Image Resize / canvas resize

[LANDAR]

I have about 1000+ images I want to resize, the goal I am looking
for
240x240, but a lot of them are differnt sizes example:160x300 or
300x160 but I want make all of them 240x240, i know how to set up
actions and run a batch file but every time do they do not come out
right either 240x160 or 160x240 I cant get the canvas right i guess
that is what i am looking for, and i have differnet extension on
them
*.png, *.jpg, *.gif, etc.....I dont know if that makes a differnceor
not. Can some one help me please!

[Paul Furman]

Irfanview can be easier for batch processing. Type B to enter batch,
then check 'use advanced options' & click that button. Then 'use current
[look in] directory' is handy. The main obstacle to using PS for batch
resizing for me was the PITA of selecting my deeply nested folders from
scratch every time. Irfanview lets you save those batch settings too,
and it's lightning fast.

[LANDAR]

On Feb 11, 5:21 pm, Sir F. A. Rien <jaSP...@gbr.online.com> wrote:
> LANDAR <T...@poolcenter.com> found these unused words:

> Try setting the -=canvas=- size first to 300 x 300, then resample to 240 x
> 240.

Then that would square up a image to 240x240?? Even thou image might
be 240 x 150 or something like that.

in infraview i dont see where to add can canvas in batch conversion,
"set for all images" i check mark the canvas size and open settings,
and all i see is info about borders dimensions if that is it what
size should i put in the boxes for all four sides??

[Paul Furman]

On 2/12/2010 5:44 AM, LANDAR wrote:
> On Feb 11, 5:21 pm, Sir F. A. Rien<jaSP...@gbr.online.com> wrote:
>> LANDAR<T...@poolcenter.com> found these unused words:
>>
>>> I have about 1000+ images I want to resize, the goal I am looking
>>> for
>>> 240x240, but a lot of them are differnt sizes example:160x300 or
>>> 300x160 but I want make all of them 240x240, i know how to set up
>>> actions and run a batch file but every time do they do not come out
>>> right either 240x160 or 160x240 I cant get the canvas right i guess
>>> that is what i am looking for, and i have differnet extension on
>>> them
>>> *.png, *.jpg, *.gif, etc.....I dont know if that makes a differnceor
>>> not. Can some one help me please!
>>
>> Try setting the -=canvas=- size first to 300 x 300, then resample to 240 x
>> 240.
>
> Then that would square up a image to 240x240?? Even thou image might
> be 240 x 150 or something like that.

That sentence suggests adding this first step:

1) resize to 300 on the long side (300,300 but preserve aspect ratio)
2) add canvas to get full 300x300
3) resize to 240x240

> in infraview i dont see where to add can canvas in batch conversion,

Sorry, I thought you meant to stretch them to fit.
Irfanview won't help here unless you sort them into landscape & portrait
folders and make 2 or 3 passes each ;-)

[Johan W. Elzenga]

LANDAR <T...@poolcenter.com> wrote:

Pretty simple. The first step in the action should be 'Fit Image' (it's
under 'File - Automate') to 240 x 240 pixels. That will resize all
images to 240 pixels for the longest side. The second step is then to
set the canvas to 240 x 240 pixels.

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