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Easiest Image Resizing Ever
Resize images from inside Windows Explorer with this free utility
I resize images on a regular basis and until now its been somewhat tedious.
While I was searching for a program that would sort images by their resolution I found this little gem of a program that resizes images in Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer) using a mere right click.
Image Resizer Powertoy Clone is super easy to use; open Windows Explorer, find an image you want to resize, right click on the image, choose "Resize Pictures", pick a size, click OK and you're done.
Resized images are stored in the same folder the original image is in. There are four pre-set sizes to choose from or you can specify a custom size. The program copies the resized image into the current folder, leaving the original intact unless you change the setting in the Advanced box telling it not to create copies.
This program is perfect for quick and easy image resizing. That's about all it does. If you are looking for something with more features the Best Free Digital Image Editor category has some excellent suggestions.
Extended to work with non-XP and 64-bit versions of Windows (including Windows 7 & Vista).
Image Resizer Powertoy Clone for Windows
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Found a wonderful tool - Picture Resizer http://www.rw-designer.com/picture-resize
Picture Resizer can work as a shell menu extension, drag and drop or GUI app. It has many useful options (even supports seam carving) and refreshingly simple configuration - you configure it by renaming the exe file or by inputing a few parameters and creating a shell menu. All that packed in one 300kB file.
Hello Everyone,
I have been using very small free resizer software. One download location is at http://www.filecluster.com/downloads/Picture-Resizer.html
I have been using for very long time.
what the publisher says about the file is
Picture Resizer Publisher's Description
Picture Resizer - Easy-to-use tool for batch resizing of JPGs.
Picture Resizer is an easy-to-use tool for batch resizing of JPG pictures and photos. Drag and drop JPG files or folders with JPG files on the application icon and they will be resized and saved next to the originals. Size of the output pictures is controlled by the name of the application. To generate 200 pixels images, simply rename the application to PhotoResize200.exe. The tool is using high-quality resizing method, where color of each pixel is a weighted average of all covered pixels from the original image. Linear interpolation is used when zooming in. The algorithm is optimized to work with gamma-corrected pictures. Application can also be used from context menu of Windows Explorer. The tool can also crop pictures or change aspect ratio of pictures without distorting the objects in the picture by removing least significant pixels first.
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I hope it will be useful for the readers for quick, simple batch resizing of image files. Regards
Nehal Trivedi
I downloaded and installed this program on my vista laptop.
when I right click from the explore window on a picture nothing happens. It don't bring up the screen that is showing in the example. What am I doing wrong?
Try re-installing using administrative privileges - right click on the .msi file, choose "Run As Administrator" and run from there.
Is this worth blowing the dust off of IE or is there a similar app for Firefox?
This is for Windows Explorer, not IE.
It adds the option to resize to the right-click context menu.
I am often resizing pictures mainly to reduce them in size and to reduced file sizes. I find PIXresizer good.
I will give this one a shot though as it does look quick.
I like the one from VSO:
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/image_resizer/
Since 2 years I'm using the free "Photo Gadget" by XemiComputers.
This software does the same job + is available in several langages (Portuguese / German / French / Spanish / Italian).
More info and download :
http://www.xemico.com/photogadget/freeware.html
Prish image resizer is another clone of the XP Power toy resizer. It works quite well in Vista and Windows 7.
http://prishcom.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!6A6A204ABDF15411!128.entry
I've been using this Power tToy for many years and find it so easy to use and also very quick. Can DEFINITELY recommend it to anyone.
It's a clone (for Vista) of the Power Toy of the same name for Windows XP.
The Power Toys for XP sure add a lot of functionality to XP.
I have been using the Power Toy resizer for years but recently I've noticed the results are pretty low quality. I think it's because I've been working with larger images more recently, especially when emailing them. Back when I used to resize to 800x600 for emailing they seemed fine.
The XnView Shell Extension also does this easily.
I use Xnview, I'll have to add that. Thanks.
For increasing photo size with the best outcome, use Photozoom Pro 2.
I see they now have 3 out. Will have to check it out. I have used it for years.
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the old and still free Irfan View works just fine for most GFX.
"While I was searching for a program that would sort images by their resolution"
Windows Explorer can do it itself. All you have to do is: Right-click (Empty space within the folder with images) > Arrange Icons By > Dimensions.
*Note: This will not work if you did Apply to All Folders on a folder without images already. Only tested on XP.
I was looking to sort images that are in folders. Each folder contains images of the same size, but not every folder contains the same size images. Folder A has 1280 x 960, Folder B has 1600 x 1200 and so forth.
I'll give the Arrange Icons by Dimensions a try on the folders. I know it works with individual images inside a directory of folder, maybe it will work on the folders as well.
WIll not always resize to desired size. I tried to resize an image from 1024 x768 to 1920x1080 and it would not do it.
Click on "Advanced' then, uncheck "Make images smaller, but not larger"
I don't know what program would resize something from that small to that large and still retain quality.
If there is one, I have bunches of images I would love to resize for desktop backgrounds.
I've never tried it but there was a program on Freeware Genius the other day called SmillaEnlarger that "enables enlarging/magnifying bitmap images in high quality." See http://www.freewaregenius.com/2009/08/03/smillaenlarger-free-tool-produc...
Very interesting program, I'm going to have to try that one.
Yes, better than normal resizer, not seeing the pixels from the enlarged image. Can't get to the original or true quality, but a better quality.
Nope. I don't think logically it's possible, unless the program is able to calculate what are the missing dots in between and put them back :>)
I note that it resizes the image in proportion.
If you enlarge it from 1024x768, it will only do it to 1440x1080, keeping the proportion ratio of 1.3333
Similarly, when I want a thumbnail of 200px in width from 1024x768, I'll enter 200, and let 768 remain in the custom box, it will resize to 200x150.
So much better if the program offers an option to resize by proportion, stretch or even crop to the size required.
I seem to have the same problem. It will reduce or enlarge but it doesn't seem to bother scalling the images. Since my Paint and Irfanview apps have pretty much the same problem except with a lot of bells and whistles, Easiest Image Resizing Ever seems to be nothing more than another unnecessary bloatware on my system. That is unless I am missing something.
Charlie
Those are useful features to be sure. This is better suited for quick and easy resizing when you don't need something specific. Basically, its a Unitasker. :)
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