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[a_spark]

Hello...looking for advice again..I'm taking screenshots of sites I've worked on and making them into thumbnails. As we all know, when a jpeg is resized in Photoshop, it loses quality..anyone know of a way to make a jpeg smaller without losing any quality? I want my thumbnails to be sharp.

Thanks :)

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[notbob]

don't start with a JPEG or use a higher-quality JPEG. i usually start with a TIFF and work down from there, only compressing it into a GIF or a JPEG when i'm at the size. also, if the sites you're screenshotting are less photographic, try using a GIF instead of a JPEG.

[a_spark]

Cool- I'll try that- thanks:)

[enero]

play with unsharpen mask. That will bump up your reduced image's detail

[a_spark]

Tried that already- I helped a little, but not as much as I'd like. I'm seeking perfection ! :P Perhaps I should be a bit less picky. 72 dpi isn't very forgiving..

[enero]

There was an artical in Macaddict about how to reduce your web images and still keep the quality. I'll see if I can find it.

I know there is a trick to it...

[a_spark]

Cool- thanks!

[aidenn]

while saving in photoshop, it should give you an option of quality for your file. the more quality the bigger the file.

but if that's an issue (the file size) just save for web, or jump to imageready to optimize.

if you're printing... just make sure it's at least at 300 dpi (200 can pass, but i wouldn't take any chances. =P)

[a_spark]

Yep- I did all that- it's just not perfect, since it's being shrunken down so much at a low resolution. Grr!

Nope- not printing, this is for the web. I'd never print an image less than 300 dpi- gads! :P

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[aidenn]

oh well. =/

for thumbnails

[muttly]

if your doing the whole screen your going to loose a lot of "clarity", that's just the nature of the beast. my suggestion would be to just use a specific spot of a web page for your thumbnail. something unique and snazzy. that way you can shrink it just a little and keep most of the clarity. someday monitors with a higher dpi than 72 will come along and eliminate all our woes.

Re: for thumbnails

[a_spark]

indeed...that's a good idea! The pnly problem is, the way the site is designed, I have to do the whole screen unfortunately- can't change it. I guess I'll just have to accept the quality as is *sigh..