Re: This website business

Trying not to get too technical . . . . .

When preparing pictures for the web, there are 3 factors to take into
account;

height, width ~ and resolution

Resolution is usually referred to as;

dots per inch (DPI) or pixels per inch (ppi)

dots or pixels are the little squares that make up an image and to
print on the page you need as many as possible so that they are
crammed together to make a good image on the paper. Printers range
from 150/300 dpi upto many thousand to reproduce fine art glossies.

A computer screen is made up of a fixed number of pixels per inch in
the range 72dpi - 96dpi and you can't squeeze anymore into an inch of
screen. So, if you only allow a certain size of window for your
picture on the web, inevitably you will only see a portion of the
picture because the rest is outside the frame.

Most graphic programs, Photoshop, Corel PSP,Irfanview even will give
you detailed information about h, w & resolution. If the resolution is
too high (say 300 upwards) try keeping the dimensions but reduce the
resolution to something nearer to 72dpi.

To get more information, google for "resize for the web" and you will
find tutorials ~ pick one that you feel comfortable with.

WARNING: If your original picture is saved as a .jpg or .jpeg image,
that format is known as a " lossy format" in that you lose image data
each time you save until eventually the quality is poor. Best to copy
the image into the graphic program's native format or at least
experiment on a copy and only change the original when you find the
dimensions that give you the result that you want.

Hope this helps.
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:10:47 -0600, Goromoff <goromoff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

OK, here's where I have to admit I'm flummoxed.

First, I have to say that I suffer from CRAFT, DUST and VEC syndromes and
have VLAT - "can't remember a flipping thing, don't understand a sodding
thing, very easily confused and a very low attention threshold"

I've been firtling with the website that I've found and it gets more and
more confusing as it seems to me less than perfect in it's tools and
mechanisms.

The thing is - I like the page as it creates just the right impression and
it looks good for what I need.

For example - they have a little frame (I think you'll have seen this) on
the left which is for a logo. I tried to load a pic into there, but it kept
reducing the size, or it would load and display only part of the pic -
obviously too large. I've been to their help and tips where it gives me the
optimum sizes for pics, width 450px by 600px with a general picture size
of 200px high.

I reduced my mugshot in Adobe to 450x600 pixels (approx) and when I
uploaded, it planted only the middle section of the pic there - this was
fine as it did at least show my ugly mug - but when I published - the
damned thing was reduced to a tiny thumbnail! It's supposed to be logo
dammit - and the blank frame surround is still there!

Is this where I start climbing the walls?

Anyway, I shall persevere because I like the appearance of it and once I
have it working properly, then I'll upgrade to a paid site and no adverts!
.

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