I've been using PI for a long time and so glad this forum is here. I just discovered it. I've always been a registered owner too.
(1) When I work on a GIF , I always Converted Date Type to 24-bit and then worked on the graphic. However, when I go to SAVE I always get this pop-up msg, "The file format you have chosen does not support the current image data type ... the image data will be converted to appropriate data type ... continue?" Why does it say this and am I doing something wrong? It gives this error for JPG too.
(2) When I work on a JPG and I use red colors and then save and put on the web, my colors look like they're bleeding, and not clear. Why? If I take the same graphic and save as GIF, it looks perfect each time. What am I doing wrong here?
(3) I'm tired of working with HTML templates and I want to make my own web page and SLICE it. What is the best width to work with? Any steps to offer me or suggestions? I'm largely just wanting to create a nice top and left navigational side.
Thank you so "very" much for any help to my questions!
Sincerely,
Mark
Long Awaited Help. NEWBIE QUESTIONS
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heinz-oz
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Masami
1) It's pretty much just translating the data from UFO information to GIF. Unless you're seeing damage to the image integrity I wouldn't worry about it.
2) JPEG is a "lossy" format, meaning that it can compress well, but at the loss of quality, which causes bleeding and "artifacts," mostly at sharp color changes. You can try increasing the quality under save options, but unless it's required to be JPEG, I always go with GIF.
3) Generally it's best to work in 800x600 since most people have their screens set to that resolution or higher. That way, it doesn't scroll off the screen.
2) JPEG is a "lossy" format, meaning that it can compress well, but at the loss of quality, which causes bleeding and "artifacts," mostly at sharp color changes. You can try increasing the quality under save options, but unless it's required to be JPEG, I always go with GIF.
3) Generally it's best to work in 800x600 since most people have their screens set to that resolution or higher. That way, it doesn't scroll off the screen.
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keenart
If your graphics have bled out, then you have compressed too much for the resolution or the resolution too low for the viewing size. Try several different resolution and compression ratios, then view the results in your Browser each time to determine the right combination.
Designing Web Pages for A Web Site is a subject you are going to have to spend a lot of time reading books and then experimenting before you will get a true feel for what you want and need to do.
As mentioned previously by members, JPEG is the best format for images, and slices. GIF is nice but too flashy consumes too much memory which consumes load time. You don’t have to be a Neon Sign to attract your audience, really good graphics will do that job for you. So your Header is everything you want to communicate as quickly as possible. The longer a person has to wait to see your Web Page the quicker they are to go somewhere else.
I still use the older page size of 680 by 420. I create a template with these dimensions, and then I change the attribute of the Template of Left Justify to Center. Which allows my Web Page to automatically center no matter the Browser being used, giving the Page a better design look?
My template size is for Laptop and Desktop users, the audience I target my Web Page for. 800 is okay, as Microsoft has made this the viewing standard, but the template I use is compact loads very fast and is easily viewed.
Slicing a header is easy; you design the header to the size that fits the view of your graphics or your template, or if a large template, you may want to create a smaller sliced Header. Some say the number of slices should be in relation to how fast each image segment will load, and other factors of course.
When you place the images for your Sliced Header in a folder name each slice numerically, so they will load before any other Page elements, i.e. 1slice.jpg., 2slice.jpg, etc. which will load each slice in proper order. There is nothing worse than your header loading last slice first or after the Body text. You should also consider this for the rest of the elements in your page, and for each Web page if there will be more than one.
If you have a good Editor or a copy of MS FrontPage you can view and download copies of Pages of other Web sites to examine the way in which they have constructed their slices. Almost all big sites use Java now, an altogether different subject. Remember those Web Pages are COPYRIGHTED.
That does it for Chapter 1.
Designing Web Pages for A Web Site is a subject you are going to have to spend a lot of time reading books and then experimenting before you will get a true feel for what you want and need to do.
As mentioned previously by members, JPEG is the best format for images, and slices. GIF is nice but too flashy consumes too much memory which consumes load time. You don’t have to be a Neon Sign to attract your audience, really good graphics will do that job for you. So your Header is everything you want to communicate as quickly as possible. The longer a person has to wait to see your Web Page the quicker they are to go somewhere else.
I still use the older page size of 680 by 420. I create a template with these dimensions, and then I change the attribute of the Template of Left Justify to Center. Which allows my Web Page to automatically center no matter the Browser being used, giving the Page a better design look?
My template size is for Laptop and Desktop users, the audience I target my Web Page for. 800 is okay, as Microsoft has made this the viewing standard, but the template I use is compact loads very fast and is easily viewed.
Slicing a header is easy; you design the header to the size that fits the view of your graphics or your template, or if a large template, you may want to create a smaller sliced Header. Some say the number of slices should be in relation to how fast each image segment will load, and other factors of course.
When you place the images for your Sliced Header in a folder name each slice numerically, so they will load before any other Page elements, i.e. 1slice.jpg., 2slice.jpg, etc. which will load each slice in proper order. There is nothing worse than your header loading last slice first or after the Body text. You should also consider this for the rest of the elements in your page, and for each Web page if there will be more than one.
If you have a good Editor or a copy of MS FrontPage you can view and download copies of Pages of other Web sites to examine the way in which they have constructed their slices. Almost all big sites use Java now, an altogether different subject. Remember those Web Pages are COPYRIGHTED.
That does it for Chapter 1.
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Masami
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desertcities
Thank you!
I appreciate all of your comments. They were really helpful.
Sincerely,
Mark
Sincerely,
Mark