Re: Resizing an image

2008-12-12 Thread Glenn Bloom
So it looks like I now have a better solution for copying an image file and reducing its size both in dimensions and in bytes, thanks to a couple of recommendations I received. Of course, other recommendations made clear that I need to learn more about alternative approaches: - some

Resizing an image

2008-12-11 Thread Glenn Bloom
Can anyone recommend a best practice for resizing an image to reduce its size in terms of both bytes and visible dimensions, retaining the new smaller image and eliminating the original from memory? In how I go about this now, I am concerned about memory and efficiency. thanks in advance for any

Re: Resizing an image

2008-12-11 Thread Steve Christensen
On Dec 11, 2008, at 5:43 AM, Glenn Bloom wrote: Can anyone recommend a best practice for resizing an image to reduce its size in terms of both bytes and visible dimensions, retaining the new smaller image and eliminating the original from memory? In how I go about this now, I am concerned

Re: Resizing an image

2008-12-11 Thread douglas welton
:43 AM, Glenn Bloom wrote: Can anyone recommend a best practice for resizing an image to reduce its size in terms of both bytes and visible dimensions, retaining the new smaller image and eliminating the original from memory? In how I go about this now, I am concerned about memory

Re: Resizing an image

2008-12-11 Thread Glenn Bloom
, so will get back to this in the AM maybe with more thoughts as well and will post again. Thank you both. On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 2:44 PM, Steve Christensen puns...@mac.com wrote: On Dec 11, 2008, at 5:43 AM, Glenn Bloom wrote: Can anyone recommend a best practice for resizing an image

Re: Resizing an image

2008-12-11 Thread Ian was here
] operation:NSCompositeSourceOver fraction:1.0]; [resizedImage unlockFocus]; returnresizedImage; } --- On Thu, 12/11/08, Glenn Bloom grb...@gmail.com wrote: From: Glenn Bloom grb...@gmail.com Subject: Resizing an image To: cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 5