The Bottom Line
PicSizer offers a beautiful interface with straightforward controls for generating 'screen-friendly' reduced-size photos for email and Web use. You can also rotate and rename the processed files.
Pros
- Freeware - no nags, ads, or spyware
- Mouseover help is available in the interface.
Cons
- Resizing algorithm is not good for upsizing.
- Maximum output size of 1024 pixels.
Description
- Resize images in batches or individually to create screen-friendly, bandwidth-saving files.
- Visual guide shows you how a scaled image will look in relation to a 1024 x 768 pixel display.
- Reads JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG, TIF, and TGA; saves JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIF, and TGA. Max. size=1024 pixels.
- Rotate by 90, 180, or 270 degrees; restrict rotation to vertical, horizontal, or square images.
- Optionally rename processed files with a prefix, suffix, or custom text with sequential numbering.
- Sequential numbers are automatically padded with leading zeros (file001.jpg, file002.jpg, etc.).
- Process Status Field shows you the progress of your batch job.
- Processed files are saved to a different folder so originals remain unchanged.
Guide Review - PicSizer from AxiomX (Windows)
PicSizer offers a beautiful interface with straightforward controls for generating 'screen-friendly' reduced-size photos for email and Web use. I especially liked the option to restrict rotation to only vertical or horizontal images. This would be even more useful if there was a "keep original size" option for those who just want to rotate batches of image from the camera or scanner. Unfortunately, the program is restricted to 1024 pixels as the maximum dimension. That, and the lack of advanced resizing algorithms, makes it unsuitable for upsizing. The program is very well documented, though it's unlikely you'll need to refer to the help file. You may even want to check it out as an example of a program authored in Macromedia Director.
