Looking for a native tool for bulk manipulation of images on Linux.
Enter two fantastic solutions:
Both are tools that integrate directly into Nautilus and allow you to modify the existing image or save a modified copy.
Nautilus Image Conver provides quick context menu options to resize or rotate and image or group of images.
Phatch likes to work always on a directory of images and provides more advanced editing functions in addition to resizing, such as rounding corners, adding a background shadow, and watermarking.
Both are fantastic tools!
Windows, Mac, and other non-Linux users don't feel left out. Phatch is actually cross-platform! Still there's something for you too, keep reading the backstory.
While previewing Adobe Air, I tried the Shrink-o-Matic application. I found that I really liked it and the interface was great for clients who like to update their own websites, but don't understand (or want to) how to edit their images to an appropriate size.
After a few simple configurations (setting desired image size and output location), the application is as simple as dragging, dropping, then opening and using your newly resized images. It's worth looking up and trying out if your not a Linux user. (drop me a line and i can send you a step-by-step guide to setting it up.)
My PCs are not the latest and greatest, they are actually more like well aged wine, and they do their jobs very well (with Ubuntu). Running Adobe Air is a bit cumbersome so I wanted a native application that would run fast. That led me to find the great Linux applications listed above, which provide such a vast array of features that I no longer need Shrink-o-Matic (which is still a nice tool) and I can dump Adobe and Air (which makes me happy).
As a side note, I'm also a little biased against Adobe as from experience I fell their sales tactics are deceptive and they misuse/abuse open source and free software. That's not to say all of their end products are bad though.
