Batch pix resizing on Mac

chasgroh2

...hey guys, I've been using Pixresizer on my Win7 machines and *really* like it (the program burns 'em down small enough for me to include a hundred or so without going over 10 mgs in a email)...unfortunately that software is PC only. I've tried a few on my MacBook Pro and they just don't cut it; does anyone have any suggestions? I'd be willing to pay....

David_S85

thread bump

chasgroh2

...thanks for the bump, David. I've found one app that comes close, iResizer, but no ceeeeeegar...it's pretty slow and not a little clumky. Pixresizer, why can't you get the Mac act together!!!

mercphoto

iPhoto, Aperture or Lightroom will all do this and a whole lot more for you.

cmason

The nice thing about the Mac is that the OS itself (Core Image) can do image resizing and compression, and there is no need to get software to do it. Rather than copy instruction here, I encourage you to simply google "OSX image resize automator" or "OSX imager resize applescript".

Here is a nice step by step of how to do it:

http://maketecheasier.com/resize-images-automatically-using-automator/2010/03/05


For more on the function itself: http://www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/imageevents/index.html

chasgroh2

cmason wrote: »

The nice thing about the Mac is that the OS itself (Core Image) can do image resizing and compression, and there is no need to get software to do it. Rather than copy instruction here, I encourage you to simply google "OSX image resize automator" or "OSX imager resize applescript".

Here is a nice step by step of how to do it:

http://maketecheasier.com/resize-images-automatically-using-automator/2010/03/05


For more on the function itself: http://www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/imageevents/index.html

...ah! This is the ticket...thanks! Making it, the resizing, a part of the workflow should be very efficient. Coming from a PC-only background, I've got a lot to learn!