need a photo resize program

arnie · #1 03-09-2008, 01:24 PM

Can anyone recommend an inexpensive or free program that will allow me to resize picture files and change the physical size for printing? I would like to print patterns for band sawing of carving blanks to a predetermined size. Arnie

Iowa Carver · #2 03-09-2008, 01:43 PM

I have used the following photo editing software (free) for quite a few years. Neat little program.

http://www.irfanview.com/

Corey

Keoma · #3 03-09-2008, 04:23 PM

I just use my photoshop
it's worked great for me. And I already had it on the puter! even better!

Thomp · #4 03-09-2008, 10:44 PM

microsoft resizer part of the power toys Free on microsoft site, theres a direct link on the board somewhere search for resizer it will be in the results i think theres 4 threads that deal with it

arnie · #5 03-09-2008, 11:39 PM

the irfanview link is for the two cows site. I got a virus from that site last year trying to download the same program and had to do a drastic system recovery to save my computer. The toys from Microsoft aren't vista compatible. Thanks anyway still looking,Arnie

arnie · #6 03-10-2008, 12:52 AM

I down loaded a trial version of rapid resizer ( a advertiser in WCI ) It's 39.95. I have been playing with it and it looks promising for printing patterns to saw blanks but it wont resize photos for posting or email,still looking. Arnie

Marci MN · #7 03-10-2008, 01:13 AM

Arnie, I have Paint Shop Pro 7 in my puter and its what I use. I can square around the pattern and type in the exact height of pattern that I want and it will print out that way resizing the whole pattern equally. I also use it to resize pix for in here WCI , just type in the pixel widths and save as is.

M.

Thomp · #8 03-10-2008, 07:30 PM

try this for microsoft powertoy resizer
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx

if you got vista your on your own,

arnie · #9 03-10-2008, 10:37 PM

Thomas I have vista durn it, I took Corey's suggestion of irfanview and finally found a site other than two cows to download a copy. It will work to resize for posting but I not sure about the learning curve. I liked and bought the resize program I mentioned earlier,very easy to use and will be nice to print band saw patterns.Thanks every one for the tips,Arnie