Quick size - Technical Question

[Sarah Kelly]

just downloaded Quicksize !bow! and was feeling ever so pleased with myself until i got to the bit that says .... Scaling and Jpeg Quality ????? Er, " use a good exfoliant " and " top " are probably the wrong answers so, any advice,love ya for it ... Sarah!doh!Kelly ..

[myson]

Sarah,
I haven't got Quicksize myself so I Googled it (don't worry, I cleared up afterwards !laugh!).

Looking at the download page for it I would presume the following to be correct answers to your enquiries.

1. Scaling: This would relate to the size you want the resized photos to be in relation to the original photo size (height x width). So, setting this to 50% would result in a photo half the size of the original.
2. Jpeg Quality: This relates to the amount of "Compression" the photo is subjected to. The more the compression the lower the quality. Setting this to 100 would mean zero or minimum compression so gives the best quality. It's normally accepted to never go below about 60 for compression. However, the higher the quality, the larger the filesize is so it's sometimes a compromise between quality and filesize.

Hope this helps Sarah and is slightly clearer than mud? !grin!

Myson
!oldie!

[Sarah Kelly]

Cheers hun.. !happy! ... would you be able to answer my next question- whats the best thing to use for watermarking pics,in batches...? Much lv..Sarah Kellyxxx Discovered by Myson !wink!

[sparky]

This was asked a while ago

[myson]

Sarah,
You are very welcome re that Quicksize program !wink!

However, as you now want to be able to do something else with your photos might I suggest that you dump Quicksize (ok, it was a freebie) and splash out on Photoshop Elements 8.
Elements 8 is able to resize and watermark photos (singlyand in batches) all in one pass. Plus, once you get into it, it can do all manner of things for your photos.
It ain't that expensive either. It's usually round the ?70.00 mark but Amazon have it on offer for ?48.97 (or for ?98.49 bundled with Premiere Elements 8 which can be used for editing HD video). Take a look here .

Myson
!oldie!

[Sarah Kelly]

Cheers sparky,thats most helpfull... and myson ... Various togs and producers will have the benefit of shooting a de stressed,reliable,pofessional sarah...as you have saved me SOOOOO much agro wading thru various techy stuff...!thumbsup!

[videokim]

Hi Sarah

I use a little Prog called Pic-Resizer its fast to convert pics in any format.

[myson]

You know that you are more than welcome Sarah !happy!.

Myson
!oldie!

[planeterotica]

I use Irfanview its free and easy !wink!

[Sarah Kelly]

cheers for the extra pointers guys- before i get stuck in, do either of these downsize in batches as oppossed to singularly and can either watermark? dunno where id be wi out you (well i do ... id be up on a manslaughter charge due to " extreme technical provocation" ) loving you , muchly xxx