(Editing) RESIZING ADJUSTING (Enlarging/Shrinking)

Click here to show the Resizing Screen.

If you want to resize an image, you can do so by clicking on the button that looks like a magnifying glass on the "Quick Tools" panel.

Let's say you want to make an image smaller or larger, then this is the function you need. There are many features such as Digital Zoom and smoothing when shrinking.

If you want to Resize a bunch of photos all at once, you can do so with the Batch Feature.

RESIZING / ZOOMING OPTIONS:

GENERAL:
New Width: This is the new width of the image in pixels.
New Height: This is the new height of the image in pixels.
Zoom Factor %: This allows easier resizing if you know what percentage size bigger or smaller you want. 100% is actual size (no change). And 200% is twice as big. And 50% is half width and half height.

SHRINKING OPTIONS:
Smoothing Options:

No Smoothing: Creates a jagged appearance on shrunken photos. Typically this is not a good choice except for bar charts.
Mild Smoothing: Creates a smoother appearance on shrunken photos. Typically this is a good choice for line-art and bar charts. This is NOT so good for photos.
Full Smoothing:: Creates a smoothed appearance for shrunken photos. Typically this is great for photos and line-art etc. Full smoothing takes a little longer to process.

ENLARGING OPTIONS:

Method: There are several methods available. The "REED" method is the best for enlarging by a large amount and you want the best smoothing and sharpness for photos. Use "GENERIC" if you want the typical blocky mode of enlarging. For more information about all the various resizing options, click here.

KEEP ASPECT RATIO:  This ensures that as you change the Width then the Height is auto adjusted to keep the image the same shape. Also, as you change the Height, the Width is auto adjusted.

USE SCREEN SIZE: This automatically makes the image fit as large as possible based on your current screen size.

ONLY ADJUST DIMENSIONS: This allows the image to change it's dimensions, BUT the original image is not RESIZED TO FIT the new dimensions. So, if you were enlarging the image you would see a white border where it was enlarged. And if you were shrinking the image, you would see that the image is being cropped to fit the new smaller dimensions.

BATCH MODE:
If you are in batch mode, then the following additional options are available:

ADJUSTMENT TO USE:
Use Dimensions: This allows you to resize a series of images based on a hard coded size (number of pixels). This way all your photos can be resized to become the same size based on the DIMENSION value.
Use Zoom Factor: This allows you to resize a series of images based on a PERCENTAGE of the original size. This way you can make all your batch photos twice as large, or quarter sized etc.

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