Resizing Images

Seven3 · Post by **Seven3** » Tue Nov 27, 2001 3:44 am

That comes down to two things: What sort of images are you talking about, and what program(s) do you use?You shouldn't use HTML code to resize images for thumbnails, simply because the point of them is that they are supposed to be small, fast loading files for easy previewing of their larger counterparts.If you're working with indexed colour (ie anything less than true 24 bit) images; convert them to true colour, resize them down, and then convert them down to an indexed palette.As for a 3D border, what effect are you trying to achive, and again what program(s) do you have?
You can make an (MSPaint) easy one in 4 steps :
1) Put an outline box of the border width around the image, using a colour that's not in the image.
2) Pick your light and dark shades of the border colour.
3) In the top-right and and bottom-left right corners of the border put a diagonal line from the inner corner to the outer, using one of the border shades.
4) Fill the top-left half with the lighter shade, and the bottom-right half with the darker.
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Kingironfist · Post by **Kingironfist** » Tue Nov 27, 2001 12:35 pm

Wondering: If I have a large image, say 1024-768, how can I:1: create a thumbnail of a certain size, without restraining the image with code, because that makes it fairly grainy.2: Resize an image, say from 800-600 to 640-480, without making it grainy or blurred3: sort of another topic, but how do I put like a 3D border around an image or a shadow on it?Thanks!

Kingironfist · Post by **Kingironfist** » Wed Nov 28, 2001 8:34 am

Yeah, I realized part of not using html to resize - it does take long and it is really hard to tell what it is. (I'm running a totally seperate test page to do these)What I guess I'm asking is which program I should get. I have several self-made wallpapers and they are all 1024-768. I want to resize them to a smaller size and create thumbs..what should I use (do)?I also have several .jpg wallpapers by my friend and I want to put them up. I guess what I need to know is: is there a program that lets you resize your pictures at will or to auto-create thumbs? I have a lot of work to do in creating images and I guess I need to know what is best.Thanks!

Redmoon Twilight · Post by **Redmoon Twilight** » Wed Nov 28, 2001 8:47 am

There are several freeware programs for making thumbnails automatically out of a series of pictures. I use ThumbHTML myself for doing quick templates for my galleries.You can find these programs at <A HREF="http://www.nonags.com" TARGET=_blank>www.nonags.com</A>
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