Here’s an easy way to resize your photos using free software, and minimal skills.
You’ll need Irfanview, a free photo viewer and editor, and Paintbrush which is installed in all installations of windows.
http://www.irfanview.com/
This works best with downsizing larger pictures, but can also be used to make them bigger. But, making them bigger will often result in a lose of quality (pixilation due to not enough detail for a zoom in). It just depends on your source.
First, open your picture with Irfanview.
Now we want to size this one down, so Zoom Out 4 or more times. You can actually zoom so far out as to make your own Avatars. Next, hit Alt+PrtScr (Print Screen) to grab a snapshot of this window.
Next, open Paintbrush. The easiest way is to open the Run box and type in “pbrush” which will start the program.
Paste the screenshot of Irfanview.
Once it is there, use the cropping tool to select the part of the photo you want to use. Once selected, hit Ctrl+C to copy this selection.
Now start a new file with Pbrush, and paste what you cropped. Save it off, and you now have a resized and cropped photo. When you save, make sure to save it as a JPEG. PaintBrush defaults to BMP, and BMP files are huge. So make sure to change it to JPEG.
You’ll need Irfanview, a free photo viewer and editor, and Paintbrush which is installed in all installations of windows.
http://www.irfanview.com/
This works best with downsizing larger pictures, but can also be used to make them bigger. But, making them bigger will often result in a lose of quality (pixilation due to not enough detail for a zoom in). It just depends on your source.
First, open your picture with Irfanview.
Now we want to size this one down, so Zoom Out 4 or more times. You can actually zoom so far out as to make your own Avatars. Next, hit Alt+PrtScr (Print Screen) to grab a snapshot of this window.
Next, open Paintbrush. The easiest way is to open the Run box and type in “pbrush” which will start the program.
Paste the screenshot of Irfanview.
Once it is there, use the cropping tool to select the part of the photo you want to use. Once selected, hit Ctrl+C to copy this selection.
Now start a new file with Pbrush, and paste what you cropped. Save it off, and you now have a resized and cropped photo. When you save, make sure to save it as a JPEG. PaintBrush defaults to BMP, and BMP files are huge. So make sure to change it to JPEG.