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General Forums => Films and Screenshots => Topic started by: BDBAL on July 17, 2002, 07:47:31 PM

Title: need help with pics
Post by: BDBAL on July 17, 2002, 07:47:31 PM

need help in posting pics. I have changed the screen shot from a .bmp file to a .jpg file, yet the host says my file is to large to attatch. The screen shot in question is 286KB. I am a computer neophyte (aka dweeb) and I dont know how to create a smaller file for posting; any detailed help would be appreciated.

BDBAL

Title: need help with pics
Post by: ALF on July 17, 2002, 08:33:32 PM

easy---->resize the image

medium---->reduce color depth

hard----->increase the compression (requires program that gives you a choice like Photoshop

Title: need help with pics
Post by: GunnerCAF on July 18, 2002, 12:19:58 AM

Changing compression is easy, just need a free editor.  I posted the info here (http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=58708)

Since I am here :)  I will attach a pic I did the other night.  This is 3 screen shots put together.  I cropped three screen shots and copied and pasted them into a new file.  I then reduced the size to about half.  Then compressed down to about an 80K JPG.  I did use Paint Shop Pro for this one, but Irfanview works great for single screen shots.

Gunner

Title: need help with pics
Post by: CDR Akira on July 18, 2002, 10:31:01 AM

Nice;)

looks likea cutaway of a ww2 bomber formation being attacked

you know the layer formations

Title: need help with pics
Post by: vorticon on July 18, 2002, 12:38:59 PM

hmmm anyone know how to get that aged look with the gimp...i also need to know how to get a part of a pic from one pic to another and not mess up the background while using the gimp...???

Title: need help with pics
Post by: GunnerCAF on July 18, 2002, 11:19:14 PM

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anyone know how to get that aged look with the gimp

I'm no pro at this, but just keep pushing buttons including the undo button :)  Most graphics programs, you can convert the picture to a grey scale pic.  And other more advanced programs have a Sepia effect.  The Sepia will give a yellowish color.  

I am not sure what a gimp is, but some programs also have borders you can put around them.  The one I am using has several old picture borders.

Gunner