OpenCV & Python - Image too big to display

Question

I have an image that is 6400 × 3200, while my screen is 1280 x 800. Therefore, the image needs to be resized for display only. I am using Python and OpenCV 2.4.9. According

Answer 1

Try this:

image = cv2.imread("img/Demo.jpg")
image = cv2.resize(image,(240,240))

The image is now resized. Displaying it will render in 240x240.