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Squash: Batch image resizing doesn't get much easier
by Brad Linder Apr 2nd 2008 at 7:00PM
Here's how it works. You download and unzip the executable application for Windows, Mac, or Linux. Choose your output directory, add some files, and choose your resizing options. When you click resize, Squash will spit out your new images in your output folder in no time flat.
We kind of wish you could tell Squash to resize all of your images so that they're 200 pixels wide. But you can't. Instead, it lets you shrink or blow up your images by percentages. So if you had a 400 pixel image and a 200 pixel image and you want to cut them both in half, you'll wind up with a 200 pixel and a 100 pixel image. But the program is open source, so if anyone has some free time on their hands and wants to add our dream feature, we'd love you forever. Or at least write an update.
Squash will convert PNG, JPG, and BMP images.
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JDeV said 7:29PM on 4-02-2008
Propably an even easier to use program is PhotoResize:
http://www.rw-designer.com/picture-resize
Change the icons name, drag your pictures on it and there you go.
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hazard said 9:07PM on 4-02-2008
my favourite freeware is "Easy Thumbnails" .. it does folders, subfolders, filters, command line and more ..
http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/?Easy%20Thumbnails=3000
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Freezer said 9:12PM on 4-02-2008
IrfanView users have been able to do this for years.
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Brad Linder said 9:12PM on 4-02-2008
It can resize images, but it can't do whole batches of images in one fell swoop.
Rumble said 6:34AM on 4-03-2008
File > Batch Conversion.
hazard said 6:37AM on 4-03-2008
hey that's pretty cool, plus you can load and save the conversion settings .. I've been using IrfanView for a while but plain missed that one.
Freezer said 2:07AM on 4-03-2008
Actually, it can batch resize, if you use the advance options. YOu have to set the parameters manually, but once you do, plug and go.
Brad Linder said 6:42AM on 4-03-2008
Hey, would you look at that. It's certainly not as easy to use as Squash, but much more powerful. I don't know how I missed this. Thanks for the tip!
cristian said 6:55AM on 4-03-2008
I really miss the "Resize Picture" porwertoy for Windows XP in Vista. Right click to easy resize pictures.
I found a similar proggie called VSO Image Resizer but it is buggy as hell!
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Brandon said 2:03PM on 4-03-2008
Could you please verify that there actually is a Mac version? I see a call to developers for the mac version but I only see Linux and Windows versions in the downloads section.
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Andrew Campbell said 6:59PM on 4-03-2008
While you're waiting, you may want to check out Resize 'Em All for Mac. I don't often batch-resize photos, but when I do, this little tool works great.
http://www.eagle-of-liberty.com/resizeemall/
Andrew Campbell said 6:59PM on 4-03-2008
Well would you look that that--They sold the program. You can still get it at MacUpdate.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/25531
Rune said 5:30PM on 4-14-2008
Some extra controls for size has now been added: http://code.google.com/p/squash/issues/detail?id=3&can=1
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Peder said 10:07PM on 4-19-2008
On linux you can use ImageMagicks convert utility together with a for loop in bash like this: for file in *.jpg; do convert $file -resize 200x200 ${file%.jpg}_thumb.jpg; done
Not much easier than that :) and 200x200 can of course be '50%' and such things too.
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rico said 5:52PM on 7-01-2008
if you need to batch resize to jpg... picasa will do the trick for any size
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