Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi This is a pretty well-respected and commonly-used book, although there are many others: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/html5/ - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 5:27 PM Subject: RE: web sizing images (was RE: [Leica] Kodak Royal Gold 100) > Hi Tim, > > I've been reading this thread in reverse order, and just > realized you asked me directly. I haven't figured out > the best dpi value; for this particular image, I must > have ignored the dpi value (and image size) altogether > and just set the desired pixel size. > > When I downsize for web use, I tried to downsize in whole > multiple of the original image. In Photoshop, I use > set Image Size, always keeping the same proportion, > and choosing a "nice" number of pixels. I then look > at the image at actual pixel size to make sure things look > reasonable. So far, I haven't had to resize my images > differently. > > I am new at this diplay thing, and am trying to learn > the HTML language (anybody has a good recommendation > for a tehnical book on HTML programming ?), although > I use tools to generate the pages automatically. > > And thanks for the feedback on the presentation, which to me > is very important. It's the difference from picture in shoe box > (apologies to Steve), and picture in an album. I am glad > to hear my images look good on other people's screen. > The problem of course, is that we have little control on the view > end of things. > > I guess that's a long way to say I don't have a useful answer > for you, but thanks for asking :-). Great topic. > > - Phong > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tim > > Atherton > > Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 12:57 AM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: web sizing images (was RE: [Leica] Kodak Royal Gold 100) > > > > > > Hi Phong, > > > > I like the way you set out your image (and the image itself!), with the drop > > shadow. > > > > I'd like to know how you are downsizing the actual photo for web use? I find > > my images don't look that great when I downsize them. I usually go down t0 > > 72dpi, but I see yours is 180dpi? > > > > Other experts out there - what the best way to get an image that looks > > really nice on a web page, and doesn't start to get artefacts when it's been > > downsized? > > > > thanks > > > > tim > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html