How to reduce/resize photo for posting?

[coody]

Having posted a photo on the message board, but the picture is too large. Does anyone know how to reduce or resize the photo for posting it on the message board or forum?

[guns1inger]

It can't be done. Once an image is created, it is fixed at whatever size it was created at. You cannot change it. Physics doesn't allow it. You will have to take the photo again at a smaller size. Perhaps with a smaller camera ?

Or you could print it out and take a photo from a long way away to make it look smaller.

[redwudz]

I use MS Paint most times. Pictures from my camera I reduce to 25% to post here. Most other graphics programs have similar settings. Our forum software will reduce them also, but I have better luck doing it with a graphics program first.

A bit more advanced program like the freeware The Gimp: http://www.gimp.org/ or my favorite, IrfanView: http://www.irfanview.com/, would be good choices with many more options. Or if you have lots of cash, the payware Photoshop.

[minidv2dvd]

hehe - you really don't like him do you, g.s.?

this is a video board, but i suppose a photo is at least somewhat related. any photo imaging software can resize a photo it's about as basic as it gets......

[coody]

I use MS Paint most times. Pictures from my camera I reduce to 25% to post here. Most other graphics programs have similar settings. Our forum software will reduce them also, but I have better luck doing it with a graphics program first.

A bit more advanced program like the freeware The Gimp: http://www.gimp.org/ or my favorite, IrfanView: http://www.irfanview.com/, would be good choices with many more options. Or if you have lots of cash, the payware Photoshop.

Having known the MS Paint can reduce the picture size but the image quality will lose. Is it possible to change the image size by coding on the message board/forum or resizing the picture before posting is the only way to get the right size of the picture on the message board?

[poisondeathray]

Resizing before is the only sure way for it to work properly on every board

Some boards have extended display options, or may even resize it for you. Some will flat out reject it if it doesn't meet the criteria.

[redwudz]

800 X 600 pixels is usually safe everywhere. Or 1024 X 768 pixels. From there on, you might get resized by the boards software. I think Baldrick increased the max size to 900 X 700? here. Not sure about the vertical size, it may still be ~600 vertical. Above that, I believe the VH forum software will resize. Usually you will get better quality if you resize yourself.

If you R click on a image here, then select 'Properties', you should get the size of the image.

[stiltman]

Having posted a photo on the message board, but the picture is too large. Does anyone know how to reduce or resize the photo for posting it on the message board or forum?

OK you can stop yanking everyone's chain now.
It's getting tiresome

[guns1inger]

hehe - you really don't like him do you, g.s.?

this is a video board, but i suppose a photo is at least somewhat related. any photo imaging software can resize a photo it's about as basic as it gets......

It's not a matter of not liking. But nobody can be this consistently moronic without it being a stitch up.

From now on, ask a dumb question, get an appropriate answer.

[coody]

OK you can stop yanking everyone's chain now.
It's getting tiresome

Why did you not get away before getting tiresome?

[Xylob the Destroyer]

Have you tried using your USB magic wand or some pixie pixel dust?

[jimdagys]

If you have the pictures installed on your USB memory stick, you could try sawing the memory stick in half: this should halve the size of the pictures.

[johns0]

I learned how to resize a photo 10 years ago,how do you save them?

[stiltman]

If you have the pictures installed on your USB memory stick, you could try sawing the memory stick in half: this should halve the size of the pictures.

Dude! that's not nearly the best way of doing. You lose too many pixels right off the bat.
You're better off only cutting a 1/4 or 1/3 off first. Then you check it.
Once you cut it, you can't get it back, well not unless you buy the professional mending USB glue. That stuff cost some bucks!