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On occassion we come across free programs that may be of interest to our DIS community and like to pass this information along.
Many users like to post photos, either in a specific posting, or as part of their signatures, but do not have a photo editing software program which gives them the capability to resize a photo, or to set it's compression (file size).
The DIS boards has specific guidelines for photo sizes when posted. For example, in the DIS Signature Guidelines you'll see that photos in a signature may not be more than 550 pixels wide by 200 pixels high. A maximum of 3 images can be used, and they cannot have a combined size of over 50K. All images count toward the maximum of three, except for Smiles. Images could be photos, countdown tickers, clipart, or any combination of images up to 3 maximum.
Normally photos are not twice as wide as they are high. The 550 width is allowed so that countdown tickers may be displayed. Your typical photo might be something like 300 pixels wide by 200 pixels high, or 250x200, or even 200x200 if it's a square photo. In no case may it exceed 200 pixels high.
You must size your photo properly before uploading it to your server. This is usually done through some type of photo editing software, but not all software has a resize capability. We know of a very nice free program that can be used to resize a photo and also, if necessary, set it's compression (file size).
The program is named PIXresizer, and was created by David De Groot. It is very simple to use and has good directions. A screenshot of the program is shown below:
This is not an endorsement of any kind, but only an informational post in the event you are interested in looking for something you can use.
The program will resize, and set compression settings, (and optionally, change format) only. It cannot be used to crop, reduce red-eye, change colors, etc.
If you would like to check out this program, or download it, you will find information about it HERE
Many users like to post photos, either in a specific posting, or as part of their signatures, but do not have a photo editing software program which gives them the capability to resize a photo, or to set it's compression (file size).
The DIS boards has specific guidelines for photo sizes when posted. For example, in the DIS Signature Guidelines you'll see that photos in a signature may not be more than 550 pixels wide by 200 pixels high. A maximum of 3 images can be used, and they cannot have a combined size of over 50K. All images count toward the maximum of three, except for Smiles. Images could be photos, countdown tickers, clipart, or any combination of images up to 3 maximum.
Normally photos are not twice as wide as they are high. The 550 width is allowed so that countdown tickers may be displayed. Your typical photo might be something like 300 pixels wide by 200 pixels high, or 250x200, or even 200x200 if it's a square photo. In no case may it exceed 200 pixels high.
You must size your photo properly before uploading it to your server. This is usually done through some type of photo editing software, but not all software has a resize capability. We know of a very nice free program that can be used to resize a photo and also, if necessary, set it's compression (file size).
The program is named PIXresizer, and was created by David De Groot. It is very simple to use and has good directions. A screenshot of the program is shown below:
This is not an endorsement of any kind, but only an informational post in the event you are interested in looking for something you can use.
The program will resize, and set compression settings, (and optionally, change format) only. It cannot be used to crop, reduce red-eye, change colors, etc.
If you would like to check out this program, or download it, you will find information about it HERE
