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Postby Double_Farvel » Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:51 am

sorry no pics...Please excuse my ignorance but what does compression actually do to a screenshot?
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Re: Compression

Postby Hai Perso Coyone? » Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:57 am

It makes it very pixelated...and it reduces quality...The only "good" thing it does is make the file size lower... ::)

Here an example...The first pic is compressed to a point where it does not loose its quality...The second...well, you'll see...

Very Little Compression...
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Same Shot...Tons of Compression...
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See the difference? ;)
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Re: Compression

Postby Double_Farvel » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:04 am

Yes and do i control the amount when i save it?
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Re: Compression

Postby Hai Perso Coyone? » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:22 am

Yes and do i control the amount when i save it?


Yes, if you use Irfanview, it's the tab that asks the JPEG qualities...If you use Photoshop, it's much easier with the Save for Web feature...You can preview the quality with file size which really helps alot ;)
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Re: Compression

Postby Double_Farvel » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:26 am

Thanks for all of your help :D
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Re: Compression

Postby VVM » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:27 am

yes you do control the amount of compression.
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