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Recently while producing a few "web" resolution jpgs (1900x800, 961x290) I've used Pixlr.com's online app. It's easy to resize and then crop to my specific sizes for this project. I can't say how this method compares to others as I've not done a side by side but the client was happy. The other app that I use is FastStone, which is also my default jpg viewer. FastStone's resize/resample offers 11 different filters, including Lanczoz3 (default setting). Again, I've not done a side by side comparison of the output but FastStone is free and worth trying. I know several other forum members us it.

After using Photoshop and Lightroom for many years and also trying other applications (usually upsampling but quite a few downsampled for the web I have always found them to be more than up to the job, many times at least as good and sometimes better than specialist apps.

Therefore I was more than a little surprised to see complaints of downsizing algorithms being sub-par and loss of sharpness as this should not be the case. However, I have seen poor results from either incorrect settings in Adobe products and more so with the output results from certain image hosting sites due to them applying resizing algorithms to the output data.

Not saying that poor results cannot be had but I would like to see some objective side by side testing, ideally with access to the same raw data and certainly with some detailed step by step description and software version, as I may be missing something.

Like Tony, I have the same experience with PS and LR. They have been the best for me, but requires more user skill because they are not simple programs. On Macs, for users that are new to PS or LR, one may be better off just using the Preview app for resizing.

Also if you regularly share to FB or Instagram or a particular site, it is worth experimenting to find what works best for that site. In some cases, it is better not to downsize yourself, but let their posting software do the work. In other sites, you may find the opposite. More times then not, I find it is my own fault when there is something below par on the results.


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