Picture resizing/croping

[GEJ]

Question is there a devise I could buy that I would plug my USB cable into and then it would plug into my computer that would resize and crop my pictures making them ready to upload to photobucket.Please guys and gals,I am new to this pictures deal,so bear with my lack of know-how.It just seems to take forever.

I am running dial-up with now windows XP and a canon A590 IS camera.

Thanks in advance,

Gary

[CaptSquid]

Photobucket has its own resizing setup.

[GEJ]

Photobucket has its own resizing setup.

Mike-I tried that and what makes it take so long I would guess my dial-up service.I also found a web site that offers resizing and that is very slow going.The download from the camera isn't that slow,so I thought if I found a devise to do that for me I could save the money for DSL.Over all I can live with the pit-falls of dial-up if it was not for the painful process of the pictures.

[ScottS]

Gary, you have to resize them before you try to upload them to photobucket.

Download the miov image resizer

move the pictures from the camera to your hard drive ( how is that working for you )

pen up the resizer program, fin the picture , resize it , upload to photo bucket andthen post a link to it here

tell me what part of this has got you stymied

[ScottS]

Gary, another thought- read our camera manual, I bet you can change the settings in the camera to make the picture size less than 200kb. Then you can uplaod to photobucet and edit them all you want ( slowly, since you are on dialup)

[ScottS]

found this

For your camera, the Canon A590 IS, you can adjust the resolution in the following way:

1. Press the round "Func. Set" button on the back of your camera while in shooting mode. Along the left of your LCD you should see a quarter circle shape or perhaps an icon that looks like stairs near the bottom left.
2. Use your directional button to scroll down to that icon and use the "Func. Set" button to select it.
3. This allows you to change the quality of your photos or compression setting. The compression is denoted by a semi-circle with an S in it (for super-fine, giving you the highest quality available), a semi-circle (medium quality), and the icon that looks like stairs (lowest quality). The higher the quality used, the more memory you will take up with the photo. This will allow for sharper images when you print and view them on your computer though.
4. When you are done with your compression settings, go back to the menu on your shooting screen to select an image size (the letter below the compression settings). Select it with your directional button and "Func. Set" button and you will see a choice of L, M1, M2, M3, S, an icon with a clock on it for "Date Stamp," and W for 16:9 widescreen settings. The L, M and S settings correspond to different printing and use sizes for normal pictures. L, or large, will print at about 11.7 x 16.5" without cropping. As you move down, they will optimally print smaller and smaller and take up less memory.

You have now effectively changed the quality of your photos. If you plan on printing these at larger sizes or edit and crop the photos later, I would use the "Super-fine" and "large" size settings. This allows you the lowest loss of resolution when editing and printing later. You can always re-size the images on your computer before emailing them or posting them online too. I hope this helps. Good luck and happy shooting.

Andrew

[GEJ]

Thank you very much for your help and understanding.The instructions I got with the camera are alittle confusing.

Gary

[WVKayaker]

Here's a link I posted a while back for super easy resizing of pics...
Hope that helps Gary

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1097

[GEJ]

Thank You for your suggestions.I used them and it got aliitle better.Still fumbling around some while I get used to this stuff.

[GEJ]

Not to prolong this topic,but I found out that I "could have" had my photo's burned on a CD at Wally World and I might have been able to continue to use my old computer a windows 98SE. #-o It would have put off the purchase of this xp.Never the less-I have been enjoying the better looking screens and colors I haven't seen.Well the heads I want for Ole Yellar I guess will have to wait for alittle later. ](*,) ](*,)

[WVKayaker]

Welcome to the 21st Century

[GEJ]

Welcome to the 21st Century

Well I'll still find a pay phone when I really need to call somebody.Years ago smoking safety was a unknown and cell phone safety is still a unproven long term factor.Even at my age,I might want to produce some kids without three heads.So while it seems everyone can't live without a cell phone,can you see the gov putting out a warning about there use in yrs to come and have groups putting up ad's on tv to get ya to stop??. #-o #-o