Hi Jeff,
Don't get hung up on resolution, it is all relative, VASSAL just displays each
pixel in the image as one pixel on the screen, it basically ignores resolution.
Wha really matter is how big do the hexes end up when dsiplayed at 100%
magnification? What size counter does this support? You want to aim at a hex
size that will comfortably hold a counter between 45x45 and 75x75 pixels.
In the language of resolution, computer screens display around 72 dpi. If you
scanned your map at 300dpi and want it to display in VASSAL at about real-life
size, then you will need to scale it down to about 25% of the scanned size.
Once you have the size right, you need to look at reducing the
dithering/stippling of the colors to allow the PNG compression algorithm to
perform better.
Email me one of the maps, I'd be happy to have a look and comment.
Cheers,
Brent.
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>On 8/08/2006 at 3:36 AM wolfwolf4242 wrote:
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>Brent,
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>My 3 maps are 8"x22", 256 color PNG's. The resolution is 300, which
>I am guessing is way to high :) 9 MB each...and not exactly super
>detailed. What is a good resolution for VASSAL? The direction I am
>going here is going to be a very big and unusable mod :)
>
>Thanks!
>
>Jeff
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