ResizeIt for Mac

1.0 stars

"Didn't work as it supposed..."

August 23, 2011  |   By juancmejia70

Version: ResizeIt 3.2.2

Pros

Hmm, still trying to find out what was positive from that experience

Cons

Try many times and ended up downloading another program

Summary

Don't waste your time.

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1.0 stars

"WASTE OF DOWNLOAD TIME!"

June 1, 2011  |   By nandosnut

Version: ResizeIt 3.2.2

Pros

Apart from the fact that it is free, absolutely none at all.

Cons

Totally useless. Unable to complete any actions as it either freezes or crashes - and that with just four 5MB files.

Summary

I'm off to look elsewhere.

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4.0 stars

"Does the trick"

May 15, 2011  |   By kcfern

Version: ResizeIt 3.2.2

Pros

Easy to use, free

Cons

No cons found

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5.0 stars

"Resizes bitmap images in seconds"

April 23, 2011  |   By bazlane

Version: ResizeIt 3.2.2

Pros

Fast, easy to use, effective and free

Cons

No cons at all

Summary

Genuine Fractals and BlowUp cost several hundred dollars; ResizeIt is free, easier to use, does the same job as the expensive alternatives. Can't fault it at all, frankly. A brilliant piece of work.

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5.0 stars

"Worked great"

February 2, 2011  |   By gary mazetier

Version: ResizeIt 3.2.1

Pros

Better than I hoped.

Cons

none ryryryry

Summary

Worked for me.

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1.0 stars

"I'm still trying to figure out how to use this program."

October 23, 2010  |   By Gomes Frank B

Version: ResizeIt 3.1.1

Pros

Can't get it to work so cannot give an honest review

Cons

Instructions on its use are not clear. No matter how many times I've tried to resize a graphic, nothing happens. The graphic will not appear where it is supposed to.

Summary

Needs better instructions. Give a step by step graphic on how to use it.

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5.0 stars

"I was able to downsize lots of images at the same time."

March 15, 2010  |   By mikelangelob

Version: ResizeIt 3.1.0

Pros

It is really simple to use. It has lots of options in size and quality selection.

Cons

When I selected the entire folder to downsize, it tended to "freeze up";
I believe that with the latest ResizeIt version 3.1.1, this will less likely occur.

Summary

It works great; I'm planning on going through my tons of large images and downsizing them. Then I'll be able to share more images on CD's instead of always having to use DVD's with my friends.

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5.0 stars

"Yippeeee!! (reformatted for readability)"

October 28, 2009  |   By gitanajava--2008

Version: ResizeIt 3.0.1

Summary

This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
After writing my review of ResizeIt's previous update (see on this page), I thought it only fair to contact the developer and notify him about the problems I'd experienced with it. Nobuatsu replied promptly and after we exchanged a couple of quick notes, he was able to identify the source of the issues and correct them: within less than 24 hours, he released a Zip preview to me of the corrected package. Such responsiveness and responsibility by the developer of freeware is not to be lightly dismissed.

I've been using the improved update now -- on a daily basis -- for over two weeks, on two different Mac OS, the Tiger 10.4.11 running on a Powerbook G4 12" aluminium, and on an Airbook running 10.5+; I've used every feature of ResizeIt innumerable times, manipulating images by H/W dimensions, percentage, quality levels, pixel counts, and changing from one format to another; I've used it for single as well as multiple images, then further processed those images for high-quality "digital goods" products via Photoshop.com (the re-birthed Photoshop Express by Adobe), iPhoto, Photobucket, and/or Skitch, and I've been problem-free throughout: no distortions, no major issues. Also, the software once again installs simply into the apps folder and I can park the icon in my dock for quick use.

The only glitch that does occur is a minor one: new images may not initially show up in your item counts, but they always appear within a destination folder. After several uses, even this issue disappears -- it's as though the OS needs some "attitude adjustment" time before auto-adding to a folder's or destination's item count. After you install ResizeIt, you may want to next create a destination folder on your desktop to send your new ResizeIt images to until the item-count issue subsides.

