Easy image resize/crop

Hi
I'm looking for a tool that could allow me to resize (and for the full measure crop) images directly from the Finder context menu without using Automator?
Any ideas?
Leon

Finder is not a photo editing application.
Use Preview>Tools>Adjust Size

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