Well they were already 256 png, and I was getting problems, so I have to do whatever I can! I didn't add a raised border - they already had one...
--- In [email protected], "Brent Easton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wow, > > 8 colors is keen. That works for very plain counters I guess. I rarely go below 96 colors, usually just go for 256. > > Adding the raised border will increase the counter size as the png compression scheme is affected by the number of color changes as you scan accross an image. > > Cheers, > Brent. > >*********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > > >On 22/10/2007 at 6:12 AM benw_h wrote: > >Good tip. I'm doing something similar with Image Converter, although > >curiously, 8 colour pngs makes all my pngs larger in terms of > >filesize than they were before. > > > >--- In [email protected], "Brent Easton" <b.easton@> > >wrote: > >> > >> > >> >All the counters are also png files. I have no idea what colour > >depth > >> >they have - didn't really think to look at it while making them > >(they > >> >were mostly made years ago as BMPs in Paint and ADC, then > >converted). > >> >Obviously the thought of going back and adjusting them is pretty > >> >depressing, but if it's necessary then I'll do it. Presumably the > >way > >> >to do this (using Gimp) is to switch the mode to Index and reduce > >the > >> >number of colours, then save once more as a PNG? > >> > >> Install Image-magick and create a batch script that for each file > >does > >> > >> convert old/file.bmp +dither -colors 256 -strip new/file.png > >> > >> Try adding -raise 2x2 for a touch of spice. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Brent. > >> __________________________________________________________ > >> Brent Easton > >> Analyst/Programmer > >> University of Western Sydney > >> Email: b.easton@ > >> > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Brent Easton > Analyst/Programmer > University of Western Sydney > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
