Downloaded, installed and registered with no trouble (I picked the first registration option – that seemed confusing).
Handy, simple to use program. I already had MSTech Image Resize 1.0.0.190 (not the “Basic” 1.4.2.650 version offered here now), and wondered what was left out in the Basic version. Looks like nothing! All the same controls and options are available, just reorganized. And the “Basic” version has added a Preview of the changed picture so you can quickly compare it with the original. So “Basic” is just a name change? Maybe they plan to release a Pro version.
What I like: a variety of ways to select how small to make the picture, built-in options for flip/rotate and convert to grey scale, and possibility to choose output format. Useful for batch operations is a way to specify a suffix or prefix for the new pics. Quick access from right-click context menu fits the way I work.
What I’d like to see:
1. Option to select different resize algorithms. The one in the program is fast but results are better in other programs.
2. Option to specify maximum output file size, maybe as a way to set Percent reduction. I keep running into things like “Uploaded picture must be 1 Mb or less” and it would be great to have a way to get the highest possible resolution that fits inside a given size limit. Program might need to try creating the output file many times to get the right size, but better to have the program do that than me!