I need to compress my photos to enter them onto a database. how do I do this please? TIA

Mally wrote on 2/7/2016, 6:45 AM

I used to be able to do this easily in Windows Picture Manager, but I have a new laptop and do not have MS Office now. Can it be done simply in Magix?

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johnebaker wrote on 2/7/2016, 2:53 PM

. . . . I need to compress my photos to enter them onto a database. . . . .

Can you clarify more on what you are trying to do?

John EB

Mally wrote on 2/7/2016, 5:09 PM

Hi John,

I need to compress my images to under 100kB - it's easy on Windows picture manager - you click on the 'compress' button when you're editing and choose the size to which it needs reducing. I was hoping that Magix would enable a similarly easy route

johnebaker wrote on 2/8/2016, 4:19 AM

I understand you need to compress the images, however it is the comment . . . . to enter them onto a database. . . . that is not clear.

Are you adding the images to, for example, an Access database for cataloging purposes?

If so Magix have a program called Photo Manager Deluxe which will catalogue images add tags/comments and allow simple editting, it also does not need to compress the images. A trial version is available for testing.

HTH

John EB

Mally wrote on 2/8/2016, 4:51 AM

I don't know what the database is: all I know is that they require the files to be compressed to minimise storage. It's a medical application and requires me to send photos for diagnostic and monitoring purposes

johnebaker wrote on 2/8/2016, 5:28 AM

. . . . It's a medical application and requires me to send photos for diagnostic and monitoring purposes . . . .

Unfortunately this is one of those situations where I can not make a recommendation due to the nature of the use of the images.

I would suggest in this case it would be better contacting the database administrators and ask them what their specific requirements are and which software to use.

HTH

John EB