Thread: How to compress an image.

i don't mean ISO file.i mean pictures......

ya they r too bigafter i even save them in JPEG format.
nearly 320KB for a desktop picture.

is there any way to compress it less than 50KB or so?

Use any image editing program Picasa or ACDSee and reduce the quality to your liking, that'll make them smaller!

You can use the Resize and Skew option available in Paint application of windows.

I use "FILEminimizer Pictures" to compress my images. It's best feature is batch image compression where you may compress multiple images at once. Got it for free recently from giveawayoftheday.com.

Originally Posted by itsmemad

I use "FILEminimizer Pictures" to compress my images. It's best feature is batch image compression where you may compress multiple images at once. Got it for free recently from giveawayoftheday.com.

will it reduce picture quality?

I use Fastone Capture to capture the screenshot and to edit (convert/resize/compress etc) them. In Fastone Capture, you will be able to find the best format and setting to compress the image without any visible quality loss. It's a shareware software.

For batch resizing/compressing images, I use K Studio Resize!.

Originally Posted by Archer

I use Fastone Capture to capture the screenshot and to edit (convert/resize/compress etc) them. .

if you are using windows vista / windows 7 , then it has inbuilt utility called Snipping Tool it can be found under START>Accessories

I have put it at taskbar icon and can use it quickly. You have GIF , JPG and PNG file formats to save the image.

Originally Posted by imrock

will it reduce picture quality?

whenever you compress the image its bound to loose picture quality.

Originally Posted by imrock

will it reduce picture quality?

Yes, any compression results in reduction of quality. However, it's so minor that you won't know the difference. Also, there are settings which can be adjusted to determine the amount of compression.

Originally Posted by talktoanil

if you are using windows vista / windows 7 , then it has inbuilt utility called Snipping Tool it can be found under START>Accessories

I have put it at taskbar icon and can use it quickly. You have GIF , JPG and PNG file formats to save the image.



whenever you compress the image its bound to loose picture quality.

yeah..i told u i am on W7 Ultimate 64bit.....i know this.i have also pin the snipping tool to taskbar.

Originally Posted by itsmemad

Yes, any compression results in reduction of quality. However, it's so minor that you won't know the difference. Also, there are settings which can be adjusted to determine the amount of compression.

thank you for giving this info....

Originally Posted by imrock

yeah..i told u i am on W7 Ultimate 64bit.....i know this.i have also pin the snipping tool to taskbar.

thank you for giving this info....

Actually i really don't have any idea on how to do this also..but the responses here are quite helpful and it shed light on me how to do it..thanks..

Originally Posted by imrock

i don't mean ISO file.i mean pictures......

ya they r too bigafter i even save them in JPEG format.
nearly 320KB for a desktop picture.

is there any way to compress it less than 50KB or so?

I use a picture resizing utility by microsoft. It is called "Image Resizer". It can resize image(s) (to popular dimensions like 800x600, 1200x800 or custom size) just with right click. works in xp... should will work in win7 ....will result in loss of picture quality(but as said above ...almost unnoticeable)....to download search google for "Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP". click on the first search result. On the above page, see in the right pane for link of:- ImageResizer.exe