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.
[via gHacks]
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4-02-2008 @ 7:29PM
JDeV said...
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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4-02-2008 @ 9:07PM
hazard said...
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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4-02-2008 @ 9:12PM
Freezer said...
IrfanView users have been able to do this for years.
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4-02-2008 @ 9:12PM
Brad Linder said...
It can resize images, but it can't do whole batches of images in one fell swoop.
4-03-2008 @ 6:34AM
Rumble said...
File > Batch Conversion.
4-03-2008 @ 6:37AM
hazard said...
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.
4-03-2008 @ 2:07AM
Freezer said...
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.
4-03-2008 @ 6:42AM
Brad Linder said...
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!
4-03-2008 @ 6:55AM
cristian said...
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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4-03-2008 @ 2:03PM
Brandon said...
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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4-03-2008 @ 6:59PM
Andrew Campbell said...
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/
4-03-2008 @ 6:59PM
Andrew Campbell said...
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
4-14-2008 @ 5:30PM
Rune said...
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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4-19-2008 @ 10:07PM
Peder said...
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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7-01-2008 @ 5:52PM
rico said...
if you need to batch resize to jpg... picasa will do the trick for any size
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