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I suspect everyone has one. A friend or relative who just doesn't understand image files and how large they can be when they come off their digital camera. No matter how many times to explain to them that no one really wants their 18 meg 1600x1600 pixel picture of Fido sleeping in email, they continue to send them. You've even tried showing them how to use the photo-editing software that came with their camera to reduce the image and file size, but it is far too complex for them to remember, so they just don't bother. Especially since they can't see what the problem with their pictures is.

Try giving them PIXresizer, a simple program designed to resize pictures. It makes resizing pictures a simple four procedure: load the image, pick the size from a list, pick the format from a list, and save the new smaller image. By default it saves to a different directory so the original is not overwritten. It even has an easy "apply recommended" option to automate steps two through four with usually quite reasonable defaults. PIXresizer makes sending rationally sized pictures via email easy.

From the PIXresizer web site:

PIXresizer is a photo resizing program to easily create web and e-mail friendly versions of your images with reduced file sizes.

The reduced files are saved in a different folder, so your original images are not altered at all. PIXresizer offers several different resizing methods to choose from and can automatically recognize image sizes to calculate the best fit. In addition, it can convert between image formats (JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG and TIFF), rotate images, convert to grayscale and resize multiple images in batch mode. A great companion for webmasters and digital photographers.

Options/Features

* Simple Four-Step Workflow
* Easy 'Apply recommended' option to make it even more user friendly
* Works with single files as well as with multiple files all at once
* Option to convert between graphics formats (.bmp, .gif, .jpg, .png, and .tif)
* Can be used to create thumbnails (takes one move on a slider)
* Smart Ratio Calculation (image proportions can be overruled by the user)
* Error logging (checks for corrupted images)

Do yourself a favor, download and try PIXresizer today. Then you can give it to friends and relatives who send you those huge pictures and be ready to show them how easy it is to use. Who knows, you might even use it yourself once in a while -- it loads much faster than Photoshop.

Rating: 5 Stars
Operating System: Windows
License: Freeware
Price: Free
Version Reviewed: 1.0.9
Web Site: http://bluefive.pair.com/pixresizer.htm