Batch Edit Resize Options

Select this option to reduce or enlarge the image to the specified number of megapixels while maintaining the height/width aspect ratio. For example, if you have a 6 megapixel image with an aspect ratio of 3000 by 2000 and you select 1.5 megapixels, the image will be reduced to 1500 by 1000.

Use the drop-down list to select from a pre-set list of megapixel sizes. Alternately, enter the megapixels into the Megapixels spin box. The Reduce/Enlarge drop-down list determines how the image will be resized:

• Reduce only: Reduces the size of the image.
• Enlarge only: Makes the image larger.
• Enlarge or reduce: Either reduces the size of the image, or makes the image larger.

Select this option to reduce or enlarge the image to a percentage of the original. For example, if you want to reduce the image, enter a percentage that is less than 100. If you want to enlarge the image, enter a percentage that is greater than 100.

Select this option to reduce or enlarge the image to a specific width and height, measured in pixels. The Reduce/Enlarge drop-down list determines how the image will be resized:

• Reduce only: Reduces the size of the image.
• Enlarge only: Makes the image larger.
• Enlarge or reduce: Either reduces the size of the image, or makes the image larger.

Select this option to reduce or enlarge the image to specific print dimensions, such as the dimensions of a photographic print. Use the drop-down to select from a preset list of print dimensions. Alternately, enter a specific height, width, and resolution.

The Reduce/Enlarge drop-down list determines how the image will be resized:

• Reduce only: Reduces the size of the image.
• Enlarge only: Makes the image larger.
• Enlarge or reduce: Either reduces the size of the image, or makes the image larger.

The Fitting method, which applies to the Percentage, Pixel dimensions, and Print dimensions options, determines how the image will fit into the new image area:

• Best fit preserving original aspect ratio: Select this option to preserve the width/height aspect ratio from the original image. For example, if the aspect ratio of the original image is 4:3, the aspect ratio of the resized image will also be 4:3.
• Fit exactly by stretching: Select this option if you want to stretch the image to fit a particular width and height.
• Fit exactly by adding bars: Select this option if you want to fit the image into an area that is larger than the image. You can select the color of the bars that fill the gaps between the image and the edge of the area.

Use this option to determine the method used to resize (resample) the image:

• Box: Displays considerable tiling or jaggies when you resize an image.
• Triangle: Produces good results for image reduction and enlargement, but displays sharp transition lines.
• Bicubic: Produces good results with photo-realistic images and with images that are irregular or complex. Uses interpolation to minimize the raggedness normally associated with image expansion.
• Bell: Smoothes the image.
• B-spline: Produces smooth transitions, but may cause excessive blurring.
• Lanczos: Produces the sharpest images, but may also introduce some ringing artifacts.
• Mitchell: Produces smooth transitions when enlarging photo-realistic images. This filter is good compromise between the ringing effect of Lanczos and the blurring effect of other filters.
• ClearIQZ: Slower than Bicubic and Lanczos, but produces the best results when enlarging photos, especially those of people.

Click to reset all options to the default.