not sure if this is an html question...

...but here goes

[edwardjames7]

I am trying to create an online picture gallery, but my pictures are different dimensions - some tall, some wide, etc...

What I am trying to do is make it so each table cell (or frame, or CSS, or however I can hack it) is the same dimension, but each picture is resolved to keep its original dimensions within the "cell."

For example: All my "cells" are 100 x 100, so a picture that is 400 x 600 will be resized to 75 x 100, while a picture that is 600 x 400 will be resized to 100 x 75.

I do not know the exact size of each picture - I could find out, but am dealing with a large number of picutres, and am wondering whether there is simple coding to perform this?

Thank you.

[benihana]

you really dont want to be resizing the images in the code, the filesize will be large and the quality poor.

much better to use a software package that has a batch process [google.com] feature to change the dimensions.

[PatomaS]

Hello

Yes, you will get batter results for you and the user if use some program that let you resize all those images.

But, if you can't, you can get a great result using php or flash. Are very differente one from another, but both very good for what you want.

I prefer flash for your situation, but it is just an opinion...

Good luck

Bye

[edwardjames7]

I found the threads I was looking for under "batch process" - I will browse through those and let you know if I have any more questions. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

[ergophobe]

Two quick thoughts.

1. Windows XP actually has a Power Tool (Power Toy?) that does a reasonable job with jpegs. It will quickly do an entire directory and allow you to adjust the quality settings.

2. Of the three main packages I know - GD, ImageMagick, NetPBM - I would choose either of the last two. GD thumbnail quality is not very good.

3. (bonus thought) I think the GIMP does everything you want as well.

Tom