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SwishMas has a much, much lower learning curve than Flash but I would be doing my best to talk any client of mine out of a Flash website. Using Flash for extra bits is one thing but a full Flash site unless they are willing to pay for full accessible Flash (something that has a much steeper learning curve and I'm not sure is even possible with SwishMax) since otherwise too many people and most search engines will not be able to use the site at all. Usually mentioning that Google can't follow links in Flash files without the considerable extra expense of accessible Flash usually stops the idea of an all Flash site in its tracks. Cheryl D Wise MS MVP FrontPage http://by-expression.com - new forums: http://forum.by-expression.com Online instructor led training http://starttoweb.com -Original Message- From: Hoenig, Robert Has anyone had experience using SwishMax for creating flash files? I've got a couple clients looking for flash websites but I don't have the money or the knowledge to buy flash. As much as I want to learn it I don't have the time. Any recommendations on SwishMax or any other Flash creation utility would be great. � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: unknown lmsubst tag argument: '' To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
Re: [wdvltalk] Picture question
Has anyone had experience using SwishMax for creating flash files? I've got a couple clients looking for flash websites but I don't have the money or the knowledge to buy flash. As much as I want to learn it I don't have the time. Any recommendations on SwishMax or any other Flash creation utility would be great. thanks robert � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
RE: [wdvltalk] Picture question
Sunshine - you have sunshine? I'm so jealous. I'm trying to decide if I want to put on some boots and head off to Starbucsk (I'd rather head to the pub but then I really would not get any work done) or throw some logs I the fireplace and move over near it. BTW, its good to see you posting again. Cheryl D Wise MS MVP FrontPage http://by-expression.com - new forums: http://forum.by-expression.com Online instructor led training http://starttoweb.com -Original Message- From: Franni Vincent I've just paid the taxman & delivered all the damn forms - yes it's that time of year here, and I'm going to reward myself by taking the rest of the afternoon off & taking the dogs out for a run... well, the dogs will be running, I will be wandering along behind enjoying the sunshine. The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
Re: [wdvltalk] Picture question
I guess there's little you can do about the decor in the view of the restaurant, talk about 'busy'... but one thing I can suggect is blowing the dust off the photos before you scan, plus taking some glass/window cleaner on a soft cloth & polishing the scanner bed. Both will help leave you much less to do in cleaning up the background! I do think rescanning at a higher res will help... The cake - I don't know what other people think, but I'd suggest first getting rid of whatever is in the left hand background, it's a very quick job with clone tool/airbrush in photoshop, so it should be in your graphics package too & if the client's willing, cropping & axing the satellite cakes - another good reason for rescanning at higher res to give yourself some wiggle room . Then you really need to adjust the levels so you can actually see the midtones in the yellow flowers properly & the texture & shadows on the icing - at the moment they're completely washed out, & just doing this will improve the picture hugely. Give it a go! Then we're onto sharpening/blurringat the moment the focus is on the fabric in front of the cake, rather than the cake so I'd say a little of both necessary to bring up what you want the spotlight on BUT - All this of course is down to the photographs you've been given, and chargeable to the client because you can spend a LONG time on this. I reckon if they won't pay, then better scanning is the most they can expect of you - better advise them to get a good photograph taken. It might pay you to team up with a good local photographer whose work you could recommend in future? I've just paid the taxman & delivered all the damn forms - yes it's that time of year here, and I'm going to reward myself by taking the rest of the afternoon off & taking the dogs out for a run... well, the dogs will be running, I will be wandering along behind enjoying the sunshine. Franni Okay. I posted the pics online here: http://www.starqualitydesigns.com/testpics.htm. I put the actual sized pictures below with smaller versions on top so you can see what I am aiming for. I realize that I need to clean up the background in them but any other feedback would be appreciated. Thanks, Riva Franni Vincent wrote: hi Riva, If you have the original photos, you shouldn't have a problem - no, scratch that, your ONLY prob should be the quality of the photos I recall only too clearly having to remove in photoshop the litter which a client was too stupid/idle to sweep away before taking the photo (unfortunately couldn't fix the faces of his sales staff!) But as someone (ross?) said earlier, scanning the originals at a higher resolution's going to be your best bet. Why don't you upload one & give us the URL so we can have a look at it? Franni The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: unknown lmsubst tag argument: '' To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
Re: [wdvltalk] Picture question
