The internet has grown from an information source comprising primarily of text due to limitations in terms of internet speed to a fully-fledged media wasteland consisting of information in an array of formats including images and video.
Today, virtually every website accommodates some form of imagery. Images are the medium of choice to uniquely identify and represent user profiles in various communities. Image sharing and manipulation tools never seem
to get old. Services like Flickr and Picasa have proved this. Most recently, Instagram has taken the social networking world by storm with millions of users using the product to connect and share more efficiently. In essence, the service is fairly simple, but it has shined in the eyes of the everyday social networker.
With the extensive use of images, image editing tools are also in demand as quite often an imagemay not be directly usable when retrieved from the source. Perhaps, the most common image edit required may be resizing. Resizing may be required for an array of reasons. On the internet particularly, images are not usually accepted unless they are below a certain size in terms of resolution or disk space occupied. Resizing usually solves both these problems as it reduces the resolution as well as the size of the file. Let's look at some tips to consider when looking for an image resizer.
* Opt for an online image resizer.
Image resizing is a fairly simple task and downloadinga dedicated application just for this purpose is wasteful. However, using a defaultapplication available on your computer can also be inconvenient as these image editingtools won't be developed to exclusively modify the size of an image.
Consider the file formats that need to be worked with.
You need to look at the original file type as well as the file type of the resized file. If the source file is a relatively unusual file type, you may have trouble looking for a proper free resizer. You should however find plenty of image resizers that support even the most rare file formats.
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* If possible, choose an uncompressed file format.
Compressed file formats have the advantage of being small in size and easier to handle, particularly online where things can ,start to lag once the size is high but to maintain maximum quality, look to convert to a bitmap image or other uncompressed format.
Don't pay for image resizing.
There are plenty of tools that can achieve this task for free. You may donate to a developer if you feel it is worth it, but purchasing from an author who sells an application that solely resizes images may not be the best idea.
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Choose an image resizer
that allows you to download the file immediately upon resizing. There are several applications that choose to send you the file via email upon completion ,which can be quite a hassle. On the other hand, it may be more secure as it provides an ,online backup in your email account.
* Choose reputed, popular tools.
This is particularly important if you are resizing images that are considered delicate or private. If that's not possible, be sure to at least read through the terms of use thoroughly to ensure that your images won't be abused. Image resizing is a fairly simple function but should be carried out carefully nevertheless.
Today, virtually every website accommodates some form of imagery. Images are the medium of choice to uniquely identify and represent user profiles in various communities. Image sharing and manipulation tools never seem
to get old. Services like Flickr and Picasa have proved this. Most recently, Instagram has taken the social networking world by storm with millions of users using the product to connect and share more efficiently. In essence, the service is fairly simple, but it has shined in the eyes of the everyday social networker.
With the extensive use of images, image editing tools are also in demand as quite often an imagemay not be directly usable when retrieved from the source. Perhaps, the most common image edit required may be resizing. Resizing may be required for an array of reasons. On the internet particularly, images are not usually accepted unless they are below a certain size in terms of resolution or disk space occupied. Resizing usually solves both these problems as it reduces the resolution as well as the size of the file. Let's look at some tips to consider when looking for an image resizer.
* Opt for an online image resizer.
Image resizing is a fairly simple task and downloadinga dedicated application just for this purpose is wasteful. However, using a defaultapplication available on your computer can also be inconvenient as these image editingtools won't be developed to exclusively modify the size of an image.
Consider the file formats that need to be worked with.
You need to look at the original file type as well as the file type of the resized file. If the source file is a relatively unusual file type, you may have trouble looking for a proper free resizer. You should however find plenty of image resizers that support even the most rare file formats.
*
* If possible, choose an uncompressed file format.
Compressed file formats have the advantage of being small in size and easier to handle, particularly online where things can ,start to lag once the size is high but to maintain maximum quality, look to convert to a bitmap image or other uncompressed format.
Don't pay for image resizing.
There are plenty of tools that can achieve this task for free. You may donate to a developer if you feel it is worth it, but purchasing from an author who sells an application that solely resizes images may not be the best idea.
*
Choose an image resizer
that allows you to download the file immediately upon resizing. There are several applications that choose to send you the file via email upon completion ,which can be quite a hassle. On the other hand, it may be more secure as it provides an ,online backup in your email account.
* Choose reputed, popular tools.
This is particularly important if you are resizing images that are considered delicate or private. If that's not possible, be sure to at least read through the terms of use thoroughly to ensure that your images won't be abused. Image resizing is a fairly simple function but should be carried out carefully nevertheless.
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