How to downsize pics

nightspidynightspidy Registered Users Posts: 177 Major grins
edited August 31, 2007 in The Big Picture
Hi everyone!

I finally get to use my new canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS and got to post the pics, but my files are too large! How do I downsize them so I can post them on here?:dunno
Canon 30D & REB XT (thinking of converting to infrared), Sigma 10-20mm, Tammy 17-50mm 2.8, Canon 24-70mm 2.8, 70-200mm 2.8 IS, Tokina 100mm 2.8 Macro, Canon 50mm 1.8, Canon 1.4 ext, and Sigma 4.5 fish eye along with a Bogen by Gitzo Tripod, Manfrotto Ball Head, MacBook PRO, several HOYA filters and a 2GB & 8GB San Disk, 160GB Sanho storage device (really cool btw)......wishing for a Canon 100-400mm. :wink

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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2007
    nightspidy wrote:
    Hi everyone!

    I finally get to use my new canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS and got to post the pics, but my files are too large! How do I downsize them so I can post them on here?ne_nau.gif
    If you dont have any programmes like photoshop a quick & nasty way to reduce size on a PC with internet explorer is to open the photo...right click & send it to a mail recipient..ie yourself. It will ask if you want to keep it original size or reduce thus you choose reduce. When you open your email to see the pice...just save it from there.

    Like i said...fast & nasty but works.
  • digismiledigismile Registered Users Posts: 955 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2007
    And the other option that Gus neglected to point out (since we fully expect you'll fall in love with this site and will be posting hundreds of pics in no time at all :D ) is get yourself a smugmug account and it will take care of all the sizing for you ...
    Brad

    www.digismile.ca
  • nightspidynightspidy Registered Users Posts: 177 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2007
    gus wrote:
    If you dont have any programmes like photoshop a quick & nasty way to reduce size on a PC with internet explorer is to open the photo...right click & send it to a mail recipient..ie yourself. It will ask if you want to keep it original size or reduce thus you choose reduce. When you open your email to see the pice...just save it from there.

    Like i said...fast & nasty but works.


    Fast and nasty, yes, but it does work. bowdown.gif

    The image quality goes down when it's done like this right?
    Canon 30D & REB XT (thinking of converting to infrared), Sigma 10-20mm, Tammy 17-50mm 2.8, Canon 24-70mm 2.8, 70-200mm 2.8 IS, Tokina 100mm 2.8 Macro, Canon 50mm 1.8, Canon 1.4 ext, and Sigma 4.5 fish eye along with a Bogen by Gitzo Tripod, Manfrotto Ball Head, MacBook PRO, several HOYA filters and a 2GB & 8GB San Disk, 160GB Sanho storage device (really cool btw)......wishing for a Canon 100-400mm. :wink
  • nightspidynightspidy Registered Users Posts: 177 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2007
    digismile wrote:
    And the other option that Gus neglected to point out (since we fully expect you'll fall in love with this site and will be posting hundreds of pics in no time at all :D ) is get yourself a smugmug account and it will take care of all the sizing for you ...

    My thoughts exactly! That is my next plan of action mwink.gif
    Canon 30D & REB XT (thinking of converting to infrared), Sigma 10-20mm, Tammy 17-50mm 2.8, Canon 24-70mm 2.8, 70-200mm 2.8 IS, Tokina 100mm 2.8 Macro, Canon 50mm 1.8, Canon 1.4 ext, and Sigma 4.5 fish eye along with a Bogen by Gitzo Tripod, Manfrotto Ball Head, MacBook PRO, several HOYA filters and a 2GB & 8GB San Disk, 160GB Sanho storage device (really cool btw)......wishing for a Canon 100-400mm. :wink
  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2007
    I like the Image Resizer Power Toy from Microsoft:

    http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/ImageResizerPowertoySetup.exe

    Very handy and fast.
    Chris
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2007
    nightspidy wrote:

    The image quality goes down when it's done like this right?

    Big time. Like taking the sugar out of a cake. The more you take...the less conversation about how nice it is.

    Honestly if you are into digital photography you will love storing at Smugmug. Endless support in digitalgrin.
  • wmstummewmstumme Registered Users Posts: 466 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2007
    ChrisJ wrote:
    I like the Image Resizer Power Toy from Microsoft:

    http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/ImageResizerPowertoySetup.exe

    Very handy and fast.

    And FREE!thumb.gif
    Regards

    Will
    ________________________
    www.willspix.smugmug.com
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2007
    For help with posting pictures, see the link in my signature.

    Attaching is brutal on images. Linking is much better. :D
    Moderator Emeritus
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