Dearly Beloved,

We are trying to keep the size of images in posts to 600 pixels wide.
Mainly for 'viewability' on smaller screens.
Note:
For Avatars - max is 140x140
For images in Signatures - use 375 width

For anyone having problems re-sizing images in general, here are a few suggestions -

* Important *
Remember to use a new name (eg photo_a unless you want to over-write the original picture on your 'pooter.

FREE STUFF
Photofiltre and GIMP are both freeware and quite solid applications which will cover most needs (and very handy for family shots as well)

Photofiltre
Can be downloaded here-
PhotoFiltre Download

GIMP
Can be downloaded here-
GIMP Download
Be sure to get the GTK also- read the page
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Re-Sizing
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Start GIMP

1. Ctrl O to open file
2. Navigate to your file & double click on it to open the image
3. On the Menu Bar click Image and select Scale Image
4. Set Width to 600, ignore height
5. Leave X resolution at 320.000 pixels/in
6. Leave Y resolution at 320.000 pixels/in
7. Click Scale button
8. On the Menu Bar click File, then Save As...
9. Make sure it is as a ".jpg"
10. In the requester that appears when you hit save move the slider to 50 (this is plenty for our purposes).
11. Pick a name and a folder
12. Whack OK

Done.
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Start PhotoFiltre

1. Ctrl O to open file
2. Navigate to your file & double click on it to open the image
3. On the Menu Bar click Image and select Image Size
4. Set Width to 600, ignore height
5. Leave Resolution at 320.00 pixels/inch
6. Make sure 'Preserve Aspect Ratio' and 'Optimise' are ticked
7. Click OK
8. On the Menu Bar click File, then Save As...
9. Make sure it is as a ".jpg"
10. Pick a name and a folder
11. Click Save
12. In the requester that appears when you hit save move the slider to 50 (this is plenty for our purposes).
13. Don't tick the 'Compression' box
14. Whack OK

Done.
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Photoshop

Start Photoshop

1. Ctrl O to open file
2. Navigate to your file & double click on it to open the image
3. On the Menu Bar click Image and select Image Size
4. Set Width to 600, ignore height.
5. Leave Resolution at 320.00 pixels/inch
6. Make sure Scale Styles, Constrain Proportions boxes are ticked
7. On the Menu Bar click File, then Save As...
8. Pick a name and a folder
9. Make sure it is as a ".jpg"
10. In the requester that appears when you hit set the quality to 5 (this is plenty for our purposes).
11. Whack OK

Done.
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Note: In all the above, if you change the resolution check that the width is still at 600.
In Photoshop you may need to change the width back.

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If all this is gobbledegook don't be put off - it's mainly a load of old jargon

Any problems - send a PM to Ruaidhrí and I'll have a shot at fixing it.
Also If anyone knows and has used other solid freeware for Win or Mac, could you please send me a PM with details and I'll add them in ?

Regards,
Ruaidhrí