Resizing Images for the Web
Using Paint .NET
Purpose of Tutorial
Many times we want to post images or photos to
our website. The most common mistake made in
doing this is posting images before they have been
formatted correctly for display on the web.
This tutorial will walk you through the process of
formatting an image correctly before posting it on
the web.
Resources Required
To complete this tutorial you will need the
following.
- An image or photo to be formatted
- An image editing program*
This tutorial uses Paint .NET. Paint .NET
is a free imaging editing software
program available at
www.getpaint.net. This tutorial does not
cover the installation process for Paint .NET.
If you find the program useful please make a
donation on their website.
Tutorial Steps
- Open Paint .NET (Start > All Programs > .NET
Paint)
- Open the image to be resized (File > Open
[Select your image (1)])
- Open the Resize dialog box (Image > Resize)
- For the "Resampling" option select "Best
Quality"
- Make sure the option for "By absolute size"
is selected.
- Check the "Maintain aspect ratio" checkbox.
- Under the "Pixel size" section of the Resize
dialog box change the resolution value to "72"
or "72.00". This is the standard
resolution used for displaying images on a
computer screen.
- Enter the width or height you want to change
the image to. (2)
- Click "OK".
- Save the image by selecting (File > Save
As.. )
- Enter a new name for your image. (3)
- On the save configuration window change the
quality to 80%.
- Click "OK".
(1) You will need to navigate to the image you
want to resize.
(2) Images should be large enough to allow a view
to see what the image is, but as small as possible
to reduce filesize. As a rule of thumb, images
shouldn't be wider than 500 pixels.
(3) It is important to save your image as a
seperate file so that you can keep the full quality
image for later use in other projects.
Video Tutorial
Click here to see the video version of this
tutorial.