I got a digital camera for christmas!

staceyv · 01-05-2005, 04:08 PM

forget it...i can't upload my pistures because the files are too big and I have no idea how to fix that. oh well...

Happy Monkey · 01-05-2005, 04:28 PM

To take pictures specifically for posting, just turn the resolution down to 640x480/low to medium quality, and you should be fine. To shrink a full size image, I like to use The Gimp, though I'm sure there's some nifty minimal utility to do the job.

404Error · 01-05-2005, 04:59 PM

The best digital image utility I've used to date is Irfanview. It's quick and easy to use, small download, and it's free too!

Other than that, you can always open your picture in MS Paint, click on the image menu and follow these directions. Once you've resized the picture click on the file menu and save the image. Easy!

SteveDallas · 01-05-2005, 05:17 PM

I second irfanview. Always shoot at the highest resolution that's practical given your camera & memory card. It'll still look good if you have to shrink it, but if you have to blow up a small image you'll get image degradation.

richlevy · 01-05-2005, 09:16 PM

I can't say enough nice things about Irfanview. I have lots of full-featured programs, but nothing will shrink and change the JPG quality in batch mode like Irfanview. You could turn a long list of 750K files from a 3.1 megapixel camera into 60K files for e-mailing and Cellar posting.

It's one of the best freeware photo apps out there.

staceyv · 01-08-2005, 11:46 AM

I think I figured it out! (okay, my husband told me how...) I'll put more pictures in later, We have to go grocery shopping...this one is me singing karaoke on christmas night.

staceyv · 01-08-2005, 11:51 AM

oops, that last one was too big.

staceyv · 01-08-2005, 11:52 AM

okay, I think I have it. Arsen on New Year's Eve

staceyv · 01-08-2005, 11:55 AM

okay, one more try. I'm still trying to figure out the best size and quality and all that for uploading. Here's me with my son:

richlevy · 01-08-2005, 02:01 PM

You know your husband looks a little like Robert Downey Jr. No wait, it is Robert Downey Jr. Run! Run for your life!

staceyv · 01-08-2005, 04:51 PM

staceyv · 01-08-2005, 04:54 PM

I say he looks like john mayer:

staceyv · 01-08-2005, 05:38 PM

or maybe the Cable Guy?

xoxoxoBruce · 01-08-2005, 09:34 PM

Somebody likes blue.

404Error · 01-08-2005, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by staceyv

I say he looks like john mayer:

Is that money on the sofa for him to keep playing...or to quit?

01-05-2005, 04:08 PM	#1
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	I got a digital camera for christmas! forget it...i can't upload my pistures because the files are too big and I have no idea how to fix that. oh well... Last edited by staceyv; 01-05-2005 at 04:10 PM. Reason: picture didn't work

01-05-2005, 04:28 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	To take pictures specifically for posting, just turn the resolution down to 640x480/low to medium quality, and you should be fine. To shrink a full size image, I like to use The Gimp, though I'm sure there's some nifty minimal utility to do the job. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-05-2005, 04:59 PM	#3
404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	The best digital image utility I've used to date is Irfanview. It's quick and easy to use, small download, and it's free too! Other than that, you can always open your picture in MS Paint, click on the image menu and follow these directions. Once you've resized the picture click on the file menu and save the image. Easy! __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

01-05-2005, 09:16 PM	#5
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I can't say enough nice things about Irfanview. I have lots of full-featured programs, but nothing will shrink and change the JPG quality in batch mode like Irfanview. You could turn a long list of 750K files from a 3.1 megapixel camera into 60K files for e-mailing and Cellar posting. It's one of the best freeware photo apps out there. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

01-08-2005, 11:46 AM	#6
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	I think I figured it out! (okay, my husband told me how...) I'll put more pictures in later, We have to go grocery shopping...this one is me singing karaoke on christmas night. Attached Images

01-05-2005, 05:17 PM	#4
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I second irfanview. Always shoot at the highest resolution that's practical given your camera & memory card. It'll still look good if you have to shrink it, but if you have to blow up a small image you'll get image degradation.

01-08-2005, 11:51 AM	#7
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	oops, that last one was too big. Attached Images

01-08-2005, 11:52 AM	#8
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	okay, I think I have it. Arsen on New Year's Eve Attached Images

01-08-2005, 11:55 AM	#9
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	okay, one more try. I'm still trying to figure out the best size and quality and all that for uploading. Here's me with my son: Attached Images

01-08-2005, 02:01 PM	#10
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	You know your husband looks a little like Robert Downey Jr. No wait, it is Robert Downey Jr. Run! Run for your life! __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama Last edited by richlevy; 01-08-2005 at 02:09 PM.

01-08-2005, 04:51 PM	#11
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	Attached Images

01-08-2005, 04:54 PM	#12
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	I say he looks like john mayer: Attached Images

01-08-2005, 05:38 PM	#13
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	or maybe the Cable Guy? Attached Images

01-08-2005, 09:34 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Somebody likes blue. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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