEND via email
message - and I get that prompt. I elect to "make smaller" , then Save all
attachments into a SMALL folder. Repeat until done.
If I open Task manager while it's making the small files and right-click on
Send Mail process, I can choose 'take me to process' and it shows
explorer.exe racking up CPU time.
Anyway to do this directly ?
So if I had 5000 pictures in Folder A and want small ones in Folder B, I'd
....
right-click on Folder A and choose 'Make smaller'.

Have you looked at Picasa 3 from Google? Under the create menu there's
an option to create a gift CD and it's options allow you to resize the
pictures so they take up less room. The smallest it will go is 640 X
480. It will also scan your pictures and give you an estimate as to how
many CD's it would require for the selected photos.

I know some people don't think too highly of Google, but Picasa is one
of the best free photo management/editing programs I've used. I use a
Kodak Z-740 digital camera, and I've ditched the Easy Share software
that came with it and use Picasa exclusively.

 

[Bruce Hagen]

Save all the pix to a folder and resize them with one of these freeware
tools. The originals will remain as they are.

Pix Resizer (freeware):
http://bluefive.pair.com/pixresizer.htm

Download IrfanView at:
www.irfanview.com
or:
http://www.tucows.com/preview/194967.html

 

[Michael Santovec]

--

Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us

The pictures are about 5gb as-is so would be 10 CD's. They COULD do
that but waste of time . If shrunk - easier at both ends.

I DID try that RESIZE program but user has to choose the final size.
For 2000 pictures that might be all different sizes to start out with
that would be tedious. For some that are "smaller" than selected size
already, it actually makes them ( and the file size) larger. Using
OE they ALL get smaller in file size without me checking before/after
image size.

I travel a lot and I figured if app known, then in the future I could
use this again.
In the meantime, the only way for me to do it is to open OE, attach
all the pictures - wait to process - then "Save all Attachments" back
to HDD - wait , then close/cancel mail message. It works fine but I
thought that there was an easier way.
Maybe not.

 

[Michael Santovec]

On the XP Resize Power toy there is an Advanced button that gives you
the option to make pictures smaller, but not larger.

And in the utility, you don't pick the final picture size, you pick the
screen size it will fit on. This works well for pictures of different
sizes. The picture keeps the same proportions. Landscape mode
pictures are scaled so that the width fits the screen and portrait mode
so that the height fits the screen.

 

[Anon]

Pretty much the only people I would send 2000 pictures to would be my
mother or my sister, or one of my wife's sisters. I would copy them to
a thumb drive and then send the thumb drive.

 

[- Bobb -]

I'm not SENDING 2000 pictures - just using OE to make those 2000 pictures
SMALLER file size. I THEN save the smaller ones and cancel mail message.

 

[Bruce Hagen]

I gave you links for two freeware picture resizers that will do every
picture in a folder at one time with a few mouse clicks. How easier do you
want it to be?

 

[- Bobb -]

Bruce ,
I was only responding to the other guy's message to explain my original
status
Thank you.

I gave you links for two freeware picture resizers that will do every
picture in a folder at one time with a few mouse clicks. How easier do you
want it to be?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA

I'm not SENDING 2000 pictures - just using OE to make those 2000 pictures
SMALLER file size. I THEN save the smaller ones and cancel mail message.