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Hi guys how can i create a website thumbnail that is not looks like distort or compressed.. im using dreamweaver for creating websites.. please advice.
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mark schaaf Posts: 365 Joined: 04 Oct 10 Trust:
22 Aug 11 3:16 pm
I am not sure who dreamweaver works but on the web editor I use if I have a big picture I have to re size it in a photo editing program before I put in on the web page I am working on. What happens on my editor is it is trying to smash a big picture into a little box and it looks goofy. I think my program tells me I need to re size the picture when I first put it into a little box. Not sure if that is where your problem is but it is something to think about.
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Mark
essexboyracer Posts: 105 Joined: 02 May 11 Trust:
22 Aug 11 6:50 pm
Thats correct Mark, dropping in a large image (say 640x480) and displaying it at 120x58px (or whatever) will distort the image. You will need to resize the image first in a graphics application, such as Photoshop (if you have the money) or GIMP (if you decide opensource software is for you), then upload the resized image and insert into your page
24 Aug 11 4:00 am
Whichever option you choose, make sure you have the box to keep the aspect ratio to keep the image from stretching or compressing one way and not another.
24 Aug 11 6:14 am
Using an image editor, like GIMP as what essexboyracer suggested, will automatically adjust the pixels making the final result undistorted. I also found a site that creates a thumbnail of your website without using any image editor, you might want to try it : Thumbalizr
It's free to use the last time I checked it.
Cheers!
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-Jethro-
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evilla.drazen Posts: 81 Joined: 26 Aug 11 Trust:
02 Sep 11 5:41 am
Hi there,
Perhaps this might help you on creating website thumbnails for free. There are many thumbnail generators you can choose from right there, and they are easy to use as well.
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