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Resizing based on the longest side...

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:33 pm
by leek
It's about time we had a Photoshop section, but failing that, I'll put my question here...

Is there any way in Photoshop of resizing a photo so that the longest side is a particular number of pixels...
I'm trying to do an action to automate the boring parts of post-processing, but it looks as if I will need two versions - one for landscape orientation and the other for portrait orientation.

I want to be able to say longest side should be 600 pixels, so that portraits are 400x600 and landscapes are 600x400...

I would use percentage, but I frequently crop before resizing, so the percentage would also lead to different sized photos...

Any suggestions?

Re: Resizing based on the longest side...

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:01 pm
by johndec
leek wrote:
Any suggestions?


Nope, but I'd love a copy of the action if you figure it out :D

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:05 pm
by PiroStitch
Get a copy of irfanview ;) http://www.irfanview.com

It's the only program I use for batch resizing. Quick, easy and not bloated like p/shop when you need something done quickly.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:17 pm
by Nicole
Try File -> Automate -> Fit Image

I then put in 650 pixels for the width and the height. My action includes this and automatically resizes to 650 pixels based on whether it is landscape or portrait. :)

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 1:11 am
by leek
Nicole wrote:Try File -> Automate -> Fit Image

I then put in 650 pixels for the width and the height. My action includes this and automatically resizes to 650 pixels based on whether it is landscape or portrait. :)


Thanks Nicole... I knew there must be a way...

johndec - I'll send you a copy of the action once i've perfected it...