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General => Technical Help => Topic started by: wilcoxon on Tuesday 29 March 22 18:19 BST (UK)
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So.. I have been away from home and using my Android Samsung tablet.
I took screenshots of pages but can't post them on here because the file size is too large.
I can't see any option to resize and reduce images even on Photo Editor Pro.
Can anyone help. Thanks.
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On my Samsung tablet this option is there: Go to Gallery and open the screenshot. Touch the screenshot so that the controls appear at the bottom. Touch the pencil symbol. When the picture changes appearance, touch the three dots in the upper right corner and choose Resize. I've found that 20% is too much if I want to be able to expand it on a computer, for instance, and read the text in the image. Often 40% is OK but it might depend on if you want to insert it into something in the future.
Hope this helps. Marion
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There are number of online image resizing websites, if you don't mind uploading images to a 3rd party.
The one I tend of direct people to is resizeimage.net (https://resizeimage.net/), as it's got various simple options, including scaling (4) and compression (7). Once you've chosen the options you can click the "Resize Image" button and it'll display the new resolution and file size, with links to view or download the new image.
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On my Samsung tablet this option is there: Go to Gallery and open the screenshot. Touch the screenshot so that the controls appear at the bottom. Touch the pencil symbol. When the picture changes appearance, touch the three dots in the upper right corner and choose Resize. I've found that 20% is too much if I want to be able to expand it on a computer, for instance, and read the text in the image. Often 40% is OK but it might depend on if you want to insert it into something in the future.
Hope this helps. Marion
I'm trying this but not finding my way, what are the "controls' . I only have options to crop, add text, adjust colour etc.
Can't see the pencil symbol either 😐
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There are number of online image resizing websites, if you don't mind uploading images to a 3rd party.
The one I tend of direct people to is resizeimage.net (https://resizeimage.net/), as it's got various simple options, including scaling (4) and compression (7). Once you've chosen the options you can click the "Resize Image" button and it'll display the new resolution and file size, with links to view or download the new image.
Hmm, I'm not understanding the steps on the site, to be honest I don't what the options mean. Scaling,compression, etc which option do I use just to reduce the file size to under the 500 limit on here. I think I am a simple one 🙄
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On my Samsung tablet this option is there: Go to Gallery and open the screenshot. Touch the screenshot so that the controls appear at the bottom. Touch the pencil symbol. When the picture changes appearance, touch the three dots in the upper right corner and choose Resize. I've found that 20% is too much if I want to be able to expand it on a computer, for instance, and read the text in the image. Often 40% is OK but it might depend on if you want to insert it into something in the future.
Hope this helps. Marion
I'm trying this but not finding my way, what are the "controls' . I only have options to crop, add text, adjust colour etc.
Can't see the pencil symbol either 😐
The controls are at the bottom, tap on the pencil (2nd from the left) as per attached
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"I'm trying this but not finding my way, what are the "controls' . I only have options to crop, add text, adjust colour etc.
Can't see the pencil symbol either"
On my Samsung they don't appear until I touch the screenshot with my finger while viewing it. Then they appear as Roobarb shows. Marion
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There are number of online image resizing websites, if you don't mind uploading images to a 3rd party.
The one I tend of direct people to is resizeimage.net (https://resizeimage.net/), as it's got various simple options, including scaling (4) and compression (7). Once you've chosen the options you can click the "Resize Image" button and it'll display the new resolution and file size, with links to view or download the new image.
Hmm, I'm not understanding the steps on the site, to be honest I don't what the options mean. Scaling,compression, etc which option do I use just to reduce the file size to under the 500 limit on here. I think I am a simple one 🙄
Reducing an image file size tends to require 2 things, reducing the resolution and increasing the compression.
As an example, using a JPEG image that was 1920x2560 in resolution and 1MB, I used the following options:
(4) Resize your image:
I opted for 40%, which gives a reasonable resolution of 768x1024.
(7) Optimize your image:
I tried a couple of options here:
(a) Using the default 'Best quality'
(b) Using 'Normal compression' of 90%
Testing these options resulted in the following file sizes:
4 & 7a = 547KB
4 & 7b = 173KB
You haven't said what file type your images are. By default resizeimage.net will use the same file type for the output image format as the input. However, if your original file types are PNG, BMP or GIF, they won't always compress that well (depending on the image content), so you may want to try changing the output image format (6) to JPG.
EDIT: I just realised you say in your post title you're using JPG images, so ignore the last bit of my comment, regarding the image format.
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Roobarb.
Mine are not the same. I am on a Tablet.
Might have to wait for image to be approved.
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I'm on a tablet too Wilcoxon, you seem to have gone on to the second step. On the screen you've shown, go to the top right of the page and you should see three small dots. Click on them to get the resize option.
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Click 3 dots and I get a drop down menu. ..
Nothing that looks like resize 🤔
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What options does it give you?
