Making pictures smaller in size in jpeg

[Trappeur]

What company could I download here to make my pictures smaller.  I don't have any company already on my computer.  I used to use Photobucket but no more since they charge and it was a huge production to make just 1 picture smaller.   I'm not computer savvy...something simple.

 

My computer is Windows 7 Home Premium.  Also I would like a resize that can edit too.  I googled resizer and there is a bricelam.net.

 

Trappeur

Edited January 22, 2018 by Trappeur

[Jcandleattic]

You can open your pic in paint mode, resize it while keeping the ratios in tact, then save it as a .jpg or whatever it originally was. 

[Sponiebr]

Hey Trapp, 

Several things can make this easier for you, well, sorta. 
First you should get GIMP 2.8.22.   GIMP is a free, open source code (meaning they don't hide and lock the computer programming code so anyone can modify it to suit their own needs) graphics design software suite. (Did I mention it's FREE?) 

You can download GIMP for Windows here: 
https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v2.8/windows/gimp-2.8.22-setup.exe

GIMP is a POWERFUL image manipulation package, BUT it (there's no NICE way of saying it) it's A MASSIVE PAIN IN THE BUTT to use. But, it's open source so there are photoshop, um, "themes?" that you can add to it so that it behaves like photoshop.  It's a tad tedious, but I can step you through the process once you actually get GIMP. 

I'm a Linux guy, but I use GIMP with the Photoshop overlay exclusively for all of my image work. 

So, GET IT.

Next there are some smaller more lightweight utility applications that can help you resize photos a little more easily, more like windows photo editor. 

 I like gThumb but I don't really know if you can use it in windows. Here's the link for the tarball. Again it's free and you might try it and see if windows can figure out tarball compression. if not let me know and I'll fuggure out some sort of workaround. 

https://sourceforge.net/projects/gthumb/files/latest/download


Cheers,

Sponiebr
Malum incarnatus Ideas

 

[Trappeur]

25 minutes ago, Jcandleattic said:

You can open your pic in paint mode, resize it while keeping the ratios in tact, then save it as a .jpg or whatever it originally was. 

Oh geeze I never did understand what paint was all about.

 

Ok I was able to open it but then I'm lost on what to do next?

I just want my pictures made smaller so I can put here on the forum or send in emails.  The box is asking for sizes and I haven't a clue?

 

You see I just want to click resize smaller....and don't want to have to pick sizes cause I don't know what sizes are about really  Does that make sense?.

 

 

 

Trappeur

[Trappeur]

So in other words can I get a down sizer for "dummy's"...(me)

 

Trappeur

[Trappeur]

17 minutes ago, Sponiebr said:

Hey Trapp, 

Several things can make this easier for you, well, sorta. 
First you should get GIMP 2.8.22.   GIMP is a free, open source code (meaning they don't hide and lock the computer programming code so anyone can modify it to suit their own needs) graphics design software suite. (Did I mention it's FREE?) 

You can download GIMP for Windows here: 
https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v2.8/windows/gimp-2.8.22-setup.exe

GIMP is a POWERFUL image manipulation package, BUT it (there's no NICE way of saying it) it's A MASSIVE PAIN IN THE BUTT to use. But, it's open source so there are photoshop, um, "themes?" that you can add to it so that it behaves like photoshop.  It's a tad tedious, but I can step you through the process once you actually get GIMP. 

I'm a Linux guy, but I use GIMP with the Photoshop overlay exclusively for all of my image work. 

So, GET IT.

Next there are some smaller more lightweight utility applications that can help you resize photos a little more easily, more like windows photo editor. 

 I like gThumb but I don't really know if you can use it in windows. Here's the link for the tarball. Again it's free and you might try it and see if windows can figure out tarball compression. if not let me know and I'll fuggure out some sort of workaround. 

https://sourceforge.net/projects/gthumb/files/latest/download


Cheers,

Sponiebr
Malum incarnatus Ideas

 

Omgosh, Sponie,....so get it? ehe??? This looks like a nightmare waiting to happen.  I really am a dummy in this area....I sure as heck don't know what gThumb is no less what in heck is a tarbell?   Sounds nasty to me....What did you say you offer classes? lol  Golly geesh!

 

Trappeur

[Chronic_Sniffer]

Assuming you clicked File>Open, and you have your large image.

 

When you hit the resize button in Paint menu (right below Crop), you are presented with 2 sets of options - resize and skew.

 

Ignore skew for now. Under resize, you have a box 'maintain aspect ratio'. Keep this checked.

 

At the top, if you keep it set to percentages, not pixels, you can just enter the percentage you want it downsized to in one of the boxes. 

 

With the aspect ratio checked, both boxes will change.

 

Click OK, and you should see a smaller image on the canvas.

 

Now, just File>Save and you will have your downsized image.

Edited January 22, 2018 by Chronic_Sniffer

[Jcandleattic]

Exactly what Chroni Sniffer said. 

[Sponiebr]

@Trappeur

1 hour ago, Chronic_Sniffer said:

Assuming you clicked File>Open, and you have your large image.

 

When you hit the resize button in Paint menu (right below Crop), you are presented with 2 sets of options - resize and skew.

 

Ignore skew for now. Under resize, you have a box 'maintain aspect ratio'. Keep this checked.

 

At the top, if you keep it set to percentages, not pixels, you can just enter the percentage you want it downsized to in one of the boxes. 

 

With the aspect ratio checked, both boxes will change.

 

Click OK, and you should see a smaller image on the canvas.

 

Now, just File>Save and you will have your downsized image.

Chronic's right, you can use MS Paint to resize images as well. I'm pretty sure WIN7HP has paint. 

[birdcharm]

I just read an article the other night that offered some alternatives for photo hosting websites, so I'll share some of the info here.

 

One of the the sites is:

http://postimages.org/

 

Some of the others that were shared in the article:

 

http://imageshack.us/
https://cubeupload.com/
https://vgy.me/
http://www.freeimagehosting...

http://www.ezphotoshare.com
http://www.imgbox.com
https://freephotoupload.com