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On Fri, 2015-07-10 at 13:28 +0100, Philip Whateley wrote: > On linux? > > 1)imagemagick? For example: $ mogrify -path /home/xxxxx/resized -resize > 15x15% -quality 50 *.JPG (you can probably use convert rather than > mogrify but you need to give an output filename, and I use imagemagick > to batch process 50 to 100 jpegs at a time) > > 2) Most photo organising software has the ability to resize too, eg > Shotwell, Gwenview, digiKam and they are relatively simple. > > 3) Lightzone is good, some functions are more complex than GIMP due to > the options in the tool stack. Worth having for the zone mapping and > relight functions alone. However, resizing is fairly straightforward and > is available in the file>convert menu. Good instructional videos on > youtube by the way. > > 4) Darktable - serious overkill unless you're working with raw format. > > Phil > > On 10/07/15 12:14, Neil Winchurst wrote: > > My daughter has a fairly new camera. Yesterday she tried to send me an > > email with some of her pictures. She does not know about > > scaling an image prior to sending it as an attachment. There were some > > problems! > > > > I use GIMP for any photo editing, but I think that is far too big a > > program for her to use. So I am looking for a simple photo > > editing program. I have had a look around and have installed > > LightZone as a first try to see how that works out. Not sure yet. > > > > Does anyone have any recommendations for a simple photo editing program > > which I could set up on her computer? Really just to make sure that any > > attachments are not too big. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Neil > > > > > > If she is on Linux use Nautilus and right click and "Resize images" you can resize to pixels, scale or custom. Works on a selection as well. Select a .resized to keep the Originals. -- ________________________________________________________________________ Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) A dedicated Linux user /usr/bin/microsoft minions.kevin.lucas@xxxxxxxxx www.minionsbandb.co.uk www.tearooms.minionsbandb.co.uk http://hangouts.google.com/start Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq