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It just takes some image file compression
By:Ted
Date: 8/24/2000, 10:06 pm
In Response To: Netscape problems (Pete Roszyk)

:I also have a problem
: that my host's alloted space for me is something like 5 megs of storage,
: while I've transferred over 8 megs. Ain't technology grand?

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Pete, your space problem can be fixed with a little elbow grease and a small dose of training. The problem is that the file size of your images is too large. For example, Image26.jpg (truck and canopy) is 640x480 pixels with a file size of 101k, but you are only displaying it at 198x148 pixels. By resizing the image to 198x148 and then using a little jpeg compression the file size becomes 8k while still looking good.

Another benefit of reducing your image file sizes is that your pages will load faster for web surfers. As it is now, everyone has to download the full file and then the browser sizes it down.

Also make sure that your are using all of the images you have transferred to the server. Idle images just waste space.

I'm going out of town tomorrow for three days, but if you want to get together or talk further about how to resize your images or anything else about your site, give me a holler early next week.

Ted in Issaquah

Messages In This Thread

New Website Homepage
Pete Roszyk -- 8/23/2000, 7:08 pm
Re: New Website Homepage
Sam McFadden -- 8/26/2000, 8:03 pm
Netscape problems
Pete Roszyk -- 8/24/2000, 3:39 pm
It just takes some image file compression
Ted -- 8/24/2000, 10:06 pm
Re: New Website Homepage
Earl Bailey -- 8/24/2000, 12:32 pm
Re: New Website Homepage
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/24/2000, 8:58 am
Re: New Website Homepage
Kent LeBoutillier -- 8/24/2000, 7:38 am
Re: New Website Homepage
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/24/2000, 2:48 am
Re: New Website Homepage
Bill Price -- 8/24/2000, 12:50 am
Re: New Website Homepage
Ross Leidy -- 8/24/2000, 9:20 am
Re: New Website Homepage
Bill Price -- 8/24/2000, 12:15 pm
Re: New Website Homepage
Bubbles -- 8/23/2000, 9:30 pm
Re: New Website Homepage
Matt Thyer -- 8/24/2000, 1:47 pm