Image Resizer utility

Image Resizer is a Windows shell extension for bulk image-resizing. After installing PowerToys, right-click on one or more selected image files in File Explorer, and then select Resize pictures from the menu.

Drag and Drop

Image Resizer also allows you to resize images by dragging and dropping your selected files with the right mouse button. This allows you to quickly save your resized pictures in another folder.

Settings

Inside the PowerToys Image Resizer tab, you can configure the following settings.

Sizes

Add new preset sizes. Each size can be configured as Fill, Fit or Stretch. The dimension to be used for resizing can also be configured as Centimeters, Inches, Percent and Pixels.

Fill vs Fit vs Stretch

• Fill: Fills the entire specified size with the image. Scales the image proportionally. Crops the image as needed.
• Fit: Fits the entire image into the specified size. Scales the image proportionally. Does not crop the image.
• Stretch: Fills the entire specified size with the image. Stretches the image disproportionally as needed. Does not crop the image

The width and height of the specified size may be swapped to match the orientation (portrait/landscape) of the current image. To always use the width and height as specified, un-check: Ignore the orientation of pictures.

Fallback encoding

The fallback encoder is used when the file cannot be saved in it’s original format. For example, the Windows Metafile (.wmf) image format has a decoder to read the image, but no encoder to write a new image. In this case, the image cannot be saved in it’s original format. Image Resizer enables you to specify what format the fallback encoder will use: PNG, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, or WMPhoto settings. This is not a file type conversion tool, but only works as a fallback for unsupported file formats.

The file name of the resized image can be modified with the following parameters:

• %1 : Original filename
• %2 : Size name (as configured in the PowerToys Image Resizer settings)
• %3 : Selected width
• %4 : Selected height
• %5 : Actual height
• %6 : Actual width

For example, setting the filename format to: %1 (%2) on the file example.png and selecting the Small file size setting, would result in the file name example (Small).png .

Setting the format to %1_%4 on the file example.jpg and selecting the size setting Medium 1366 x 768px would result in the file name: example_768.jpg .

You can also choose to retain the original last modified date on the resized image.

Auto width/height

You can leave the height or width empty. This will honor the specified dimension and «lock» the other dimension to a value proportional to the original image aspect ratio.

How to quickly resize images using Windows 10 Photos App

The Photos app comes pre-installed on Windows 10. The utility of this app in viewing images and performing basic editing tasks is well known. For instance, in addition to editing images, splitting videos or merging them together, the Photos app comes with the Resize option which allows changing the image dimensions and reduces the file size as desired.

The app comes equipped with 3 preset options –

1. S – Small 0.25 MP (Suitable for profile pictures and thumbnails)
2. M – Medium 2MP (For email attachments and messages)
3. L – Large 4 MP images (Good for viewing)

Resize images using Photos App

For adjusting image size with Photos App in Windows 10, open the image you want to re-size in the Photos app.

When opened, click ‘See More’ option visible as 3 dots on the toolbar, and choose Resize.

Instantly, 3 preset options will appear:

• S (small)
• M (medium)
• L (large)

These will allow you to resize the image.

Choose the desired option and the app will show you the corresponding reduced size after resizing the image.

Select the desired location to save the resized image, enter a suitable name you want for the image, and hit the Save button.

When done, exit the Photos app.

No matter which digital camera you use, the images captured by it produces quite large files when seen on a computer and other mobile devices. To save space on a computer’s hard drive or to share such images with others via email, you have to resize them to a suitable limit. With Windows 10 Photos App this can be achieved in a few simple steps.

Date: August 15, 2019 Tags: Photo

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How to Resize Images in Windows Using Free Image Resizer Tools?

The original size of an image is not always accepted when you try to print or upload the picture. This is especially important when you need to upload a picture to the web, as different websites have different requirements of image size. Fortunately, resizing an image is a fundamental task, and there are dozens of apps for Windows that can easily resize images in Windows.

There are many image resizer tools available for Windows that will let you resize images in Windows as well as help you do another basic editing. For example, you can resize image visual size and also compress it to get a smaller file size. Furthermore, you can also change image type, remove meta data and crop the image, which will lead to changing image size as well.

How to Resize Images in Windows?

In today’s article, we will show you how you can resize a picture using different free tools. Most Windows versions also come with an image resizing tool, but it is not so reliable and doesn’t offer much control. That is why we will be using third-party image resizer tools on Windows for this purpose as they are more reliable and offer better results.

Tip: Resizing a small image to a bigger image can lead to a considerable drop in the picture quality. So be careful when you resize a small image to a larger only resize to the point it offers good quality.

