hey guys, I know it’s not really board related but it kinda is!!! how the heck can I make my pics on my computer small enough to get on threads??? I’m very computer illiterate so any help would be hugely appreciated! I have already started my hollow wooden and am hanging to get some progress pics on here!!! please help me!!!
cheers El Robbo
there used to be a thread at the top of the forum for this …
…now , where’s it’s gone ???
ben
here’s an old thread …
http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=203668;search_string=posting%20photos;#203668
Google " Ifranview, download and click resize/resample or use ‘paint’ and click the sketch skew option.
…FOUND IT !!
[it had been moved to the “using swaylocks” section …
hope this helps ya mate !
ben
This is what Ben sent me, real simple and easy to follow.
Good luck.
From: chipfish61
Date Sent:
Aug 21, 2005, 10:35 PM
shall I call you ‘John’ , then ?
thanks for the info !
um…photos …
do you have a programme like “photo studio 5” on your computer ?
If so , once your photos are stored [“my documents/ my pictures” , or whatever …
[file]
[open]
click onto the photo you want
in the next column , click onto
[edit]
[image size]
…reduce the photo to , say , 300 x 400 pixels…
[okay]
click onto
[file] column again …
[save as ] …pick a name, if it’s not named already …if it’s already named , you’ll have to rename [like , add a one to the title , or something] , as you are basically duplicating an already existing shot , but in a smaller , postable size …
[save] …you’re done …
when the photo is back where it belongs [eg: “my pictures” ]…just click on it , and check that the size is under 87kb, so it will post at sways …
hope this helps mate !!
ben
…it’s worth getting that "photo studio 5 " programme , I reckon …I’d have to ask where my mate ( who very kindly set all this up for me ) got it from …hopefully , it may be free ? off the net ?
…do you know any computer whizz type guys there who could help you get 'p.s.5 , or ‘microsoft photo editor’ , maybe ?
…" FUEL your stoke "…
Be honest with ya, I have used 'em all, have several, but I still use Irfanview for 90% of my quick-and-dirty image work. www.irfanview.com
It’s easy to learn, relatively speaking, fairly compact and free.
XnView is similar and useful for some of the less-used operating systems.
Running Linux? Okay, try the GIMP ( Graphics Image Manipulating Program ) which is kinda tough to learn but has more zip than the big and expensive items like the highly overrated Photoshop.
hope that’s of use
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