Mac image resizer ?

[Frankie]

On Windows I use the "image resizer" for photos sent by email.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspx



I'm looking for something similar for use on the Mac - any suggestions?

 

[[)roi(]]

Create a service using Automator (found in applications folder)
1. Choose Service as template
2. Change "Service receives selected" from "text" to "images files"
3. On the left in the library, select "photos" and then in the adjacent column select "scale images"
4. Either drag and drop or double click this action for it to appear in the right pane.
5. You will see 2 actions (first one takes a copy of your image to your desired folder; default is desktop.) -- (Second on allows you to specify how the images should be resized; either percentage or pixel)
6. Save the service with an appropriate name, for example: Resize image to 40px

Then go to the folder with the images and either right click or ctrl click to see the new service; select and voila...

Ps. osx services are actions (i.e. not the same as windows)

 

[assagai]

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/imaging_3d/osximageresizer.html

 

[[)roi(]]

FYI if you need to remove the service then just go to "your folder"/Library/Services and delete the .workflow file that matches the name of the service you no longer need.

You can also use Preview to resize multiple images (Tools menu; adjust size) with more flexibility on the size (be careful though it by default will resize the original, so best to move a copy to another folder, again most of this can be automated via a service with automator)

 

[BobJones]

Just works...

Assuming that you manage your images using iPhoto, here is an excerpt from the help file.

To send a photo in an email message:

Select a photo you want to send by clicking it.
You can send photos only from your photo library or an album, not photos from a slideshow, book, calendar, or card.
For tips on how to select more than one photo, see this topic:
Selecting and deselecting photos

Choose Share > Email.

Choose a size for your emailed photos from the Size pop-up menu. For more information on choosing the photo size, see Related Topics below.

NOTE:If you send many large photos in a message, it will take longer for your recipients to download the photos. It’s a good idea to limit the size and number of photos you send in a single email.

Select the checkboxes to include Titles and Descriptions.

Select the “Location information” checkbox to include locations with your photos.

Click Compose Message.

iPhoto opens a New Message window in Mac OS X Mail with the photo or photos attached. (If you want to send photos using Entourage, Eudora, or AOL, install the application on your computer, choose iPhoto > Preferences, click General at the top of the preferences window, and then choose the application from the “Email photos using” pop-up menu.)

Enter an address, a subject line, and the text of the message, and then click Send.

 

[Frankie]

Thanks for all the tuition guys.

I think I'll settle with Droid's solution.

 

[Moonglum]

Use drag and drop. If you use the default mail application and you drop a photo into the mail you can set the size of the image in the bottom right hand corner. Easy as pie.

 

[Frankie]

Use drag and drop. If you use the default mail application and you drop a photo into the mail you can set the size of the image in the bottom right hand corner. Easy as pie.

Thanks.

I create a sub directory and place the reduced size images in that, then use these for personal or work related emailing - Droid's method works great for that.

 

[Shardie]

easiest is just double-click on the pic, it opens with PREVIEW, select tools resize image. you can do it with multiple images as well.

 

[Frankie]

easiest is just double-click on the pic, it opens with PREVIEW, select tools resize image. you can do it with multiple images as well.

Doing that, and selecting Tools/ Adjust Size then gives the option to adjust one picture at a time and applies that to the original file - Droid's suggestion is a single click for a whole batch of files and leaves the originals in tact.

 

[surfs-up]

the way I do it is in iPhoto - in iPhoto there is a postage stamp icon, click on it to reduce the size of the highlighted image to an email size - you can get a choice of 3 smaller sizes....and it opens the new smaller picture right in an email, ready to be sent