Solved Resizing photos

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I used to use Picasa to resize photos when I used Vista. From what I've read, Picasa and Windows 8 are not compatible. I'm looking for a way to resize photos that is free. Can I do it with what is already in Windows 8 or do I need to download software? One possibility seems to be pic resize, but I'm open to suggestions.
 

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I used to use Picasa to resize photos when I used Vista. From what I've read, Picasa and Windows 8 are not compatible. I'm looking for a way to resize photos that is free. Can I do it with what is already in Windows 8 or do I need to download software? One possibility seems to be pic resize, but I'm open to suggestions.


IrfanView is nice----

Download IrfanView

freeware
 

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Adobe is offering Photoshop CS2 free to everyone who creates an Adobe account (which is free). Overkill yes, but worth it.
 

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You can resize images in MS Paint, which is part of Windows 8 (although pretty basic). Or you can download Windows Photo Gallery for free, which is part of the Windows Essentials software suite. There are also quite a few other freeware alternatives out there.

Technically, you can download Photoshop CS2 as another poster mentioned (and it is over-kill for what you want it for), but it's worth mentioning that it's intended for people who already have a valid licence, so it's not actually free (as it was originally reported). More info here:

Adobe almost does something amazing by accident | Ars Technica
 

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    That's basically it.

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did you try Microsoft's Photo Gallery? It's part of Windows Essentials, a free download.

I used to be a big fan of Picasa but have since switched. The reason is Picasa doesn't change enough of the metadata for the photos. So when I lost the database, I lost all that work I did for tagging people (work over thousands of pictures, gone). The first time I lost the database, I started over. The second time? I started looking for alternatives.

But with Photo Gallery, if you lose the database, it's very easy to get up and running again. While the photo recognition isn't as good as Picasa, it has some really nice features and touches. Plus, I love the panorama feature. It works really really well.

Photo Gallery - Microsoft Windows

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here's a panorama I made with a very basic camera:
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I use GIMP (free) and works on Win8 as well:
GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program
You can make anything, also icons.

Gimp is way too complex for most people, and has a terrible interface. And that's saying something, since Photoshop's interface is terrible as well.

A much better choice for most people is Paint.net

Paint.NET - Free Software for Digital Photo Editing

It's got all the features most people need, a much simpler and better interface, and free.
 

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Hmm.. Well, technically the word is "may not" not "can't", because obviously you can. It's just not legal to do so unless you own a license to CS2 already.

If adobe were really concerned, they would have removed the download and activation codes from open access to anyone who registers an account. They would instead, verify their CS2 license. Something they can't be bothered to do. And they would have an official press release and statement about it, which they don't.

This is basically like the old Netscape Navigator. You were "supposed" to buy it, but you could download it directly from their website without paying for it. Few people paid for it.
 

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I use GIMP (free) and works on Win8 as well:
GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program
You can make anything, also icons.

Gimp is way too complex for most people, and has a terrible interface. And that's saying something, since Photoshop's interface is terrible as well.

A much better choice for most people is Paint.net

Paint.NET - Free Software for Digital Photo Editing

It's got all the features most people need, a much simpler and better interface, and free.

I've been using Paint.NET for some time, very easy to use and like you said most features are there.
 

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I would be VERY careful with things downloaded from that site. They list Adobe CS2 as "freeware". I'd get the software from the source.

PhotoFiltre Studio
 

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No, they haven't.. You apparently missed the conversation on the previous page.
 

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Didn't catch up with the correction by Adobe. A lot of people downloaded the version in the belief that it was free. Though it's something like 10 years old and probably won't accept many of the subsequent updates that have rolled along. Even my CS4 no longer accepts some updates.
 

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I used to use Picasa to resize photos when I used Vista. From what I've read, Picasa and Windows 8 are not compatible. I'm looking for a way to resize photos that is free. Can I do it with what is already in Windows 8 or do I need to download software? One possibility seems to be pic resize, but I'm open to suggestions.
Get PaintDOTnet (sometimes Paint.net or Paint.Net). This is the latest version. Some sites say it is Win8 compatible. That's the way I run it. But, you could use compatibility mode. The program is killer for free. 64-bit support may be available for a reasonably current version here.
 

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I would be VERY careful with things downloaded from that site
The free Photofiltre link is legit. Quote from the license: PhotoFiltre 7 is supplied free of charge for private or educative use. Wouldn't have posted it if there was any problem.

Paid (30 days trial) version is here: PhotoFiltre Studio X 10.7.3 free download - Software reviews, downloads, news, free trials, freeware and full commercial software - Downloadcrew

If anyone thinks there is any problem with downloadcrew, use PhotoFiltre Portable - CNET Download.com

For quick photofixing, it has this nice row of buttons available > brightness contrast, saturation, gamma, soften, sharpness.

Edit, added better toolbar snip.
 

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Some sites say it is Win8 compatible.

it is Windows 8 compatible, no need for compatibility mode provided you have the latest version. When I first ran it last August it didn't work in W8 but an update came out very quickly.
 

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Some sites say it is Win8 compatible.

it is Windows 8 compatible, no need for compatibility mode provided you have the latest version. When I first ran it last August it didn't work in W8 but an update came out very quickly.
Cool. Yes, as said, it is running fine for me without using compatibility mode. I think that most sites, even those with the latest version, are being (typically) slow to update their compatibility info.
 

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