IE Zoomer utility

[Alakazam]

IE Zoomer is also a utility for users of Internet Explorer, it integrates with the browser to add zoom capabilities to any image. This feature is specially handy when viewing small images on the web as most sites will use the small images to speed up loading of their web pages. IE Zoomer is different from the Microsoft Web Accessories (a utility that also adds zoom capabilities to images in Internet Explorer). Images zoomed with IE Zoomer will be smoother and more natural looking than the images zoomed with the Microsoft utility.

IE Zoomer includes a standalone version of the program that you can use to resize an image. This is the part of the program that I use most often to work with BMP, GIF, PNG, or JPG files. I find it very useful for resizing images for posting on forums without losing a lot of detail. The JPG file format also lets you set a quality setting for saving the image, the higher the quality, the more disk space it is going to use.

The original intent of the program was to stretch, shrink, rotate or invert images from the web to be used as wallpaper, but I found images zoomed or downsized with IE Zoomer to be smoother and more natural looking than other utilities without getting into a full blown graphics program. The interface is very easy to use and intuitive.

It's a freebie and can be downloaded here (http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/stories/info/0,10615,77417,00.html).

[AmStoned]

OMG! Thank U x 100. This is the best and simplest graphics prog I've ever used. Been using LviewPro all these years, but the shrinking feature on it sucks. Now this prog is just great! And OMG, it's free! Damn, just blew up my Ass Banner to life size. :hapystone

[Tuffie]

Thanks Zammy :D ,looks like a handy tool for on the fly type things.I use Irfanview a lot,but this is for different purpose and works well.

[whipat]

Zammy comes thru again, as Stoner said thank u x100.

[Darcy]

I started using IEZoomer shortly after u posted this in March, Zammy, basicly for re-sizing pix for posting. I feel very, very comfortable with it. :)

[Alakazam]

Tnx for the feedback folks, a really handy little proggie it is. I can't even remember for sure who gave me the link.