Some graphics please

**The Eerie Network** · Sep 20, 2001 14:32

Hi all, I'm looking for some advice on developing some custom graphics for my VB board, doing the graphics themselves are not a problem, apart from two main things

[list=1][*]Size, i need to know how to compress the size of .jpg's without loosing too much quality.[*]format, I can never get small text to look good.[/list=1]

I'm using PSP7.

thank you.

**cow** · Sep 20, 2001 15:57

for the small text, you should be using a font such as sevenet 7 or silkscreen, which are designed for display at less than 10pt. also, you'll have to save the small text as a .gif file for better display.

for .jpg files, i usually compress mine to 30%, anything less than that will get fairly blurry. i don't know how to do it in psp7, but you should just be able to just "save as" a .jpg and from there, you'll have some options as to the quality (expressed in a percentage).

**The Eerie Network** · Sep 20, 2001 16:55

Thank you for the tips, I know where the compression in php7 is, so 30% it is

Regarding the fonts, do you know where I can get them from? are they the ones used for the VB images do you know?

**cow** · Sep 21, 2001 09:32

i don't know if they're the fonts used for the vb graphics... i'll just send them to you and you can play with them and see if they work for you.

**The Eerie Network** · Sep 21, 2001 12:43

thank you, i'll PM my email address to you.

**guysmy** · Oct 8, 2001 13:08

Don't use image files for small text. Just create a new layer and place HTML or CSS type over a background image. It will be way sharper than image type!

**The Eerie Network** · Oct 8, 2001 14:15

This sounds like a good idea, it wuold make the page load up quicker as well, the only problem that I've got is that I don't know how to do layers, could you provide me with some sample code please?

**Squirrel** · Oct 8, 2001 14:57

Use a blur on the whole image, it makes the size of the image smaller because of the compression algorythem.

**The Eerie Network** · Oct 9, 2001 02:02

This sounds like a good tip, thank you

**guysmy** · Oct 21, 2001 17:38

Script?? I use Dreamweaver....only thing about using a new layer for small type...it's hard to place it exactly where you want it!!

**The Eerie Network** · Oct 22, 2001 02:23

I think I might skip layers for the moment, from what I understand all the browsers use diffrent tags for them, and I don't need anything that complex.

**guysmy** · Oct 29, 2001 02:38

You could always use tables...

**Mail-Benefit.com** · Nov 2, 2001 08:23

if you know anyone who posses a copy of macromedia firwork they will do it for you as it is an exrmely simple task to do and the results are wut impressive (in terms of the size of the image begn reduced and if you know what you are doing tyou will be able to loose very little quality in the graphic)

Matthew Taylor

**The Eerie Network** · Nov 2, 2001 08:57

agh, problem, I don't know anyone with fireworks

**Karl** · Nov 4, 2001 18:34

Originally posted by The Eerie Network
agh, problem, I don't know anyone with fireworks

Tut tut Dan, you never even asked me

**Nicky** · Nov 4, 2001 21:46

Just make use of our Trading Post, you will find tons of help there!

**The Eerie Network** · Nov 5, 2001 14:30

Originally posted by Karl

Tut tut Dan, you never even asked me

sorry dude, but you do enough for me at the moment as it is, with all PHP info you keep on telling me (Vote KDA, the number one webhost

) (was the plug ok, hehehehehe)

Nicky, thank you for the advice, i'll try it out.

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