new batch job

[tnittner]

good morning friends and neighbors, for about an hour I have been trying to get "new batch job" to work. here is what I want it to do:

1. on a series of photographs change the dpi from 72 to 96

2. change the height on all pictures to 600px by maintaining the aspect ratio. I tried all sorts of combination creating the makro - it never keeps the aspect ratio. instead it takes the width of the modified pictures I used to record the makro. what am I doing wrong?

thanks much for any information,

tomas

[PaulEC]

I'm no expert, but could you use a macro to change the dpi, and just set the new height in the batch dialogue window?
(Personally I'd probably use Irfanview for this sort of thing, as it allows you to set a new size for the long or short side while maintaining the aspect ratio.)

[walt.farrell]

Macros cannot resize images that have different aspect ratios, unless they do so by using Filters > Distort > Equations. As @PaulEC suggests, your easiest approach is to let the Batch Job do the resizing. Just set the height and make sure the A (Aspect) box is selected.

[tnittner]

thanks much walt.farrell, that's what I have been doing, I always left the "A" box selected - unfotunately it always came back with the width of the pic I used to record the makro with on all of the following pictures I used the makro on!

[walt.farrell]

As I said, you can't resize using a macro unless you use an equation. Other methods record the actual result, and will give distortion.

[tnittner]

hello walt and hello to you paul, you guys were a great help - especially paul with irfanview. that - of course - doesn't work on my mac but through that I found XnView MP and that does the job beautifully!thanks much and have a splendid weekend,

tomas

[Old Bruce]

5 hours ago, tnittner said:

good morning friends and neighbors, for about an hour I have been trying to get "new batch job" to work. here is what I want it to do:

1. on a series of photographs change the dpi from 72 to 96

2. change the height on all pictures to 600px by maintaining the aspect ratio. I tried all sorts of combination creating the makro - it never keeps the aspect ratio. instead it takes the width of the modified pictures I used to record the makro. what am I doing wrong?

If you are wanting pictures that are 600 pixels tall then just do that. When I need images of a particular Pixel size I just disregard the DPI, it is a distraction.