try the gimp package. Works really nicely for this.
As Photoshop is to windows and Macintosh, gimp is to Linux, cept it's
free.
On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 15:55, George Gambill wrote:
> I Have two pictures (.jpg) which were taken at 1600 x 1200. They want to
> print (by default) huge (as in greater than 8.5 x 11). I want to print them
> smaller. I would like to resize them to 800 x 600 or 640 x 768.
>
> I can print them on 8.5 x 11 (or smaller) via software that came with my
> Cannon S750, running under control of Redmond and Co. I want to use Linux.
> I want to get away from the regular feedings required by those Redmond
> folks.
>
> First and for most, what Linux programs are available to resize the jpg
> and/or convert to another format? Resizing will allow me to email them back
> to the grand daughter so she can print them also.
>
> Second, is there a better format than jpg?
>
> Third, is there a better way to print smaller with Linux.
>
> Thnks, George
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