Resizing images for the Web; should I use Lightroom?

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James McNangle
Apr 25, 2007
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I have a large number of images which I want to resize automatically, using different rules for landscape and portrait formats, and then save for the Web with the minimum file size.

I have been recommended to use Adobe Lightroom, but I get the impression that it has a lot of features I don’t particularly need, and that if I install it will take over my computer, like it or not.

Is it worth purchasing for this particular task, or is there some other program which would be better for the purpose? Also I get the impression that the fancy new features in Photoshop CS3 do not include these functions. Is this correct?

James McNangle
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Rob
Apr 25, 2007
James McNangle wrote:

I have a large number of images which I want to resize automatically, using different rules for landscape and portrait formats, and then save for the Web with the minimum file size.

I have been recommended to use Adobe Lightroom, but I get the impression that it has a lot of features I don’t particularly need, and that if I install it will take over my computer, like it or not.
Is it worth purchasing for this particular task, or is there some other program which would be better for the purpose? Also I get the impression that the fancy new features in Photoshop CS3 do not include these functions. Is this correct?

James McNangle

Just use Microsoft Power Toys Resizer.600K download and its free/.

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JM
John McWilliams
Apr 25, 2007
James McNangle wrote:
I have a large number of images which I want to resize automatically, using different rules for landscape and portrait formats, and then save for the Web with the minimum file size.

I have been recommended to use Adobe Lightroom, but I get the impression that it has a lot of features I don’t particularly need, and that if I install it will take over my computer, like it or not.

Is it worth purchasing for this particular task, or is there some other program which would be better for the purpose? Also I get the impression that the fancy new features in Photoshop CS3 do not include these functions. Is this correct?

Either will perform that task quite handily. Both have a free 30 day trial.

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Oliver Costich
Apr 25, 2007
On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:38:39 -0700, John McWilliams
wrote:

James McNangle wrote:
I have a large number of images which I want to resize automatically, using different rules for landscape and portrait formats, and then save for the Web with the minimum file size.

I have been recommended to use Adobe Lightroom, but I get the impression that it has a lot of features I don’t particularly need, and that if I install it will take over my computer, like it or not.

Is it worth purchasing for this particular task, or is there some other program which would be better for the purpose? Also I get the impression that the fancy new features in Photoshop CS3 do not include these functions. Is this correct?

Either will perform that task quite handily. Both have a free 30 day trial.

There is no trial version of PS CS3 yet.
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Tony Blair
Apr 25, 2007
"James McNangle" wrote in message
I have a large number of images which I want to resize automatically, using different rules for landscape and portrait formats, and then save for the Web
with the minimum file size.

You could give the latest (free) version of Irfanview view a try! I find it invaluable for these sort of tasks!
http://www.irfanview.com/

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