Resizing question for importing photos to ipod

hi
i was wondering if the ipod resizes images when i import them.
i used to resize them manually (in photoshop) for 720x480 before i imported onto the ipod through itunes.
now i have several hundred i want to load and they are 2272 x 1704 pixels and several megs apiece. so instead of batch resizing them in photoshop, i was wondering if itunes/ipod will resize and optimize the file size or does itunes/ipod resize the image for "display only" and keep the original file size the same. i would like to have the images optimized for disk space so i can put more photos and music on it
thanks
lawrence
1.33 ibook g4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

iTunes does optimise photos before they are transferred to the iPod (you can see a message in the window at the top of iTunes as it does it). It does not change the dimensions of the photos to fit the iPod screen, but it does reduce the resolution and file size. It also creates a very small version that you can see when there are multiple images on the iPod screen
If you select the option to include the originals in iTunes it will then store the original file, a version optimised for the iPod screen and the tiny little thumbnails as well.
Ian

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