How to batch resize photos?

[dixh]

New to PSE6 and Premiere Elements 4. Like to produce DVD slideshows with soundtracks. I love that Premiere allows me to resize each photo so that the outside edge of the image isn't lost for viewing on TV. But it would be great if there was a tool that allowed batch resizing of all images in a slideshow. Does anyone know of such a tool?

[ATR]

Check out Photoshop Elements 6/ Editor/File Menu/Process Multiple Files.

Beforehand create two folders on your Desktop, one named Original, the other name Resized. And, when you get in the dialog box, set the Source: and Destination: accordingly. Keep in mind you may want to do the landscape and portrait oriented images separately, if you have both types of orientation for your images.

Let me know if you need more details.

ATR

[dixh]

Thanks ATR. I had a hunch that this may be the key. However, I have two questions: Don't imported images, regardless of size, fill the screen when brought into Premiere? If not, how do I know what size to make the images so that they fit entirely within the "safe margins"?

dixh

[dixh]

ATR

I just found a post of yours instructing Arabma - see below. It looks as though this is the answer I need. Do you agree?

dixh

When you open Premiere Elements, there is a welcome screen where you can setup for your project. Look to top right for "Setup" and click on it. The Preset that you select will determine your frame size for the project. Look at the descriptions in the selection area. If you are going to create a NTSC DV Standard 4:3, your frame size will be set at 720 x 480 pixels. When you enter the project and go to the Edit Menu/Preferences/General, the "Default Scale to Frame Size" is usually checked.

All this means is, when you import your media to the Premiere Elements Timeline, your media will be converted to fit into the 720 x 480 pixels frame size. If I recall, we have been down this road before. But,....if you have grossly oversized photos, then the program has to work harder to downsize your images. Hence, the suggestion to make sure that your photos do not exceed the dimensions of 1000 x 750 pixels (4:3 aspect ratio).

To downsize your images, you can do them individually by taking each image into Photoshop Elements Editor and use the Image Menu/Resize/Image Size dialog (using the unit pixels). If you want to do them as a batch, then you can use the Photoshop Elements Editor File Menu/Process Multiple Files dialog.

[ATR]

We can go into more details depending on the specifics of your situation, but that is the general idea.

Have you looked at these classic FAQ from Adobe Premiere Elements User to User Forum?
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3bb8822c
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3bbf8a18

To be continued....

ATR