Resizing an Entire File of Photos Using Adobe Photoshop PSE 4.0
A tutorial by Jessica Wittenaur
It takes a long time to upload a large picture (one that has a lot of pixels). I know those new digital cameras are great, and they produce outstanding photos, but getting those huge files on the web is going to take a long time. It's going to take a long time for your family and friends to view them, also. One way to avoid this problem is to reduce the dpi of your photos before you upload them. Don't worry, we'll be making a copy of them in their smaller size, the originals will remain on your hard drive untouched.
First, we're going to open Adobe PSE and go to the Photo Editor. Now, choose File and Process Multiple Files.
Our next screen looks like this:
Starting from the top. I keep my photos in folder, so I have Process files from "folders". Now, were it says "Source", click on Browse and find your folder with your photos in it. And were it says "Destination" - click on Browse and find a folder to insert the new smaller sized photos into.
(For Photoshop Elements 2.0 select "Batch Processing" - the screens and fields are similar.)
***IMPORTANT*** If you do not choose a different Destination folder or if you check the "Same as Source" box - the original photos will be deleted and replace by the smaller sized photos. Please remember to choose a different Destination folder!
File Naming - allow it to keep the same "Document Name" and add a identifier to the end of the photo name - I chose 72dpi, to keep track of which photos are web ready.
Image size - I have both the box for "Resize Images" and "Constrain Proportions" checked. I have chosen Resolution 72 DPI. Click "OK"!
Now you will see all of your photos from that file flash before your eyes. The originals of these photos are untouched and in the same file folder that they were before. The new smaller sized ones are in the destination file folder you had chosen from the "browse" option. These smaller images are now web ready. Your upload times will be shorter, and your family and friends will still your great pictures - they'll just see them much faster!
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