CNET Editors' review
This program aims not just to resize images but to optimize them for particular purposes. Picture Resize's interface looks welcoming, and the minimal help displays right in the interface. A pull-down list lets you resize images to make them suitable for e-mailing, burning to a photo disc, displaying in an instant-messenger program, or publishing online. The Make It Fit utility helps you find image parameters that will create a file of a specific size.
The program also helps you instantly resize multiple files. You can set the Custom option easily, though apparently you can't edit the presets. However, you will find a built-in image editor with basic features, such as drawing tools and a rotation utility. The included tools for creating slide shows and icons are fairly basic, but we consider them nice bonuses.
Folks looking for an easy-to-use image-resizing application with a few useful extras should give this one a try.
Publisher's Description
From Bidgood:
Download This free picture resize software tool to learn to batch convert, resize optimize images photos and jpegs. Best Choice; Wizard Driven batch resizer optimizer resizer converter. Right Away share your photos with Free Picture Resize Starter software, freeware tool with a photoshop like interface. Convert Resize Optimize Share photos, makes it easier than ever to batch resize, optimize, convert, and share your photo image memories. All the tools you need in this free software package and share your photos with virtually anyone. Best of all it is completely free! Download Now and start resizing photos with this free software tool. Version 4.5.12 fixed batch resizing folder selection issue.
What's new in this version: Version 4.5.12 fixed batch resizing folder selection issue.
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All versions:
3.8 starsout of 54 votes
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Current version:
4.1 starsout of 34 votes
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"Outstanding Image Re-Sizer!!!"
Version: Free Picture Resize Starter 4.5.12
Pros
- Re-sizes images without a single bit of quality lost!!!!
- Simple intuitive interface
- Nice aesthetics, nothing flashy, but simple and nice
- Can figure out all processes in literally less than a minute
- IT'S FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Cons
- NONE!!!!
Summary
I've tried quite a few image re-sizing applications, and this is by far the very best! I don't know how they do it, but they've made an app that will re-size your image without diminishing the quality. To be fair, I haven't attempted to to enlarge any images, I've only shrunken them. So I can't speak to how it handles enlarging, and generally speaking I don't think you can ever enlarge images and have the quality look good. But who knows? Maybe this app does just that! But like I said, it does an outstanding job of shrinking your images, and you can keep the aspect ratio or you can choose your own size. Either way, the quality is left intact!
And of course one of the best features...IT'S FREE!!! So a big thank you to the developers for this top quality application. -
"Does what it promises"
Version: Free Picture Resize Starter 4.5.12
Pros
An intuitive interface that is easy to use, exact results, quickly. For my purposes, it's perfect.
Cons
For me, no downside.
Summary
I recommend the Picture Resize for quick, predictable results, easily.
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"Worked for me
Worked for me"Version: Free Picture Resize Starter 4.5.12
Pros
It did what it had to do,resize a picture!
Cons
Haven't tried it enough.....
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"Re-sizing made easy. Love It!"
Version: Free Picture Resize Starter 4.5.12
Pros
Very user friendly software, especially for those of us with limited knowledge of digital imaging and its terms.
Cons
The rotate feature did not work for me.
Summary
Re-sizing photos was primary purpose for trying software so I can overlook rotate glitch. Other programs can do that for me.
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"The batch feature is poor and buggy."
Version: Free Picture Resize Starter 4.5.12
Pros
Reasonably fast
Cons
Buggy and absurdly designed batch feature
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"An absolute must have app!"
Version: Free Picture Resize Starter 4.5.12
Pros
Use it for batch resizing, renaming, etc
Totally flawless app thusfar!Cons
Haven't found any cons regarding what I use it for...
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"Load the Picture, Pick the Size, Done"
Version: Free Picture Resize Starter 4.5.12
Pros
Very intuitive to use, powerful for the functions included, has defaults for common use for those not familiar with what size might be right, just the right amount of tools for the casual user. Batch mode was a nice plus.
Cons
None for me.
Summary
This is one of those gems you just stumble across, I needed to resize some pics and don't do a lot of that kind of work, and I did not need the complexity of a high end photo tool, this really hit it perfectly, all the features I needed for resizing and some picture manipulation. The actual job I got it for was done a few minutes after loading this, if I needed more I would gladly pay them, the program loads clean, no call home updaters, installs clean, and does just what it says.
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"Brilliant for multiple (batch) picture resizing!"
Version: Free Picture Resize Starter 4.5.12
Pros
Used it to resize 600+ pictures in seconds into thumbnail size and list size for my website.
Cons
No complaints - but I have only used the prog for this one application thus far.
Summary
Brilliant! :-)
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"it was just what i needed"
Version: Free Picture Resize Starter 4.5.12
Pros
the photo that i was working on was icon size. now it is wallpaper size. to make a good screensaver
Cons
i like it very much it done what i needed it to do.
Summary
like it very much.
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"Not a bad product for free."
Version: Free Picture Resize Starter 4.5.12
Pros
Easy to use and I found it did a pretty good job at no more than twice the size of a smart phone picture.
Cons
I think that the pictures become a bit blurry but I am also a bit fussy with my edits.
Summary
It's pretty good as a quick fix to a small picture but I think that anytime you are adding ficticious pixels to a photo you are sacrificing quality. In the case of smart phone pictures one really don't have much of a choice if you want a larger format.
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