BIRT

• Name: BIRT
• Description: Bulk Image Resize Tool
• Version: 4.0.0.0  (2008-05-29)
• License: Please see here
• Platform: Tested on Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Linux (Ubuntu 8)
• Format: Windows x86/x64 Binary Executable
• Requirements: Requires .NET V2 either from Windows Update or if you are using Linux in the form of Mono

Features

• Ability to bulk resize images whilst maintaining EXIF information.
• Ability to bulk convert images to different filetypes whilst maintaining the EXIF information (where supported).
• Ability to resize using Bilinear, Bicubic or Closest Pixel techniques for quality and speed optimisation.
• Ability to resize multiple images in different formats to many different sizes in one go.
• Ability to recursively resize/convert images in folders and subfolders.
• Ability to bulk convert JPEG quality to save on filesize.
• Support for JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF and BMP.
• Support for drag and drop.
• Support for right click "send to" function.
• Option to maintain or ignore image aspect ratios.
• Option to make images smaller but not bigger.
• Option to include subfolders.
• Support for network drives and UNC paths.
• Preferences automatically stored.
• Image preview.
• Zoomable image viewer.
• Progress meter.
• Great for making thumbnails.
• Runs in 64bit mode on Windows XP/Vista x64
• Runs on Linux

Images

Things To Do

• Add the ability to specify an output folder.
• Add a cancel button to interrupt resize jobs.
• Allow copy and paste from EXIF/Progress window.

Known Issues

• BIRT has problems coping with certain types of PNG files.
  (This seems to be a bug in the .Net framework PNG libraries.)
• The GUI interface including progress bar temporarily freezes when the application looses focus even though the application is functioning correctly.
• Windows seems to have a limit to the amount of files it can pass using "Send To".
• BIRT doesnt support advanced image features such as transparency.
• With Windows default settings .NET executables MUST be run from a local hard drive.
  (This is a .NET framework security feature that can be adjusted.)

Update History

Version 4.0.0.0  (2008-05-29) - Current Release

• Made some changes to allow compatibility on different platforms such as Linux.

Version 3.1.2.0  (2008-05-28)

• Fixed cropping problem which occured when using bilinear/bicubic resizing from one extreme aspect ratio to another with "keep aspect ratio" selected.

Version 3.1.1.0  (2008-05-15)

• Improved bilinear resizing to avoid edge shadows problem.

Version 3.1.0.0  (2008-05-14)

• Improved bicubic resizing to avoid edge shadows problem.
• Added support for XP/Vista styles.

Version 3.0.0.0  (2006-03-21)

• Changed to .NET framework 2.0
• Added native support for 64bit processors.

Version 2.2.2.0  (2005-12-06)

• Made some huge improvements to the image viewer including file size infomation and mouse wheel zoom.

Version 2.1.2.0  (2005-11-26)

• Fixed drag and drop.

Version 2.1.1.0  (2005-11-14)

• Improved the ability to resize the main window.

Version 2.1.0.0  (2005-11-05)

• Added the ability to view an image full size by double clicking on it.
• Added the ability to resize the main window by draging it.
• Made the image viewer resizeable.

Version 2.0.0.0  (2005-07-15)

• Massively improved image quality with the addition of Bilinear and Bicubic resize techniques.
• Fixed some bugs in the add files and folders system which could occasionally cause BIRT to crash or folders to be missed out.
• Made the greyed out option boxes more accuratley represent what is going to happen.

Version 1.6.1.0  (2005-04-18)

• Added Roberto's workaround for the Numeric Up Down bug in the .NET framework.
• Increased the size of the custom boxes slightly.

Version 1.6.0.0  (2005-03-07)

• Added the ability to adjust JPEG quality settings.
• Added the ability to resize files but keep their original filename.
• Added the ability to skip files that have already been resized. (This stops you getting resizes of resizes)
• Added a prompt when overwriting existing files and an option to always overwrite.

Version 1.5.1.0  (2005-01-24)

• Fixed problem with differenciating between files and directories.

Version 1.5.0.0  (2005-01-25)

• Added drag and drop support.
• Added support to save in any filetype.
• Fixed a couple of issues when adding files and folders.
• Clarified the status messages when adding files and folders.
• Made sure BIRT closes files properly so you can manipulate them without closing BIRT.
• Added support for TIFF and fixed a couple of bugs in support for other formats.

Version 1.4.3.0  (2005-01-23)

• Fixed the status information when opening folders with no errors.

Version 1.4.2.0  (2005-01-23)

• Fixed the status information when using "send to" on folders.

Version 1.4.1.0  (2005-01-23)

• Added right click "send to" support for folders.
• Added support for file extensions more the 3 letters (JPEG).

Version 1.4.0.0  (2005-01-23)

• Added the ability to add folders and subfolders full of images.
• Clarified error messages, added important error highlighting and added a tick box to only show errors.
• Fixed a problem where BIRT couldnt add EXIF data to some files.
• Fixed a problem where sometimes incompatable filetypes aren't notified in the progress box.
• Trapped the error produced by Windows when too many files are selected in the open files dialog.
• Fixed a bug where BIRT ignored the cancel button on the add files dialog box.
• Fixed a problem where it previewed each item when deleting multiple files from the list.
• Set preview image to clear when the file list is cleared.

Version 1.3.3.0  (2005-01-16)

• Removed the background image for increased speed.

Version 1.3.2.0  (2005-01-03)

• Added the option to retain EXIF data during a resize.
• Resize information now appended to the EXIF comments and modified date updated/added.
• Corrected the EXIF flash information.
• Added EXIF image description information to low detail page.

Version 1.3.1.0  (2005-01-01)

• Fixed a bug in the EXIF low detail page in the processing field.
• Made the EXIF low detail page skip lines made up entirely of missing fields.

Version 1.3.0.0  (2004-12-31)

• Added EXIF support for most fields.
• Made the progress bar update more smoothly.
• Made the window a fixed size.

Version 1.2.2.0  (2004-12-30)

• Corrected scaling on "Maintain aspect ratio" resize.
• Added new widescreen modes.

Version 1.2.1.0  (2004-12-27)

• Improved resizing code efficiency.
• Set the default button to "Resize all".
• Fixed PNG support.
• Added code to prevent incorrect filetypes being added.
• Improved error messages.

Version 1.1.1.0  (2004-12-24)

• Made the progress box clear the history when starting a resize.

Version 1.1.0.0  (2004-12-24) - Original Public Release