I'm looking for image editing software that will allow me batch edit a group of images. For example, I want to select a group of images, and create thumbnails out of them without doing them one at a time. Any recommendations?
Almost any image editor allows batch operations, so if you already have a favorite editor, try reading its documentation.
Since you posted your question on this web, I will tell you more about two tools available here that can do batch image operations.
You should try ReaConverter!
It looks like ReaConverter 6.0 public beta is freeware.
ReaConverter is a powerful batch image editing software.
Take a look:
http://forums.reasoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=66
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