CNET Editors' review
Digital camera owners will love Mihov.com's Image Resizer, a tiny, efficient bit of freeware that resizes your digital images, converts JPEG, GIF, and BMP formats from any one to the other, rotates images, performs grayscale conversions, and does a few more simple tasks related to getting your digital pics into the right size, orientation, and image quality for whatever you want to use them for: posting online, saving in a scrapbook, printing them out as snapshots, or emailing to friends and relatives.
At 363KB, Image Resizer is about as small a bit of software as you'll encounter in the Age of Vista, and smaller than most of the images it wrangles. It downloads very quickly, and it installs and opens virtually instantaneously. The interface is quite simple and strongly resembles a properties dialog; just a menu bar, a file explorer sidebar, three rows of tabs, and a window for displaying the tabbed selection. Configurable options include image basics like size and quality and program options like language, of which there is an extensive list, beginning with English and Slovenian, developer Miha Psenica's native tongue. As noted, Image Resizer is free, but you have the option to donate to Miha via PayPal.
Even if have fancy graphics software, Image Resizer makes a lot of sense because it's so quick and easy to use -- which usually means you'll use it more often. A swift, svelte tool like Image Resizer will have you snapping new pics before you're done with the bigware's Help file.
Publisher's Description
From Miha Psenica:
This freeware program helps you resize your favorite images to bigger or smaller size (blow or shrink). It allows you to convert and save the pictures to and from JPEG, GIF and BMP graphic formats in batch mode! You can also rotate images to left or right. With one click your photos from your digital camera will be just right for the Web.
Version 1.2 includes unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
What's new in this version: - hidden and system folders are visible with the program now - selected pixel size is remembered for the next program run (separate for JPG, GIF and BMP) - selected JPG quality is remembered for the next program run - remember last used folder and load it next time the program runs - logo image changed - option to donate with PayPal added to about tab
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All versions:
3.9 starsout of 33 votes
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Current version:
4.0 starsout of 18 votes
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"Works as it indicated without the huge overhead."
Version: Image Resizer 1.2
Pros
Not a fancy user innerface but does the job.
Cons
None, unless your a spoiled kid wanting everything for free.
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"One of The Best"
Version: Image Resizer 1.2
Pros
Just about everything a Graphic Designer needs for preparing images.
Cons
The Advanced Options do not have any order as to how the images is processed. Such as, the Crop happens before the Resize, which can create problems. Would be nice if the process tabs happened in the tab order, (i.e. Resize then Crop).
Summary
Overall, one of the best and defiantly justifies a donation for this developer.
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"Worked very well."
Version: Image Resizer 1.2
Pros
Converted megapixel-size images down to sizes that were feasible to upload to a message board.
Cons
none worth mentioning
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"Simple & Effective"
Version: Image Resizer 1.2
Pros
Resized 15 images with a 3888 x 2592 in under 30 seconds. I would have taken me at least that long to open Photoshop and the images and save out 2-3 images. Also doesn't overwrite the image; it creates a new image for each.
Cons
Looks like a turd.
Summary
Looks bad, works well, and it's free. I'm super happy with it.
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"Not pretty but easy enough to use"
Version: Image Resizer 1.2
Pros
Simple instructions, small file, fast, does what it says
Cons
looks like it was designed in Windows 95 days. Maybe Retro is cool?
Only problem I had was a Cnet problem as it couldn't initialize installer GUI so I downloaded from developers site.
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"waste of a program."
Version: Image Resizer 1.2
Pros
Don't see any
Cons
Set up is not user friendly. Looks like the program interface is from the early 80's. Layout is horrendous and the program didn't even do what is was suppose to do.
Summary
Stay away even if it is a free program
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"Most uncooperative resizer I ever tried to use."
Version: Image Resizer 1.2
Pros
Absolutly none. I was totaly unable to make this program do anything.
Cons
No explination of proceedures which worked on my computer
I couldn't pull up any pictures from where they are stored on my computer.Summary
Utterly useless.
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"it is very ok"
Version: Image Resizer 1.2
Pros
it is very ok
Cons
it is very ok
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"Did what I wanted. Quick and easy."
Version: Image Resizer 1.2
Pros
Only used it once, to downsize files. Quick and easy.
Cons
no compalints
Summary
See above!!
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"Quick and easy."
Version: Image Resizer 1.2
Pros
Quick resizing of a large group of photos which really helps posting time for blogs. Saved me TONS of time.
Cons
No cons... just great!
Summary
Excellent tool for anyone managing a blog that needs to post photos. 5 and 10 mega pixel files can take forever to upload, not with Image Resizer 1.2!
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