Needing to enlarge that dick pic so you can actually see it?So.
I run a roleplay group and am now required to resize SO MANY FUCKING PICTURES to fit into an html layout (for like members and stuff). Now. It's a pain in my ASS to resize images and have it A) not take forever and B) not have them look stretched and fucked up.
Help. Me. I can't be wasting so many hours just trying to resize images. There has to be a better way.
And I don't know where to put this thread. :/
AHAAAA.Needing to enlarge that dick pic so you can actually see it?
I'm resizing so they'll fit.Are you resizing so they’ll fit, or to reduce bandwidth?
Because if it’s just to make them fit you might want to simply tell the browser what size to display them at.
What are you using to write your webpages?
If you really do need to resize them I recommend the paint.net program for windows. Resizing is pretty quick an easy in there.
Again, it's the 180 x 248 that makes me cry because I need those exact dimensions or the image boxes will not line up or will look off. I tried to be lackadaisical before - letting the dimensions be off by a few pixels and it messes them lining up - if that makes sense.On most resizing functions, you can tell it to lock the aspect ratio, and that'll keep it from squishing/stretching.
You might not end up with the exact dimensions you want, based on the original ratio, but you should get something that'll fit.
What are you currently using?
Awesome. Is that in paint somewhere or...where would I find this thing?Yes, the feature you are looking for is some way to lock the ratio/constrain the proportions. Sometimes it's a checkbox, sometimes it's just a little picture of a chain or lock you have to click to enable.
--Patrick
Thanks, Gas! You may have just saved me hours of tedious clicking to resize all of the photos I've taken since like... October.
The website doesn't seem to have that option, you'd have to do the calculations by hand and then use the % option to come closest.Awesome. Is that in paint somewhere or...where would I find this thing?
Yep. Which is what I've been doing. So there is no easy fix is what I'm getting. To get the exact ratio I need, I have to keep cropping the images like I have been in order to get it to the right dimensions for resizing.The website doesn't seem to have that option, you'd have to do the calculations by hand and then use the % option to come closest.
Paint does have the option, it's a box marked "maintain aspect ratio" when you select the option to resize an image...
BUT
...you are going to run into issues because the part nobody tells you is that in order to get an image to end up at exactly 180x248 when you are done resizing, you have to start with an image that is exactly 360x496 or 90x124 or 1800x2480 or 270x372...basically your starting image MUST always be one where the height (whatever it might be) is exactly 38% (ratio of 1.377777...) larger than the width. And if it isn't, it's going to be up to you to crop the original image to fit that ratio (or pad the sides/top&bottom with some sort of letterboxing/pillarboxing filler) before you resize it.
--Patrick
Right. Sorry. Best you can do is crop 'em all to be some multiple of the right dimensions, drop 'em in a folder, then use the batch plugin to go through all the images in the folder to grow/shrink them to be the exact pixel dimensions.there is no easy fix is what I'm getting. To get the exact ratio I need, I have to keep cropping the images like I have been in order to get it to the right dimensions for resizing.
Nah, it's okay. Thanks anyway.Right. Sorry. Best you can do is crop 'em all to be some multiple of the right dimensions, drop 'em in a folder, then use the batch plugin to go through all the images in the folder to grow/shrink them to be the exact pixel dimensions.
If you have access to a graphics program that can do layers (like GIMP), you might try making a black layer that has a 180x248 empty hole in it, then putting the picture you want to resize on the layer beneath that, so you can grow/shrink your image until you get it framed exactly the way you want, then crop it to fit the hole? This will probably require you to learn how to use a new program, though. Sorry I don't have any I JUST NEED IT DONE NOW kind of solution.
--Patrick
Awesome. Is that in paint somewhere or...where would I find this thing?
This is why I mentioned you can batch crop according to aspect ratio in FastStone. Run the batch crop at 1.8:2.48 aspect ratio, then run the batch resize and you're done. The big problem there is if your subject matter is off-center, the resulting crop might look askew.Yep. Which is what I've been doing. So there is no easy fix is what I'm getting. To get the exact ratio I need, I have to keep cropping the images like I have been in order to get it to the right dimensions for resizing.
I second (or maybe third) the idea of putting the responsibility on them to resize their images before submitting them to you [DOUBLEPOST=1506561930,1506561807][/DOUBLEPOST]I realize that isn't super helpful, but all the advice I would have given has been givenNah, it's okay. Thanks anyway.
Members change often, so it's just annoying for me to spend so much time cropping/resizing images since there's SO MANY all at once. But, no worries.
Haha, no no, it's all good. Thank you!I second (or maybe third) the idea of putting the responsibility on them to resize their images before submitting them to you [DOUBLEPOST=1506561930,1506561807][/DOUBLEPOST]I realize that isn't super helpful, but all the advice I would have given has been given
That's perfect, save for the cost.Oh, that reminds me. I believe Adobe Lightroom can batch crop where you can adjust the crop location (step 3). Then run another batch resize after. You can download a trial version here, which is the full version that is active for seven days. Or you can "buy" it for $10/month. Really should have mentioned this first, but I completely forgot about it.