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Large digital-images/photos slow down
the loading of a web page!
The computer-monitor only displays 72-DPI (Dots/inch); also, many
browsers are set for a maximum of 800-pixels (width). Websites use
GIF and JPEG images.
Many ISPs (for instance: AOL) restrict your sending/receiving
"high-resolution" images by email.
We recommend shooting your photos at the highest,
possible resolution/size; this allows them to be printed into large,
clear photos. Low-resolution photos (used on websites) will
print/look "fuzzy". Examples
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The following "thumbnail-photo" (3,824-bytes)
- as shown twice below - is 99-pixels wide and 75-pixels-high
... it downloads quickly; viewers then decides if they want to
open the larger photo(s)
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Each may be "clicked" to show a larger-photo ...
try printing each photo
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"Web-sized" photo (146,041-bytes) is
733-pixels wide by 550-pixels high; also, this photo has
been "down-graded" to 72-dpi (dots-per-inch)
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"Original" photo (2,069,748-bytes
["2-Meg, Mb or Mega-bytes"]) is 2272-pixels wide by
1704-pixels high ... it is larger than your screen, and,
slow to download
When/if this Icon appears (lower
right-hand corner of your large-image - as you
rest your cursor/pointer on it, it is because your
browser has automatically reduced the large-photo to fit
your screen)
Click the Icon to expand the Large-photo to
"full-size" |
Click to open
"Web-sized" photo |
Click to open
"Original" photo |
Now "batch-reduce" the high-resolution images to
accommodate website-viewing. You can use many of the well-know
photo-editing programs (PhotoShop, PhotoDraw, etc.), or, download a
free program from:
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PicSizer
(batch-processing):
www.axiomx.com/picsizer.htm - we use it
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IrfanView
(editing and batch-processing)
http://www.irfanview.com
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We recommend
640-pixels wide by 480-pixels high - at 72-dpi - for
web-viewing
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We then create the
thumbnailed-photos as we place them in a web-page.
You can learn more from Kim Komando's book at:
Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®, Kim's Tips
Hope this helps ... Elton
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