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It's there at the top right of the image.
Details
Set as wallpaper
Show date and location
Print
Open with photo editor pro.
Thanks.
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Sorry, I hadn't scrolled across so didn't see that.
Which app are you opening the photo with?
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Gallery.
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Are you clicking on the dots on the first screen when you open the photo? If so you need to click on the pencil instead, that will take you to all the editing options and there will be the three dots you click to get the resize option.
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This is the problem, I can't see a pencil.. ???
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What do you click to get to the editing options?
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I start with Gallery, click 3 dots and get edit.
This only gets me to ALL my photos to choose from, at this stage they all have a grey circle.
If I tick this nothing happens.
So back to all images again, open , and there is no edit, only the icons at the bottom as shown in one of the attached images on here.
I am beginning to wonder if it's available on my tablet, Samsung SM - T580 2016.
I can't find any info on the internet that helps.
Thanks.
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It might be worth you both posting the version of the Gallery app that you have. It's possible that the functionality differs between versions.
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Here are two pages from the manual for your device. I suspect that under the "more options" you may be able to change the properties which might include the size of the picture. You have to do the "tap the screen" part first. It really doesn't give a lot of info, does it? Hope this helps.
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OK, one step at a time.
I asked Google for help on this one and found:
https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/how-do-i-use-the-gallery-app/
This may look like the phone, but I suspect that it is the same for all samsung devices.
From your home screen with no apps open at all:
1 tap the gallery icon
2 Along the bottom there are the words: Pictures, Albums, Stories and then the three little vertical lines.
If you are already in the Pictures option, above the pictures but under the large word Pictures, on the right hand side there is the Magnifying glass (indicating search) and three little dots, arranged in a vertical line.
You see your pictures arranged by date taken: today, Yesterday etc and earlier dates by scrolling down.
3 Locate the picture that you wish to edit and tap it briefly.
4 Now you should see a large version of the picture, with a strip of thumbnails under it.
Under that are left to right:
a heart; a stubby pencil/crayon; three circles linked by lines (indicating share); the recycle bin; three dots in a vertical line.
See Roobarb's reply no 5 from yesterday for a picture of it.
5 Tap the short stubby pencil/crayon icon, 2nd from left
6 Now you can see the options to crop, change brightness etc.
7 At the top above the image on the right hand side are three more dots arranged in a vertical line
8 Tap those 3 dots and you should see a list:
Spot colour
Resize
About Photo Editor
9 Tap resize
10 You are now offered options of 20%, 40%, 60% 80% or original size.
11 Make your choice and tap Done
12 Above the picture, you will now see the words:
Revert
Save
and those three little dots in a vertical line
13 If you tap the three little dots again, choose Save copy. That way your original image is kept at the original size should you need it.
14 You now have a resized copy of your original image.
Hope that helps.
Nell
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I think wilcoxon has an older version of the Gallery app, which has slightly different UI and menus. And the various instructions posted are likely for a newer version.
wilcoxon, what options do you have if you click the "transform" icon (attached)?
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Mine is a Samsung although a different model, I think you're going into Edit too soon, it might work the same as mine. Try this:
Go into Gallery and click on the photo you want and it will open just that photo.
You will then see the pencil at the bottom of the screen, click on it.
You'll then be in editing mode, click on the three dots in the top corner and it should give you the resize option.
Good luck
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It might be worth you both posting the version of the Gallery app that you have. It's possible that the functionality differs between versions.
App version 5-4-13-2
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Mine is a Samsung although a different model, I think you're going into Edit too soon, it might work the same as mine. Try this:
Go into Gallery and click on the photo you want and it will open just that photo.
You will then see the pencil at the bottom of the screen, click on it.
You'll then be in editing mode, click on the three dots in the top corner and it should give you the resize option.
Good luck
There is no pencil, only the icons as on the image I posted before 🤔
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I think wilcoxon has an older version of the Gallery app, which has slightly different UI and menus. And the various instructions posted are likely for a newer version.
wilcoxon, what options do you have if you click the "transform" icon (attached)?
Crop / effects / stickers / text / paint.
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Little Nell. I don't have the pencil icon. ???
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It looks like Samsung have multiple Gallery apps, which support different versions of Android. That probably explains the difference in UI and functionality you're all seeing.
There looks to be a slightly newer version (https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsung-electronics-co-ltd/samsung-gallery/samsung-gallery-5-4-20-2-release/) of the app wilcoxon is using but I doubt it has any new functionality.
wilcoxon, you probably need to look for another app or use one of the online image resizers.
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Thanks, I'm beginning to agree, all the other apps seem to have ads and have poor reviews.
I'll try a play with the resizing site mentioned earlier.
Thanks to everyone who has tried to help. 🙂
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Have been in touch with Samsung and they have been very helpful, but after sending them details of software etc it seems I don't have that option.
I also tried another tablet of the same model and that didn't have it either.