Resizing based on the longest side...

[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?

[johndec]

Any suggestions?

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

[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.

[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.

[leek]

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...