Re: [DUG]: Resizing images for use in Delphi - any graphics gurusout there?

[Alister Christie]

You're quality problem is probably related to the fact that GIF files 
are limited to 256 colours max and perhaps the file in question is in 
fact monochrome.  You probably want to load the file into some image 
editing program (e.g. Photoshop) and increase it's bit depth to 24 
before resizing/resampling it.

(I'm catching up on some of my email)

Alister

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi

Not quite a Delphi question, but related. I have a GIF signature which if
printed is about 1/2 page in size. I want to reduce it for a Delphi mail
merge app. If I insert the GIF into Word as a picture, I can resize it and
the resolution if absolutely perfect, even after such a massive resize.
However, I can't use it in Word. I need it as stand-alone gif file sitting
in a directory. If I resize using any graphical editor, including Adobe
PhotoShop 5.5, it looks crap compared to the Word version. How does Word do
it???
I tried capturing the screen from the Word version, cutting out the
signature and pasting it into a graphics editor, but even then some
resolution is lost. If Word can do it so easily, why can't Photoshop?


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