Resize Images with GIMP

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is the most robust free photo editing tool, which can also be compared to the paid Adobe Photoshop photo editing tool. Resizing an image is a very basic function for a strong tool like GIMP, but still, we will use GIMP to illustrate how to resize images. It will help both advanced and novice users to resize image according to their need. If you are looking for a lighter and simpler tool for this purpose, skip this and check out the tools mentioned below.

To resize a picture with GIMP, you first need to add the picture inside the GIMP interface. You can directly drag-and-drop the picture inside the GIMP interface, or use the “Open” option in the “File” menu to select the photo from the directory.

Once the picture is added, click on “Image” menu on top and select “Scale Image.” Here you will find the Width and Height option to adjust image size, but there are many other options as well.

You can adjust how you want to scale the image, by default it is in “Pixels,” which is the standard. You can also use other scaling options like inches, feet, picas, and yards, etc., but novice user should stick with “Pixels” unless required.

Quality

You will see a drop-down menu below the “Quality” heading with multiple options to select, including “None,” “Linear,” “Cubic” and “Sinc.” These are algorithms that will be used for resizing your image; you have to choose the right algorithm according to your picture’s requirement.

None: Use this when you have a perfect image without any sampling.

Linear: It should be used when you have very small text in your picture.

Cubic: It is the standard way of scaling an image and best for most photos unless the photo is very small.

Sinc: It is quite similar to Cubic, but it uses “ringing” pattern instead of “blurring.” It works best for detailed graphics images.

As an average user, you should always use “Cubic” algorithm, and only change it if your image requires.

X and Y Resolution

You should not worry this, as it is used for printing purpose mostly. If you need to convert the picture to paper, then option can be used to spread “pixels” over “inches” or other measurement options. If you have no such intention, leave this option.

Resizing the Image

Now that you know what all these options mean, it should be easier to make your choice. For most users, the default options are perfect, and they should just provide “Width” and “Height” to resize the image. However, in rare situations, you can take advantage of other options as well.

To resize the image, provide the required Width or Height and the other factor will be adjusted according to your selection. For example, if you will enter 600 Width, 338 Height will be automatically selected, and vice versa.

You can also provide custom Height and Width if it is required. To do so, click on the “Chain” icon on the right, and provide your desired Width and Height. This time the numbers will not be automatically adjusted.

When you are done, just click on “Scale” below and your image will be resized. To save the image, you can click on “File” and then select “Export As” from the menu to save the image.

Other Tools to Resize Images in Windows

Above was the full process of how you can effectively resize an image using a robust photo manipulation tool. If you were looking for a simpler tool that will just give you enough options to resize an image, then you can check out our list below. The below-mentioned image resizer tools are free to use and very simple as well, perfect for novice users.

1. Image Resizer

This is the easiest image resizing app in our list that is only 900kb in size and works directly from the Windows explorer. Once you install the program, you will not see any .exe file to launch the application. Instead, it will be added to the context menu (right-click menu). All you have to do is right click on the picture or pictures you want to resize and select “Resize Pictures” from the context menu.

A tiny interface will open up where you will see some already configured sizes and an option to provide custom Width and Height. Just use these options to specify image size and click on “Resize” to resize the image(s). The images resized will be saved in the same directory where the originals images are.

2. RIOT

RIOT is a very light image manipulation tool with tons of features. Its main purpose is to compress images and decrease their storage size. However, it also comes with the ability to resize images. You can click on “Edit” menu and select “Resample” from it to open resizing options. There are not many options to configure, just provide Width and Height and save the compressed image.

It also has a batch mode, which you can use to resize and compress photos in batch. Other than that, it can also change image type, adjust effects, remove meta data and invert pictures.

3. Light Image Resizer

This is a free image resizer tool only for private use. If you want to use it at the commercial level, you will have to buy a license. The tool is only made of resizing images and comes with many advanced options. It offers a step-by-step guide to each process and also has separate tutorials to guide novice users.

You can process more than one images, and you can resize images using different algorithms like GIMP. The tool is great, but its “Paid” version can be a little annoying.

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Resizing an image is a really simple task, and in most cases, you just need to provide Height and Width, and the software will resize it. However, in some cases, you may have different needs, which is why we have covered both simple and advanced ways to resize images in Windows. If you frequently resize images, then Image Resizer is a great tool. Otherwise, you can also try out GIMP and take advantage of the advanced features it has to offer.

Which image resizer tools or software do you use to resize images in Windows? Do let us all know in the comments below.