newbie question

I have searched for jpeg compression programs, even downloaded a couple
and tried them out, but can't seem to get them to work for me.

I've used Nikon's Nikon View4 software to load image files at different
resolutions (same as taken, 1040x728, 640x480, etc... numbers not
exact) and that's what I really need, but the software is clunky and
slow and doesn't work properly all the time.

I've used Nikon's PictureProject software and could not find any option
to let me change the resolution at the time of uploading photos from
the memory card to the computer.

I'd also like to find a simple way to crop digital images, preferably
just a click and drag rectangle that allows you to specify the part of
the full image that you want to save as the new, cropped image.

So, if I load my images as taken, (fine, large jpegs that average about
2mb each) what is your recommendation for software that would quickly,
easily, and simply allow me to compress a chosen image to a smaller
size (specifically, 640x480 for easy web posting and viewing) and crop
anything I don't want in the image?

Thank in advance for your suggestions.

C.T.

http://www.irfanview.com/

Photoshop Elements


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I'd also like to find a simple way to crop digital images, preferably
just a click and drag rectangle that allows you to specify the part of
the full image that you want to save as the new, cropped image.

So, if I load my images as taken, (fine, large jpegs that average about
2mb each) what is your recommendation for software that would quickly,
easily, and simply allow me to compress a chosen image to a smaller
size (specifically, 640x480 for easy web posting and viewing) and crop
anything I don't want in the image?

If all you want to do is quickly resize an image, Microsoft has a program in
their Powertoys set you can install for Windows XP free. Just right click
the photo you want to change, select Resize, and the program gives you a
number of selections to choose. It keeps your original the same, and
creates a copy in the size you want. I use it all the time for eBay
listings.


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I have searched for jpeg compression programs, even downloaded a couple
and tried them out, but can't seem to get them to work for me.

I've used Nikon's Nikon View4 software to load image files at different
resolutions (same as taken, 1040x728, 640x480, etc... numbers not
exact) and that's what I really need, but the software is clunky and
slow and doesn't work properly all the time.

I've used Nikon's PictureProject software and could not find any option
to let me change the resolution at the time of uploading photos from
the memory card to the computer.

I'd also like to find a simple way to crop digital images, preferably
just a click and drag rectangle that allows you to specify the part of
the full image that you want to save as the new, cropped image.

So, if I load my images as taken, (fine, large jpegs that average about
2mb each) what is your recommendation for software that would quickly,
easily, and simply allow me to compress a chosen image to a smaller
size (specifically, 640x480 for easy web posting and viewing) and crop
anything I don't want in the image?

Thank in advance for your suggestions.

C.T.

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I have searched for jpeg compression programs, even downloaded a couple
and tried them out, but can't seem to get them to work for me.

I've used Nikon's Nikon View4 software to load image files at different
resolutions (same as taken, 1040x728, 640x480, etc... numbers not
exact) and that's what I really need, but the software is clunky and
slow and doesn't work properly all the time.

I've used Nikon's PictureProject software and could not find any option
to let me change the resolution at the time of uploading photos from
the memory card to the computer.

I'd also like to find a simple way to crop digital images, preferably
just a click and drag rectangle that allows you to specify the part of
the full image that you want to save as the new, cropped image.

So, if I load my images as taken, (fine, large jpegs that average about
2mb each) what is your recommendation for software that would quickly,
easily, and simply allow me to compress a chosen image to a smaller
size (specifically, 640x480 for easy web posting and viewing) and crop
anything I don't want in the image?

Although I mainly use Nikon Capture 4 for editing & batch processing, the
free Picture Project Software will make easy work of batch resizing your
import of images to a choice of 7 popular resolutions at 5 compression
ratios. Just select the pictures you want and use file export jpeg/tiff.

Picture Project also has a good cropping tool.

I would not be without picture project as it is a very good tool for
organising & reviewing my collections, although it does not have the range
of advanced editing options of Nikon Capture.

On 20 Apr 2006 12:51:42 -0700, wrote:

I'd also like to find a simple way to crop digital images, preferably
just a click and drag rectangle that allows you to specify the part of
the full image that you want to save as the new, cropped image.

I suggest jpegcrop. It is freeware and the cropping is lossless. It can
also rotate losslessly, but I use IrfanView for that. Also freeware. See:

http://sylvana.net/jpegcrop/
http://irfanview.com/

So, if I load my images as taken, (fine, large jpegs that average about
2mb each) what is your recommendation for software that would quickly,
easily, and simply allow me to compress a chosen image to a smaller
size (specifically, 640x480 for easy web posting and viewing) and crop
anything I don't want in the image?

