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Yes I am still kinda new around here, so figive the stupidity. It seems that every avatar I try to use is too big. Now, I know a few things about computers but how in the world do I resize my avatar so that I will beable to use it? I am sure I will have to do this before I upload it, but what program should use to do it?

Okay I finally found one that works but would still like to know how to go about resizing pics to fit, thanks for any help.

There are a few good photo editing programs available. Photoshop, paintshoppro etc...

You can of course edit/resize images with M$ paint, but the quality of the images becomes horrible.

I'm not sure if there is a free (trail) version available for photoshop, but that program is the best (to my opinion).

Photoshop is an incredible program, but another one that I like to use, to quickly resize image is ACDSee.

It's one handy program, free trial version are available on the net. You can resize a bunch of image at the same time, convert, rename, rotate, etc etc...

It's also a lot less complex than Photoshop

A freeware program that I've found to be very good is IrfanView, available at

www.irfanview.com...

Worth a look anyway, IMHO. All it costs is download time!!

The GIMP is great freeware utility

www.gimp.org...

Originally posted by Truffle
The GIMP is great freeware utility

www.gimp.org...

Gimp is great for freeware - rivals Photoshop 5 as far as usefulness (Photoshop is now on version 8 but beggars can't be choosey as the saying goes)
If you don't want to spend your christmas money on Photoshop or PSP, Gimp is definitely a good choice - especially if you're on a Linux based O/S....

Originally posted by Genya
A freeware program that I've found to be very good is IrfanView, available at

www.irfanview.com...

Worth a look anyway, IMHO. All it costs is download time!!

I thought Irfanview was just a graphics viewer ... can it also paint and otherwise edit graphics?

Originally posted by intelgurl
I thought Irfanview was just a graphics viewer ... can it also paint and otherwise edit graphics?

Hi intelgurl!!

First, thanx to you and Truffle for info re GIMP: I was unaware of this software before (hangs head in shame....)

To quote from IrfanView web site:
....
Thumbnail/preview option
Slideshow (save slideshow as EXE/SCR or burn it to CD)
Support for Adobe Photoshop Filters
Drag & drop support
Fast directory view (moving through directory)
Batch conversion (with image processing)
....
Print option
Change color depth
Scan (batch scan) support
Cut/crop
IPTC editing
Effects (Sharpen, Blur, Filter Factory)
Capturing
.....
Lossless JPG rotation
....

So, whilst limited (in comparison to GIMP!), I thought it was useful to at least mention it here, especially as it's free!!

However, I'll certainly investigate GIMP as an additional resource!! thanx again!