Pic format?

[Abi1981]

Hi there, i want to post some lovely pics of myself on this site, whats the best format to save them in? Cheers, abI X

 

[incognito989]

Hi there, i want to post some lovely pics of myself on this site, whats the best format to save them in? Cheers, abI X

Can't go wrong with JPG. Displays everywhere, compresses relatively well to make a small download, all that. Can be somewhat high quality depending on the compression level selected (might be auto in your software, not sure)

PNG is so-so. A replacement for GIF which is really best at line-art and other 'web' graphics, not photos. So skip these options.

Leave the TIFF's out of it, and no BMP's too. Nobody wants to download a 4 meg pic Anything that's not 'compressed' such as jpg isn't so good unless you're dealing with print graphics.

Yup, jpg/jpeg is the way to go.

 

[Abi1981]

Thanks very much, I also want to blank my face, dont have paint installed on my comp so how do i do it? have the program that came with the camera but it wont let me edit photos off of the disc saying that they are right protected. Thanks, Abi x

 

[gochiefs]

Thanks very much, I also want to blank my face, dont have paint installed on my comp so how do i do it? have the program that came with the camera but it wont let me edit photos off of the disc saying that they are right protected. Thanks, Abi x

use "paint" if you have win xp
it is under programs-accessories

if you have another version, you'll
have to find it, but i'd bet it's in
the same general area

 

[gochiefs]

Thanks very much, I also want to blank my face, dont have paint installed on my comp so how do i do it? have the program that came with the camera but it wont let me edit photos off of the disc saying that they are right protected. Thanks, Abi x

or, just take the pics without your face in them, that's really the easiest way.

 

[incognito989]

You can also get free trials of image software like paint shop pro here:

http://www.jasc.com/products/trialreg.asp?pid=k-psp8-usdir

That's a good one, anyway...

 

[cyberski]

Go here and download the free program, Irfanview.
This is a nice little tutorial that will show you the basics on how to use the program. Things like cropping and re-sizing the images.

Irfanview Tutorial

 

[Topher]

I second the recommendation of Irfanview. It's the best freeware image program that I have seen.

 

[Weird Harold]

I second the recommendation of Irfanview. It's the best freeware image program that I have seen.

I'll second the recommendation as well -- especially since IrfanView can convert almost any format to JPeG and adjusting the size and compression to fit the attachement or avatar limitations is dead simple.