Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/27

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Subject: Re: web sizing images (was RE: [Leica] Kodak Royal Gold 100)
From: "Stuart Phillips" <stuart.phillips@rcn.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 19:36:23 -0500
References: <DAEOKOEHIBMMGOJNOFECMELBDPAA.phong@doan-ltd.com>

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
> >
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