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Basically, I'd like to resize or resample a .png image (in order to reduce its file size) and yet retain it's transparency.
Anybody got an idea how best to go about this?
Thanks.
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If you want to resize an image without losing quality, you need to make sure that the "Resample" checkbox is unchecked. This checkbox tells Paint to change the number of pixels in the image. When you uncheck this box, Paint will not change the number of pixels, and the quality of the image will not be reduced.
A Portable Network Graphic (PNG) file is a raster image that uses lossless compression. That means that PNGs retain all their original file data when compressed, so they can contain a great deal of image detail. They also support opacity and transparency.
Your image may appear blurry due to a compression issue. Whenever you resize an image, text or graphic, you are also shrinking and enlarging the pixels of that image/text. While you shouldn't expect a loss in quality with minor resizing, any substantial resizing of JPG images will result in a visibly poorer image.
You can use paint.net, it is a free tool. Although it is pretty basic, it does the job.
Go to Image > Resize
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