Re: [WiX-users] BMP and JPEG

2009-08-26 Thread Sascha Beaumont
You've probably got a 24-bit uncompressed bitmap. I use 8-bit compressed bitmaps for all my installers, generally around 1/10th the size with negligible difference in quality. It's limitation of Windows Installer, not a limitation of WiX. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367830(VS.85)

Re: [WiX-users] BMP and JPEG

2009-08-24 Thread Sebastian Brand (Instyler Software)
Hi Sebastiaan, Windows Installer only supports BMP and JPG, and I remember the built- in reszing method looks horrible too. I also remember JPEGs are shown badly sometimes (like being compressed to 10% or so), so BMP is still the best option. Best regards, Sebastian Brand Instyler Setup -

[WiX-users] BMP and JPEG

2009-08-24 Thread Sebastiaan Deckers
Hi all, While adding custom graphics using the WixUIBannerBmp and WixUIDialogBmp WixVariable's I noticed that this adds a lot of overhead to the MSI package. Some testing shows that the bitmaps are not compressed. I also found that both BMP and JPEG formats are supported, but not GIF or PNG. I did