Possible help for folks with image problems.

P95Carry · October 15th, 2005, 06:05 PM

Bud suggested I post a link here to IMAGE MATTERS , as someone (Tire Iron I believe) is struggling it seems to resize some pics.

Over on THR I found that some folks were having problems resizing pics and generally not having enough info on all that surrounds digital imaging generally.

To try and help that I made up a small mini site for reference - it is covering quite a lot tho maybe not all, some pretty basic, but the hope is that if people browse around it they should find something of use. The section on posting pics was for earlier VBulletin version but broadly it still can help until I update it.

A very handy freebie (still is I am sure) called IrfanView is handy for folks to get if they have no fancy imaging software . http://www.irfanview.com/ - with that they can do quite a bit of resizing and also compress file sizes down to reasonable levels. The plug-ins are also handy BTW for other things. Visit the site anyways.

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Late addition - and re posting pics here - go to - Help and Information - and then select the link for pic' posting help.

Arkie · October 15th, 2005, 07:16 PM

You can also go here and it will automatically resize the photo for you too.

Photo Resizer...

P95Carry · October 15th, 2005, 07:49 PM

Arkie, welcome and thx for that link - could be useful for some tho - if possible it is good to have control on own machine so as to better be able tailor results.

Arkie · October 15th, 2005, 08:20 PM

I thought it just might help if no one had any programs on their computer at the time.

Sometimes I have too many to choose from. lol...

Still playing with my new camera. Lots of buttons and dials but I think it's a keeper...

Bud White · October 15th, 2005, 08:21 PM

Thanks Chris

P95Carry · October 15th, 2005, 08:49 PM

Arkie - true enough it could help and thx again for the mention. No way wanting to put that down as inferior

Just that where possible I think folks benefit from some small app', like Irfanview so they have what they want right there all the time.

Bud - welcome dude.

P95Carry · October 15th, 2005, 11:53 PM

May I add, as the site does not necessarily explain resizing as a total specific.

For use on a forum like this - the picture size in pixels needs to be if possible kept to under 800 pixels max in largest dimension. If someone is only running 800x600 res' which is admitedly not so common now, even then the pic will be bigger than their display screen!

I try to keep my max at 700 pix width or height max. a good standard dimension most people can choose in pre-set resizing options is 640x480 and that'll be enough for most things.

Another downside of monster pics is file size. I usually compress my pics even of 700 pix max size down to about 60k as a JPG - this will not degrade image much at all to the observer.

Very often we have pics of 1280 x 1024 and bigger - lightly compressed and being perhaps half a meg big!! Even on fast connections this is a large burden and for dial-up folks - seriously slow.

So - around 640x480 and 50 to 60k is great, for everyone - apart maybe from odd times when a scanned page for example,or similar needs shown, which is a special case.

san antone rr · October 19th, 2005, 05:23 PM

You cauld just start a free account on www.photobucket.com and link pics instead of posting them. Automatically resizes them.

Really easy to use.

Wayne · October 19th, 2005, 05:55 PM

Oh, I thought this was going to be a thread about looks, my bad

I use Photobucket to store my pics but use the editor that came with windows to resize them.

Wayne

P95Carry · February 25th, 2006, 01:03 PM

I have just added a page - in an attempt to further demystify the structure of digital images - in the hope that it might help separate the three aspects - physical (printed) size, web size (pixels on screen) and saved file size.

If interested take a look at The Anatomy of the Digital Image , which I hope might for a few explain more about it.

October 15th, 2005, 06:05 PM	#1
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,333	Possible help for folks with image problems. Bud suggested I post a link here to IMAGE MATTERS , as someone (Tire Iron I believe) is struggling it seems to resize some pics. Over on THR I found that some folks were having problems resizing pics and generally not having enough info on all that surrounds digital imaging generally. To try and help that I made up a small mini site for reference - it is covering quite a lot tho maybe not all, some pretty basic, but the hope is that if people browse around it they should find something of use. The section on posting pics was for earlier VBulletin version but broadly it still can help until I update it. A very handy freebie (still is I am sure) called IrfanView is handy for folks to get if they have no fancy imaging software . http://www.irfanview.com/ - with that they can do quite a bit of resizing and also compress file sizes down to reasonable levels. The plug-ins are also handy BTW for other things. Visit the site anyways. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ Late addition - and re posting pics here - go to - Help and Information - and then select the link for pic' posting help. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

October 15th, 2005, 07:16 PM	#2
Arkie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 683	Here is an Online Pic resizer You can also go here and it will automatically resize the photo for you too. Photo Resizer...

October 15th, 2005, 07:49 PM	#3
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,333	Arkie, welcome and thx for that link - could be useful for some tho - if possible it is good to have control on own machine so as to better be able tailor results. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

October 15th, 2005, 08:49 PM	#6
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,333	Arkie - true enough it could help and thx again for the mention. No way wanting to put that down as inferior Just that where possible I think folks benefit from some small app', like Irfanview so they have what they want right there all the time. Bud - welcome dude. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

October 15th, 2005, 11:53 PM	#7
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,333	May I add, as the site does not necessarily explain resizing as a total specific. For use on a forum like this - the picture size in pixels needs to be if possible kept to under 800 pixels max in largest dimension. If someone is only running 800x600 res' which is admitedly not so common now, even then the pic will be bigger than their display screen! I try to keep my max at 700 pix width or height max. a good standard dimension most people can choose in pre-set resizing options is 640x480 and that'll be enough for most things. Another downside of monster pics is file size. I usually compress my pics even of 700 pix max size down to about 60k as a JPG - this will not degrade image much at all to the observer. Very often we have pics of 1280 x 1024 and bigger - lightly compressed and being perhaps half a meg big!! Even on fast connections this is a large burden and for dial-up folks - seriously slow. So - around 640x480 and 50 to 60k is great, for everyone - apart maybe from odd times when a scanned page for example,or similar needs shown, which is a special case. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

October 15th, 2005, 08:20 PM	#4
Arkie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 683	I thought it just might help if no one had any programs on their computer at the time. Sometimes I have too many to choose from. lol... Still playing with my new camera. Lots of buttons and dials but I think it's a keeper...

October 15th, 2005, 08:21 PM	#5
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	Thanks Chris

October 19th, 2005, 05:23 PM	#8
san antone rr Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Look at my login Posts: 462	You cauld just start a free account on www.photobucket.com and link pics instead of posting them. Automatically resizes them. Really easy to use. __________________ Steve December 9, 2005 (CNN) While interviewing an anonymous US Special Forces soldier on his sniper skills, a Reuters News agent asked the soldier what he felt when shooting members of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. The soldier shrugged and replied, "Recoil."

October 19th, 2005, 05:55 PM	#9
Wayne Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 823	Oh, I thought this was going to be a thread about looks, my bad I use Photobucket to store my pics but use the editor that came with windows to resize them. Wayne

February 25th, 2006, 01:03 PM	#10
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,333	I have just added a page - in an attempt to further demystify the structure of digital images - in the hope that it might help separate the three aspects - physical (printed) size, web size (pixels on screen) and saved file size. If interested take a look at The Anatomy of the Digital Image , which I hope might for a few explain more about it. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

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