resizing images

[Voltron87]

so i'm trying to resize an avatar picture. i dled the picture, went to ms paint, and cut off the edges until it was a square (340x340). its still a little fuzzy. is there a better way?

[lighterjobs]

photoshop is a much better way to do it. i'm sure someone on here will resize it for you if you post the picture.

[Voltron87]

pic (http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/9104/chacon28ga.jpg)


photoshop doesnt come with computers standard, does it?

[Al P]

Avatars can only be 80x80. So when it's 342x342 it gets scrunched.

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/9090/chacon28ga0lj.jpg

Here's a sexy girl

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/9664/26ro.jpg

[Al P]

The rest of "Lucy" NSFW (http://www.hotbabecafe.com/444luc/thumbnailseries-.html)

[Voltron87]

so apparently i can have my cake and eat it too. you win.

what program did you do that with? i can crop it (chop the edges off) but cant resize it.

[Al P]

Photoshop CS. It doesn't come with your computer. It runs about $150 or so.

[Voltron87]

hmmm. im not quite in the market at that price.

[Stuey]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/Stuey2plus2/2.jpg

He is to fast !

I used ImageMagick (http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/~anthony/graphics/imagick6/) it is free and might have been included with your comp when you bought it. Or you can download it free now.

From the command line type

convert filename.jpg -resize 80x80 newfilename.jpg

And if the file is in the dir you are using your done. It can do almost anything the bought ones can.

Almost forgot the important part.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/Stuey2plus2/thoughtaboutit1sec.gif

[JaBlue]

I like the Rockies hat

[Al P]

Something I do need help with is making an animated .gif from a DVD movie...

[Stuey]

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Something I do need help with is making an animated .gif from a DVD movie...

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I am trying to learn how to do this but I am far from being able to do it yet. The tool I linked earlier can do it I just don't know how to use it that good yet. Plus I am not sure what method would be best to capture the video from the dvd. I am not sure if I need video type footage or just the still photos. I am sure one of the other guys can do it easy but I would like to hear how and if no one wants to try and do it I'm willing to try if you are not in a hurry to get the final product.

[Al P]

Bump maybe someone in the morning crowd knows how to do this.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

You can resize pictures with Paintshop that comes with Windows. Just go under Image->Stretch/Skew and then adjust the vertical and horizontal stretch by the same amount.

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Bump maybe someone in the morning crowd knows how to do this.

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I downloaded (for evaluation purposes) a copy of PS CS 9 (with KG) overnight that I am getting ready to install. I'll let you know if it has this functionality.

Also, checkout http://www.videohelp.com/tools for ripping tools, since this will be the first step.

[Cancer Merchant]

Irfanview (http://www.irfanview.com/) is a decent, free program that does cropping, resizing, converting, without needing to spring for photoshop.

[Al P]

I've already got them on my HD in vob format (or whatever it is....I'm at work and they're at home). I've got PS CS2 so that's no problem.

Thx for the help.