True. It is a viewer with limited editing capabilities, but like I said, the
best viewer around and it will do what the OP wants. I took Micrografix out
years ago in favor of PaintShop Pro and Photoshop, but to each their own. Use
whatever you feel comfortable with.
--
George (Bindar Dundat)
This information is provided "AS IS"
It may even be wrong!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spam.asp
| I absolutely love Irfanview myself. The only drawback is.... it's a viewer
| only (okay, so it allows modifications to images, but not the same kind as
| graphic editors such as Micrografx (incidentaly, my favourite)).
|
| --
| Regards
|
| Steven Burn
| Ur I.T. Mate Group CEO
|
www.it-mate.co.uk
| | > Make that 3 votes. It is the best graphics viewer available but make sure
| to
| > also get the allplugins file while you are at it.
| >
| > --
| > George (Bindar Dundat)
| > This information is provided "AS IS"
| > It may even be wrong!
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spam.asp
| > | > | ok 2 votes for that so I'll try it thanks.
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | | > | > Have a look at this simple tool. You can re size the file.
| > | >
| > | > IrfanView
| > | > A compact freeware program that supports many formats, may be the only
| > | > graphics file viewer you need.
| > | >
http://www.irfanview.com/
| > | > --
| > | >
| > | > Henri Leboeuf
| > | > Web page:
http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/index.htm
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > >
| > | > > | > | > > > You could always install a copy of the software you use on your
| home
| > | PC,
| > | > > on
| > | > > > their PC?.
| > | > > > --
| > | > > > Regards
| > | > > >
| > | > > > Steven Burn
| > | > > > Ur I.T. Mate Group CEO
| > | > > >
www.it-mate.co.uk
| > | > >
| > | > > Yeah,
| > | > > I suppose that I could just leave my CD's in the car and install it
| > | > whenever
| > | > > needed , but I thought that it might be ILLEGAL for me to install
| all my
| > | > > stuff on friends,families' PC, aside from the fact that I didn't
| want to
| > | > be
| > | > > bothered doing that - it's nieces,nephews,aunts, uncles etc. It
| must
| > | have
| > | > > happened to you folks out there : now everyone's getting a digital
| > | camera
| > | > > and doesn't know how to do anything except hook up the cable to the
| USB
| > | > port
| > | > > (and sometimes they're intimidated by that)
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | > > > | > | > > > >
| > | > > > > | > | > > > > > use a decent image editor? (Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro,
| Micrografx
| > | et
| > | > > al)
| > | > > > > >
| > | > > > >
| > | > > > > It may not be on my PC. I'll be at family's house and they'll
| ask me
| > | > to
| > | > > do
| > | > > > > ... something on their PC. By default they have the basics MS
| paint
| > | > > etc.
| > | > > > > So that's why I get stuck trying to work with what they have. If
| > | it's
| > | > a
| > | > > > big
| > | > > > > file and i want to take it home - they're on dial-ups so then
| it's
| > | > > another
| > | > > > > trip for me to get the file back to them 'cuz it takes too long
| for
| > | > them
| > | > > > to
| > | > > > > download, or exceeds their quotas etc etc. I'd like to "just do
| it
| > | > > there".
| > | > > > I
| > | > > > > don't want to be a pro - just fix it and be done with it.
| > | > > > >
| > | > > > >
| > | > > > >
| > | > > > >
| > | > > > > > --
| > | > > > > > | > | > > > > > > Can someone provide an explanation, maybe a pointer for me
| to
| > | > > > understand
| > | > > > > > > this:
| > | > > > > > > ( This is always the case and it's driving me CRAZY.!!)
| > | > > > > > >
| > | > > > > > > I have a jpg file 113kb. I want to modify it. Some tools
| are in
| > | > > > paint,
| > | > > > > > > others in other apps I have, so I modify it, resave it, open
| it
| > | > with
| > | > > > the
| > | > > > > > > next program, etc, HOWEVER,
| > | > > > > > >
| > | > > > > > > If I open it with Microsoft Photeditor and check the file
| > | > properties
| > | > > > > (I'm
| > | > > > > > > doing this as I typing here) it shows that the file is 1792
| > | > pixels
| > | > > > wide
| > | > > > > > by
| > | > > > > > > 1173 pixels high - resolution= 300bpi, so file = 5.97 in
| wide by
| > | > > 3.91
| > | > > > > > inches
| > | > > > > > > high. Fine. Now I want to modify it so I use MS paint. I
| check
| > | > the
| > | > > > > > > properties THERE and it shows the same pixel count , BUT it
| is
| > | > 14.93
| > | > > > > > inches
| > | > > > > > > wide by 9.78 inches high .
| > | > > > > > > It makes it tough for me to cut / paste etc since the
| pictures
| > | > don;t
| > | > > > > > appear
| > | > > > > > > the same at all.
| > | > > > > > >
| > | > > > > > > I want to know, when I print this file , how big is it gonna
| be
| > | ?
| > | > > Why
| > | > > > > > this
| > | > > > > > > discrepancy ? Paint has a fixed bpi ??? It's not a fixed
| > | variable
| > | > ,
| > | > > > like
| > | > > > > 3
| > | > > > > > > times the size etc. (300 bpi vs 100 bpi). It's a factor of
| > | > > 2.5008375
| > | > > > > ??
| > | > > > > > >
| > | > > > > > > Any " simple " feedback appreciated. I'm not a media guru,
| just
| > | > > > someone
| > | > > > > > who
| > | > > > > > > gets stuck modifying family pictures etc and would like to
| > | figure
| > | > > this
| > | > > > > > out.
| > | > > > > > >
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