Okay. I posted the pics online here: http://www.starqualitydesigns.com/testpics.htm. I put the actual sized pictures below with smaller versions on top so you can see what I am aiming for. I realize that I need to clean up the background in them but any other feedback would be appreciated. Thanks, Riva Franni Vincent wrote: hi Riva, If you have the original photos, you shouldn't have a problem - no, scratch that, your ONLY prob should be the quality of the photos I recall only too clearly having to remove in photoshop the litter which a client was too stupid/idle to sweep away before taking the photo (unfortunately couldn't fix the faces of his sales staff!) But as someone (ross?) said earlier, scanning the originals at a higher resolution's going to be your best bet. Why don't you upload one & give us the URL so we can have a look at it? Franni The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
Re: [wdvltalk] Picture question
hi Riva, If you have the original photos, you shouldn't have a problem - no, scratch that, your ONLY prob should be the quality of the photos I recall only too clearly having to remove in photoshop the litter which a client was too stupid/idle to sweep away before taking the photo (unfortunately couldn't fix the faces of his sales staff!) But as someone (ross?) said earlier, scanning the originals at a higher resolution's going to be your best bet. Why don't you upload one & give us the URL so we can have a look at it? Franni Hi Franni, I was given some photographs - some of them have two or more pictures per page. I am going to try scanning in again and then downsizing (if they are bigger). If not, I am not sure what to do. Thanks, Riva The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
Re: [wdvltalk] Picture question
Hi Franni, I was given some photographs - some of them have two or more pictures per page. I am going to try scanning in again and then downsizing (if they are bigger). If not, I am not sure what to do. Thanks, Riva Franni Vincent wrote: Try resizing again but saving in the highest quality (ie least compression) jpg? A thought - You can size *down* to 2100 x 1500 pixels if you have original images larger than this, but it's just about impossible to size up & get something that's decent quality. What were you given to work with? Franni The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
Re: [wdvltalk] Picture question
Hi all, A client of mine is doing a promo and asked me to get the digital part ready for her. They want 1 - 3 pictures in jpeg format, 5 x 7 x 300dpi. I chose pictures, resized them to 5 x 7 inches and 300 dpi but got a message that they were very contrasty and pixelated - any ideas as to what I am doing wrong? (I am using GIMP.) Thanks, Riva Try resizing again but saving in the highest quality (ie least compression) jpg? A thought - You can size *down* to 2100 x 1500 pixels if you have original images larger than this, but it's just about impossible to size up & get something that's decent quality. What were you given to work with? Franni The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
Re: [wdvltalk] Picture question
Thank you! I appreciate the help. Riva Ross Clutterbuck wrote: If the images are pixelated it's more than likely you've had to scale up the images to get them that big - what was your original source? Digital cameras don't shoot as big as 5" x 7" 300dpi so you've pretty much doubled (or even tripled) the size of the file to fit the dimensions, which will cause horrible pixelation and distortion. Try doing things the old fashioned way - print the images out at their native size on good quality paper and settings then scan them in at 600dpi. You should then have enough material to work with the then *shrink* the images to your required size, which will maintain quality and get rid of most of the Moiré patterns you'll get with high-res scanning (although it's advisable to do that clean-up before you shrink). Can't offer any specific advice with GIMP though as I'm a Photoshop boy all round...always worth the money. MOU The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
RE: [wdvltalk] Picture question
If the images are pixelated it's more than likely you've had to scale up the images to get them that big - what was your original source? Digital cameras don't shoot as big as 5" x 7" 300dpi so you've pretty much doubled (or even tripled) the size of the file to fit the dimensions, which will cause horrible pixelation and distortion. Try doing things the old fashioned way - print the images out at their native size on good quality paper and settings then scan them in at 600dpi. You should then have enough material to work with the then *shrink* the images to your required size, which will maintain quality and get rid of most of the Moiré patterns you'll get with high-res scanning (although it's advisable to do that clean-up before you shrink). Can't offer any specific advice with GIMP though as I'm a Photoshop boy all round...always worth the money. MOU ___ All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: unknown lmsubst tag argument: '' To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
[wdvltalk] Picture question
Hi all, A client of mine is doing a promo and asked me to get the digital part ready for her. They want 1 - 3 pictures in jpeg format, 5 x 7 x 300dpi. I chose pictures, resized them to 5 x 7 inches and 300 dpi but got a message that they were very contrasty and pixelated - any ideas as to what I am doing wrong? (I am using GIMP.) Thanks, Riva The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
