me too.
|I just use graphics editing software that lets me see what the optimized
| image looks like before outputting it.
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| Murray
| ============
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| | > backups?
| >
| >
| >
| > | > | And make backups of the images BEFORE you start processing them -
| > | optimisation is a one way process, go too far and you cannot go back.
| > | I usually burn the originals to CDR, and then play with copies.
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| > | Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
| > | Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
| > | FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
| > |
| > |
| > | message | > | > You need to re-process them, using your favorite Image editor
| > | program NOT
| > | > Frontpage. Frontpage is not a good tool for images.
| > | >
| > | > IrFanview or Xnview are both excellent programs (free too) to
| > | resize,
| > | > rename, optimize and more...they both can batch process images and
| > | are easy
| > | > to use.
| > | >
| > | > You need to resize them to the size that you want the large image to
| > | be (you
| > | > can make the thumbs too if you want).
| > | > Optimize them down to abt 20K file size (try 70% or so before you do
| > | batch)
| > | > You need to RENAME them! remove spaces and capitalization from the
| > | file
| > | > name.
| > | >
| > | > Experiment with a couple first, then batch them all into a folder
| > | OUTSIDE of
| > | > FP. Then IMPORT them into FP and replace them into your design.
| > | >
| > | > (Delete the old ones off the web first before Publishing the new
| > | ones)
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > | "E. T. Culling" wrote:
| > | > |
| > | > | > That is especially so with AOL. Avoid it!
| > | > | > Eleanor
| > | > | > | > | > | > > another possibility....in the event you are using dial-up with
| > | "Data
| > | > | > > Acceleration"
| > | > | > > images size is reduced as part of the "acceleration' process
| > | resulting
| > | > | > > in faster
| > | > | > > downloads but poorer resolution.
| > | > | > >
| > | > | > >
| > | > | > > roy wrote:
| > | > | > >> put pictures from my camera on web page, then auto thumbnail.
| > | appear
| > | > | > >> fine
| > | > | > >> when preview in browser. but after uploaded them, thumbs seem
| > | ok but
| > | > when
| > | > | > >> click to get orginal pic. they look very bad.
| > | > | > >> ?????
http://www.canddpoolsandspas.com/spathumbs1.htm
| > | > | > >
| > | > | > "E. T. Culling", your article was very helpful. it turned out
| > | to be aol
| > | > compressing the files. turned off the compression as you explained
| > | and now i
| > | > can see them clearly. still need to resize and crop them all though.
| > | > | is it possible to do it on the remote website or do i have to
| > | delete those
| > | > | images and upload the reworked images again from my computer.
| > | > |
| > | > | thx to all for the previous replies
| > | > | >
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