Re: How do I create Thumbnails ?

>Sian,
>
>Using the width and height commands in HTML to resize an image is 
usually a
>hideous thing as browsers don't resize images well and then you always 
wind
>up annoying people as they download a 100K JPG to fill a 100 x 50 pixel
>spot. Use Photoshop to resize your image. Create a copy of the image 
you
>want to resize, open that copy, go to the IMAGE | IMAGE SIZE menu (I'm
>using 5.0 and I can't remember if 4.0 is in the same place) and resize 
your
>image. You can specify either pixels or percentage and to avoid 
distortion
>you may want to have the "constrain proportions" option checked. Save 
the
>file and you're done. I'm sure Paint Shop Pro has a resize feature 
also.
>

Another important tip is to switch to RGB mode before resizing.  It 
gives the file more color choices when it resamples, reducing "jaggies".

>Paul
>
>> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:11:39 +0100 
>> From: "webdiva" <webdiva(at)webdiva.co.uk> 
>> Subject: How do I create Thumbnails ?
>> I'd like to create thumbnails of some gifs/jpgs on my website, I've 
tried 
>> reducing using width and height commands but I lose clarity, how 
would I go 
>> about create clear thumbnails ? is there some functions as elementary 
as 
>> reducing picture size on the following software ?
>> Photoshop 4.0 and Paint Shop Pro 5.0
>> if these are not suitable could someone suggest software ?
>> TIA
>> Sian xx
>
>


Raymond Vazquez
raymond_vazquez(at)hotmail.com
http://www.msu.edu/~vazquezr/


______________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

HWG: hwg-graphics mailing list archives, maintained by Webmasters @ IWA