For resizing I use Easy Thumbnails. Again it is freeware. Find it at:
http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/index.php?2.8

I use its command line mode. I have my album building program call it. I
have an algorithm I derived that reduces the image, with the reduction
always by a number that divides into the dimensions evenly.

And card readers are cheap, and a convenient way to transfer the images to
you PC.

Don www.donwiss.com/pictures/ (e-mail link at page bottoms).

Don Wiss wrote
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On 20 Apr 2006 12:51:42 -0700, wrote:

I'd also like to find a simple way to crop digital images, preferably
just a click and drag rectangle that allows you to specify the part of
the full image that you want to save as the new, cropped image.

I suggest jpegcrop. It is freeware and the cropping is lossless. It can
also rotate losslessly, but I use IrfanView for that. Also freeware. See:

http://sylvana.net/jpegcrop/
http://irfanview.com/

Not to hijack this thread, but why does anyone use jpeg anymore,
especially once they are off the memory card? PNG has been out
over a decade, not to mention a number of other less
web-friendly formats. If you want tiny images for the web, and
GIF doesn't cut it, okay, but for serious photography, I have no
idea why you would ever work in jpeg if you could avoid it.


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Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR)
"The power of accurate observation is called cynicism by those
who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw

Randy Howard wrote:

Don Wiss wrote
(in article ):

On 20 Apr 2006 12:51:42 -0700, wrote:

I'd also like to find a simple way to crop digital images, preferably
just a click and drag rectangle that allows you to specify the part of
the full image that you want to save as the new, cropped image.

I suggest jpegcrop. It is freeware and the cropping is lossless. It can
also rotate losslessly, but I use IrfanView for that. Also freeware. See:

http://sylvana.net/jpegcrop/
http://irfanview.com/

Not to hijack this thread, but why does anyone use jpeg anymore,
especially once they are off the memory card? PNG has been out
over a decade, not to mention a number of other less
web-friendly formats. If you want tiny images for the web, and
GIF doesn't cut it, okay, but for serious photography, I have no
idea why you would ever work in jpeg if you could avoid it.

Very few cameras store images in PNG, and conversion from jpeg to another
format is lossy.

One can work in RAW of course, if one's camera stores as RAW, which some do
not, but there you can run into storage space limitations.

--
--John
to email, dial "usenet" and validate
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

J. Clarke wrote
(in article ):

Randy Howard wrote:

Don Wiss wrote
(in article ):

On 20 Apr 2006 12:51:42 -0700, wrote:

I'd also like to find a simple way to crop digital images, preferably
just a click and drag rectangle that allows you to specify the part of
the full image that you want to save as the new, cropped image.

I suggest jpegcrop. It is freeware and the cropping is lossless. It can
also rotate losslessly, but I use IrfanView for that. Also freeware. See:

http://sylvana.net/jpegcrop/
http://irfanview.com/

Not to hijack this thread, but why does anyone use jpeg anymore,
especially once they are off the memory card? PNG has been out
over a decade, not to mention a number of other less
web-friendly formats. If you want tiny images for the web, and
GIF doesn't cut it, okay, but for serious photography, I have no
idea why you would ever work in jpeg if you could avoid it.

Very few cameras store images in PNG, and conversion from jpeg to another
format is lossy.

I realize that.

One can work in RAW of course, if one's camera stores as RAW, which some do
not, but there you can run into storage space limitations.

I meant to say something about RAW, which is all I shoot in, but
left it out. I still see references from time to time which
make it appear that people with the capability to shoot RAW,
wind up converting to jpeg from RAW, which seems
counterintuitive, unless all you care about is consuming less
disk space, hence my post.



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Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR)
"The power of accurate observation is called cynicism by those
who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw

Randy Howard wrote:

I meant to say something about RAW, which is all I shoot in, but
left it out. I still see references from time to time which
make it appear that people with the capability to shoot RAW,
wind up converting to jpeg from RAW, which seems
counterintuitive, unless all you care about is consuming less
disk space, hence my post.

There are other reasons one might choose to shoot and have the camera
make the JPEGs and there are reasons one might convert to and save JPEGs.

That's not to say that those who work exclusively in RAW- TIFF, or PS
are wrong, nor wrongheaded.

Only the blind insistence that there's but one true path to good
photography is wrongheaded. But you'll find several adherents hereabouts
to any given singular view.


--
John McWilliams