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PROGMAN

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Topic: 200 x 200 JPEG images
Posted: November 08 2005 at 07:54

If I find any albums missing from the Archives I sometimes will add them using the "Add Albums" feature, but when I upload the images for example the album cover, it asks for 200 pixels size and in the format of JPG only, the problem is that when I enlarge or decrese the original size the picture looks a bit too pixely or distorted, how can I resize the Jpeg picture to 200 pixels succesfully, what am I doing wrong?.

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Posted: November 08 2005 at 14:10

Ok,first of all if you are merely using thumbnails of the album covers you will get pixelation if you manipulate them. So use larger file sizes and reduce them.

I use Paint shop pro to resize the image to 200 pixels wide.

You can down load The Gimp a free opensource image manipulation tool from:

http://www.gimp.org/

Irfanview that Fitz mentions below is probably easier to use and more suitable for the job.

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Posted: November 09 2005 at 08:27

Another tool for resizing images (as well as performing a lot of other image manipulations) is the excellent freeware utility Irfanview (http://www.irfanview.com/) which is also a fast viewer of all sorts of images files and video files. It also plays all sorts of audio files (it can even play OGG Vorbis).

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Posted: December 08 2005 at 09:52

Irfan view is very good-I've been trying it since Fitz first mentioned it!

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PROGMAN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: February 03 2004 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 2664	Topic: 200 x 200 JPEG images Posted: November 08 2005 at 07:54
	If I find any albums missing from the Archives I sometimes will add them using the "Add Albums" feature, but when I upload the images for example the album cover, it asks for 200 pixels size and in the format of JPG only, the problem is that when I enlarge or decrese the original size the picture looks a bit too pixely or distorted, how can I resize the Jpeg picture to 200 pixels succesfully, what am I doing wrong?.
	CYMRU AM BYTH

Tony R Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: July 16 2004 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 11979	Posted: November 08 2005 at 14:10
	Ok,first of all if you are merely using thumbnails of the album covers you will get pixelation if you manipulate them. So use larger file sizes and reduce them. I use Paint shop pro to resize the image to 200 pixels wide. You can down load The Gimp a free opensource image manipulation tool from: http://www.gimp.org/ Irfanview that Fitz mentions below is probably easier to use and more suitable for the job. Edited by Tony R

Fitzcarraldo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 30 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1835	Posted: November 09 2005 at 08:27
	Another tool for resizing images (as well as performing a lot of other image manipulations) is the excellent freeware utility Irfanview (http://www.irfanview.com/) which is also a fast viewer of all sorts of images files and video files. It also plays all sorts of audio files (it can even play OGG Vorbis).

Tony R Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: July 16 2004 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 11979	Posted: December 08 2005 at 09:52
	Irfan view is very good-I've been trying it since Fitz first mentioned it!