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I am a web developer and have a client's website that contains .jpg images on various pages. The client wants to change pictures. They do so by taking a digital picutre and emailing that .jpg to me. I then upload it to my web host.
Many times I get a .jpg that I must do a lot of massaging in order for it to look right on the web page, size, resolution, croping, etc.
Question: can someone give me a list of tips/requirements that I can pass on to the client so that when they take pictures they have their cameras set properly so that the .jpgs they send me for web publsihing will look right on their website?
Thanks.
Many times I get a .jpg that I must do a lot of massaging in order for it to look right on the web page, size, resolution, croping, etc.
Question: can someone give me a list of tips/requirements that I can pass on to the client so that when they take pictures they have their cameras set properly so that the .jpgs they send me for web publsihing will look right on their website?
Thanks.
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Sorry for the lack of information. Also, I do have a CMS but not all clients have opted for the latest version. You can view it at: www.thewebplusgroup.com/mveflyer/mveflyer.asp
Even with that editing module, controls need to be in place on the upload image/file function to limit what they upload.
Well, that's not the subject of my inquiry. So, hopefully I can describe my situation a bit better.
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What I'm looking for are some things that clients can take into consideration regarding the pictures they take that they want on their websites. The pictures could be of people, buildings, etc.
These tips would help me out as I take their emailed .jpg's and open them in PSP8.0 so that I can resize, compress, etc. before I upload to my web host. I'm trying to make my life easier once I get their .jpg's.
Right now, clients just go ahead and take pictures and then email the .jpg files to me. I will get them in various resolutions, zoom factors, etc.
I'm not asking for details on f-stops, lighting, shadows, etc., but what resolution would be best and any other camera settings that might apply such that the file they send me is almost 'web-ready.' All I would do then is to change the HTML to point to the uploaded .jpg.
Hope this makes a bit more sense. Do I need to raise the point value to get more response? I thought 50 would suffice as this is not a complex question.
Deke
Even with that editing module, controls need to be in place on the upload image/file function to limit what they upload.
Well, that's not the subject of my inquiry. So, hopefully I can describe my situation a bit better.
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What I'm looking for are some things that clients can take into consideration regarding the pictures they take that they want on their websites. The pictures could be of people, buildings, etc.
These tips would help me out as I take their emailed .jpg's and open them in PSP8.0 so that I can resize, compress, etc. before I upload to my web host. I'm trying to make my life easier once I get their .jpg's.
Right now, clients just go ahead and take pictures and then email the .jpg files to me. I will get them in various resolutions, zoom factors, etc.
I'm not asking for details on f-stops, lighting, shadows, etc., but what resolution would be best and any other camera settings that might apply such that the file they send me is almost 'web-ready.' All I would do then is to change the HTML to point to the uploaded .jpg.
Hope this makes a bit more sense. Do I need to raise the point value to get more response? I thought 50 would suffice as this is not a complex question.
Deke
For resolution they can go down to 72 dpi and it will look just fine on the screen as long as you don't have to stretch it to make it larger. Lots of cameras output to resolutions like 100 150 300. Even with 100dpi you'll have a little leeway in terms of stretching it.
Overall size most cameras put out way too large of an image to be reasonably displayed on a web page. In my experience they output screen resolution sizes like 640x480, 800x600, or 1024x768 etc
640x480 is great for display on most web pages which is usually the absolute lowest setting on most digital cameras. If you want to take up the whole screen with the image you'd be safe with 800 x 600. Most people these days have at least 1024x768 or higher resolution, so an 800x600 image would display nicely in the center of the screen and still have room for a border and top and bottom of the browser without causing a scrollbar to show up.
Since we're talking about the web here, the smaller the better without losing too much quality has always been my motto. My camera spits out images at 640x480 at 100dpi and that's pretty much perfect for my image gallery.
Hope this helps and feel free to ask if you need more detail.
Overall size most cameras put out way too large of an image to be reasonably displayed on a web page. In my experience they output screen resolution sizes like 640x480, 800x600, or 1024x768 etc
640x480 is great for display on most web pages which is usually the absolute lowest setting on most digital cameras. If you want to take up the whole screen with the image you'd be safe with 800 x 600. Most people these days have at least 1024x768 or higher resolution, so an 800x600 image would display nicely in the center of the screen and still have room for a border and top and bottom of the browser without causing a scrollbar to show up.
Since we're talking about the web here, the smaller the better without losing too much quality has always been my motto. My camera spits out images at 640x480 at 100dpi and that's pretty much perfect for my image gallery.
Hope this helps and feel free to ask if you need more detail.
ASKER
Thanks for the feedback.
For each website there is a "staff" page with HTML to display a small picture of a staff person with a mouse-click enabling a javascript to enlarge the picture.
The small <img src> size = width="100" height="120". The script will enlarge it to 675wX500h.
With these webpage parameters, do your camera settings still apply?
Thanks.
For each website there is a "staff" page with HTML to display a small picture of a staff person with a mouse-click enabling a javascript to enlarge the picture.
The small <img src> size = width="100" height="120". The script will enlarge it to 675wX500h.
With these webpage parameters, do your camera settings still apply?
Thanks.
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We realy cannot give you a list of tips, if we do not know what kind of site it is.. If it is a photography site, thats one thing.
- If it is a news site and you have a specific size for say a header image, or maybet inset image...
Things you could specify are...
- Vertical or horisontal layout.
- zoom up close or far away.
- lighting, shadows ect.
Without more information we are shooting in the dark :-)
We love a challenge, so get us more info and we will help best we can!
btw, you may want to look into a content management system for some of the sites you have to upkeep regularly. As a web developer, you may find yourself bogged down once you have a significant set of sites needing small things like changing images.
*You can change an image for a client and keep him happy for a day, Teach him how to do it simply himself, keep him of your back for two ;-)
(supposed to be like the teach a man to fish story... but you get the idea.)