HI John,
On Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:01:15 -0800 (PST), John Vertegaal wrote:
> I may very well be dense Ron; but as far as I understand, resizing in
> PictView, or any other graphics program I'm familiar with, alters the
> resolution by definition. But if I'm missing something, I'd sure like
> to know it.
I am probably not using the correct words here. :)
What I mean to say is that, to the eye, the clarity of the graphic
is at least as good after resizing as it was before, while the actual
total pixels (and the file size) is much reduced.
> I was informed that GIFS are interlaced, whatever that means; so it may
> be worth a try for that reason too.
Interlaced just means that the graphic is built up of a number of
low-quality layers that together make all the detail in a graphic. Both
GIF and JPEG can be interlaced - it is a means of keeping the surfer's
interst while a larger graphic is downloaded, it gives them something to
look at.
But GIFs are not all interlaced.
>> Have you tried CompuShow 2000 ?
> Yes many years ago, both cshow and 2show. And I was pretty convinced at
> the time, that it was the source of innumerable hard disk problems;
> caused by the programs because I didn't pay for them. It swore me off
> keeping current shareware on my hard drive.
I haven't had that problem.
> Thanks again for your attempts to help me, I appreciate it.
A thought ! Would you like me to see if I can get your "large"
graphic down to the size you want to display it at ?
Just give me the URL and I will have a go. :)
Regards,
Ron
Ron Clarke
http://homepages.valylink.net.au/~ausreg/index.html
http://tadpole.aus.as
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