Important message about picture size
Mar 25, 2010 17:20:11 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Mar 25, 2010 17:20:11 GMT
AnyPort has a feature that will make images fit on the page, but it can only do so much. Many of you generously share photos stored on hosting sites or blogs. Whereas that is greatly appreciated, some of the sizes put a strain on the automatic re-sizer. This can cause screen stretching and slow loading for other viewers, depending on their internet connections. Also, when a posted image is too large for the forum you'll always have a notice reading "this image has been reduced by X%" over the picture.
The re-sizer works well reducing images by 13% and less. Above that, it starts straining.
Many hosting sites offer a "message board" size of 640x480. This will give a respectable size, although you may prefer that certain of your images be larger.
To get images that use the maximum space available, but that won't trigger the forum's re-sizer, you can make your photos 800 wide x 700 high before hosting them. Then, make sure you choose "15" screen" on the hosting site.
An important thing to remember is that when you put images side by side with no space between them, it will override the forum resizer.
If the total width of the pictures is more than 800, there will be screen stretching.
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also:
If you are using an image from the internet, please CHECK THE SIZE BEFORE POSTING.
If you've found the picture in Google Images, for instance, it will tell you the size right below the thumbnail..
To illustrate my point, here is a url from a Google Images picture:
www.wallpaperpimper.com/wallpaper/Animal/Pigs/Pig-6-IAARIUBXLX-1680x1050.jpg
When you open it, it seems big, but not that big, right?
Okay, now look at it again. If you move your mouse around, you'll see that your pointer has become a little magnifying glass with a + in it. That's a big clue right there. Click on the picture and it will expand to its true size -- the size you will be foisting onto a thread if you post that picture here. That monster will horribly slow the loading of the entire thread.
To drive the point home, click on the picture again. It will return to a more sedate size, but look at the top frame on your monitor. In Firefox it says "(JPEG Image, 1680x1050 pixels) Scaled (53%)". IE only shows the pixel size, but that should be shocking enough.
Thanks!
The re-sizer works well reducing images by 13% and less. Above that, it starts straining.
Many hosting sites offer a "message board" size of 640x480. This will give a respectable size, although you may prefer that certain of your images be larger.
To get images that use the maximum space available, but that won't trigger the forum's re-sizer, you can make your photos 800 wide x 700 high before hosting them. Then, make sure you choose "15" screen" on the hosting site.
An important thing to remember is that when you put images side by side with no space between them, it will override the forum resizer.
If the total width of the pictures is more than 800, there will be screen stretching.
============================================================
also:
If you are using an image from the internet, please CHECK THE SIZE BEFORE POSTING.
If you've found the picture in Google Images, for instance, it will tell you the size right below the thumbnail..
To illustrate my point, here is a url from a Google Images picture:
www.wallpaperpimper.com/wallpaper/Animal/Pigs/Pig-6-IAARIUBXLX-1680x1050.jpg
When you open it, it seems big, but not that big, right?
Okay, now look at it again. If you move your mouse around, you'll see that your pointer has become a little magnifying glass with a + in it. That's a big clue right there. Click on the picture and it will expand to its true size -- the size you will be foisting onto a thread if you post that picture here. That monster will horribly slow the loading of the entire thread.
To drive the point home, click on the picture again. It will return to a more sedate size, but look at the top frame on your monitor. In Firefox it says "(JPEG Image, 1680x1050 pixels) Scaled (53%)". IE only shows the pixel size, but that should be shocking enough.
Thanks!