Ian, yep.
You got it. I'm happy with my result. I was aware that I'd get a picture with low quality but better a blured one instead of none at all. For the use in the Legacy views and reports the result is sufficient. My example was an extrem one but that's the best way to see how good a software works. If you're interested contact me off list under '[email protected]'. You'll be suprised how easy it is to use, even for none German speaking as he uses mostly Micro$oft hot keys. Bernhard -----Original Message----- From: Ian GARDENER [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 5:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] creating passport pictures for Legacy He wants to resize to an exact mm measurement. The problem with most programs is either that they deal in pixels & percentages, or if you're lucky, standard email sizes etc. I'm with Bernie, I've yet to strike one that can do passport sized cutouts from another photo easily. The closest I've come is actually by using facebook and making a profile pic because fb then resizes to fit-most of the time. I have a few photos in legacy using this method. -----Original Message----- From: JLB [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, 18 July 2012 5:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] creating passport pictures for Legacy Bernhard, you can re-size a picture with ANYTHING. You don't need a product like Adobe Elements that costs $100. Try XnView. It's free. Or Paint.NET. It's free. Or even FSViewer. Also free. Really. ANYTHING. What is a 'passport picture' exactly? Something other than a specific size? Size is set using 'selection size'. Start with a 'proportion', then re-size it pixel-wise to what you want precisely. If you try to enlarge a photo from 7mm to 45mm you're going to end up with a blur, not a face. --- JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ On 7/17/2012 11:14 PM, Bernhard Scholz wrote: > You're partialy right. > > 1. yes I want to enlarge a picture from the height of 7mm to 45mm > and am ware that there will be a great loss of quality. > > 2. the tool I'm looking for should be cheaper than an Adobe PhotoShop, > perhaps freeware, and simlify the use > creating passport pictures. > > I had hoped to find someone knowing such software. > I'll search the internet to see if I can find what I'm looking for. > > > Bernhard > > -----Original Message----- > From: JLB [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] creating passport pictures for Legacy > > I guess I don't understand your question. It sounds like you're trying > to make small pictures larger and that never works because of lack of sufficient pixels. > > If you're trying to stretch 7mm to 70mm well, frankly, it's going to > look like crap. > > When I'm cropping pictures for Legacy myself I have a standard > proportion of 1/1.618, for no reason except that it's the Golden Mean > prevalent throughout nature. And if I don't proportion them > consistently, charts in Legacy look > > 'funny'. > > Then I can re-size them smaller, for instance if I want consistent > dimensions of 100 pixels by 162 pixels. > > So, it's a combination of setting a 'selection size' for cropping and > then > > re-sizing. > > I don't know of any specific tool for the job because those are basic > features in any graphics program. > --- > JL Beeken > JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists > http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ > > On 7/17/2012 12:02 PM, Bernhard Scholz wrote: >> JL, >> >> I know I can cut out parts of pictures with any graphic program but >> eg. I have a picture with the size of 70mm x 115mm with 10 >> individuals and the height of the faces are between 5mm and 7mm thus under 10% of the pic. > size. >> >> What I'm looking for is a tool making it easy for me to get passport >> pictures without needing a calculator every time to cut out a face >> that will > fit in eg. >> 35mm x 45mm or the unknown Legacy size. >> >> Bernhard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JLB [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 8:22 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] creating passport pictures for Legacy >> >> I think just about any graphics program can. Just set the 'selection size'. >> --- >> JL Beeken >> JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists >> http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ >> >> On 7/17/2012 10:28 AM, Bernhard Scholz wrote: >>> What I miss is that in the help there is no comment about the size >>> of the passport pictures size used in Legacy. >>> >>> In the past I cut out the person free hand. >>> >>> In the meantime I know that the standard size in Europe is 35mm x 45mm. > >>> >>> Does anyone know of a tool making it possible to cut out a face with >>> the right size. >>> >>> Bernhard >>> >>> >>> >>> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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