Finally, use common sense: the quality and dimensions of your source image determine the quality and dimension ratio of your Resized image. ResizeIt's purpose is NOT to dramatically transform poor source material into better material. If you start the resizing process with a small, low-resolution image, you will end up with a resized, low-resolution image. If you expect to transform an image from one H/W ratio to another without distorting the image, then you'll experience "pilot error" firsthand in your resulting image.

My apologies to all for being so long in updating my earlier critique of ResizeIt, but to be fair to other VersionTracker subscribers, fellow graphic artists on a limited budget, and the developer, I wanted to first give ResizeIt 3.0.1 (2009-10-11) a strenuous test drive. I did and I am delighted.

BTW, there is an alternative freeware by Jim McGowan, Image Tool, to be found at:

http://www.jimmcgowan.net/Site/ImageTool.html

McGowan's ImageTool is an intriguing app and it has a few more functions than ResizeIt, but the GUI is more complex, and despite "Help" pages offered via the menu bar, it is light on documentation. I could only get it to work up to 10.4.11, not Leopard, and because his website doesn't offer a copyright date or details, I'm guessing the application was last updated in late 2007. I would recommend ImageTool only if you are willing to risk experimenting extensively to discover its uses and you are not a beginner at image processing.

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5.0 stars

"Yippee! ResizeIt is working again!!"

October 28, 2009  |   By gitanajava--2008

Version: ResizeIt 3.0.1

Summary

This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
After writing my previous review, I thought it only fair to contact the developer and notify him about the problems I'd experienced with his update. Nobuatsu replied promptly and after we exchanged a couple of quick notes, he was able to identify the source of the issues and correct them: within less than 24 hours, he released a Zip preview to me of the corrected package. I've been using it now -- on a daily basis -- for over two weeks, on two different Mac OS, the Tiger 10.4.11 running on a Powerbook G4 12" aluminium, and on an Airbook running 10.5+; I've used every feature of ResizeIt innumerable times, manipulating images by H/W dimensions, percentage, quality levels, pixel counts, and changing from one format to another; I've used it for single as well as multiple images, then further processed those images for high-quality "digital goods" products via Photoshop.com (the re-birthed Photoshop Express by Adobe), iPhoto, Photobucket, and/or Skitch, and I've been problem-free throughout: no distortions, no major issues. The only glitch that does occur is a minor one: although new images may not initially show up in your item counts, they always appear within the folder. After several uses, even this issue disappears -- it's as though the OS needs some "attitude adjustment" time before auto-adding to a folder's or destination's item count. After you install ResizeIt, you may want to next create a destination folder on your desktop to send your new ResizeIt images to until the item-count issue subsides. Finally, use common sense: the quality and dimensions of your source image determines the quality of your Resized image. ResizeIt's purpose is NOT to dramatically transform poor source material into better material. If you start the resizing process with a small, low-resolution image, you will end up with a resized, low-resolution image. If you expect to transform an image from one H/W ratio to another without distorting the image, then you'll experience "pilot error" firsthand in your resulting image. My apologies to all for being so long in updating my earlier critique of ResizeIt, but to be fair to other VersionTracker subscribers, fellow graphic artists on a limited budget, and the developer, I wanted to first give ResizeIt 3.0.1 (2009-10-11) a strenuous test drive. I did and I am delighted. BTW, there is an alternative freeware by Jim McGowan, Image Tool, to be found at: http://www.jimmcgowan.net/Site/ImageTool.html McGowan's ImageTool is interesting, has a few more functions than ResizeIt, but the GUI is more complex, and despite "Help" pages offered via the menu bar, it is light on documentation. I could only get it to work up to 10.4.11, not Leopard, and because his website doesn't offer a copyright or details, I'm guessing the application was last updated in late 2007. I would recommend ImageTool only if you are willing to risk experimenting extensively to discover its uses and you are

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