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    Default Photo or image enhancer?

    I thought I saw a reference somewhere to a Blue Voda process to submit my photos or images to before inserting them into my pages, to enhance them. I cannot find it now so maybe this was my imagination working, when I saw the reference to the video on inserting images generally?

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    You might have seen this - it's a handy tool: http://www.vodahost.com/pix.htm

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    I found pix resizer, which I think was what I saw before, just before I saw the reply above, thanks racefan20. Since I have already made all of my pictures 600 pixels in width, and less in depth, using Adobe Photoshop, is it still helpful for me to use pix resizer?

    What about thumbnails? Is pix resizer better to use for thumbnails than taking my 600 pixel pictures and resizing them with the Voda corner handles? My thumbnails will be larger than the 100 pixel common default, about twice as large. Thanks.

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    Default Re: Photo or image enhancer?

    Yes, pix resizer does a better job of shrinking pics than using the handles in BV and it does a better job (in my opinion) than PhotoShop as well.

    600 pixels is pretty wide, do you plan to add lots of those to your page(s)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by racefan20
    Yes, pix resizer does a better job of shrinking pics than using the handles in BV and it does a better job (in my opinion) than PhotoShop as well.

    600 pixels is pretty wide, do you plan to add lots of those to your page(s)?
    Thank you again.

    I am an artist and my website will be an online gallery. There will be several dozen at 600 pixels, perhaps 60 in all, plus at least one thumbnail and sometimes multiple thumbnails (from various pages) linking to each large image. Do you see a problem?... Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chaszz
    Thank you again.

    I am an artist and my website will be an online gallery. There will be several dozen at 600 pixels, perhaps 60 in all, plus at least one thumbnail and sometimes multiple thumbnails (from various pages) linking to each large image. Do you see a problem?... Thanks.
    I have a small photogallery of my own for every boat i designed. I have 8 -10 pics for every boat, X 10-12 boats, = 80 - 120 (i never counted them) all of them being 600 x 450. No problem at all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by navaldesign
    I have a small photogallery of my own for every boat i designed. I have 8 -10 pics for every boat, X 10-12 boats, = 80 - 120 (i never counted them) all of them being 600 x 450. No problem at all.
    Thanks! That is a relief. Would you mind if I kooked at your gallery? Can you give me the URL? Thank you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chaszz
    Thanks! That is a relief. Would you mind if I kooked at your gallery? Can you give me the URL? Thank you.
    It's in my signature. go to Progetti, skip the first one (it is still under construction) and in the page that opens click on Fotogallery
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    Quote Originally Posted by navaldesign
    It's in my signature. go to Progetti, skip the first one (it is still under construction) and in the page that opens click on Fotogallery
    Very nice. Thank you again. Very impressive work, both the ships and the site.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chaszz
    Very nice. Thank you again. Very impressive work, both the ships and the site.
    Thanks a lot.
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    Default Re: Photo or image enhancer?

    Do you folks recommend .jpg as a file format to start with, before submitting the images to pix resizer? Or would there be a better one to start with? My camera produces jpgs. I usually process them in Photoshop to adjust the color, brightness, contrast, and other attributes, and then resave them as jpg. From now on I will not use Photoshop to resize, but will still use it for adjustments. Should I resave in a different format than jpg? Thanks again...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chaszz
    Do you folks recommend .jpg as a file format to start with, before submitting the images to pix resizer? Or would there be a better one to start with? My camera produces jpgs. I usually process them in Photoshop to adjust the color, brightness, contrast, and other attributes, and then resave them as jpg. From now on I will not use Photoshop to resize, but will still use it for adjustments. Should I resave in a different format than jpg? Thanks again...
    Jpg's are just fine.
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    Thanks much for all your help today.

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    I am using pix resizer and it works fine. How about thumbnails? Do you guys recommend just setting it for 100 or 150 pixels and go, or is there a special procedure for thumbnails that gives better results? Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chaszz
    I am using pix resizer and it works fine. How about thumbnails? Do you guys recommend just setting it for 100 or 150 pixels and go, or is there a special procedure for thumbnails that gives better results? Thanks.
    Depends on the size and the quality rwquired. I use small ones to load faster: 80x60
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    Default Re: Photo or image enhancer?

    I have to say thank you for this thread. It answered my zillion questions about this topic perfectly in easy to understand words and examples!! LOL I'm just starting on my site and have to create almost the same type of gallery that you two are doing. I also was using Photoshop and now know I don't have to do all the resizing myself. Whew!

    I have to scan all the images in first, though as they are the printed "covers" of the patterns I sell. I guess I will just play around with the scan resolution and cropping until I get a setting that works.

    i appreciate you!

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    Default Re: Photo or image enhancer?

    When using PhotoShop to fine tune your pix use the "Save for Web" option. You can reduce the file size by as much as 90% rather than using the "Save As" function. Once the image is in the "Web" function use the slider on the right to reduce the (electronic) size. Photo's look best as a jpeg.
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    Default Re: Photo or image enhancer?

    Oh! So if I'm having to scan and crop in Photoshop anyway, and then use then use the "save for web" feature, i don't really even need the Pix Resizer? That would save a step for sure and I have LOTS of pics.

    THen, do I just move those photoshop files into the bv Images folder?

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    You "Save for the web" directly in a folder inside your BlueVoda folder on your computer. Then you take them from there to import them in your pages.
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    oh....DUH! I'm laughing at myself on this one!!!! thanks....need more coffee ! No telling how silly my other posts are this morning!! Maybe I should have some pancakes, too!

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    Pancakes with a cup of coffe are great!
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