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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 02:21 PM
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Picture resolution question.

I have seen alot of pics that people have in their gallery that look really good, with no graininess etc. How are you doing that?
When I take a picture, I set the camera to max resolution (either 5 megapixel or 8 megapixel, depending on which camera). This makes the pics quite large. I then re-size them to conform to the size requirements for posting in the gallery, however, they look grainy and not clear. Would I get clearer pictures if I took the pics at a lower resolution and then did not re-size them?

~Rob
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 02:27 PM
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What program are you using to resize, and what format are you saving them as?
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 03:08 PM
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What program are you using to resize, and what format are you saving them as?
Hey Tom,
I use .jpeg format and use Microsoft Photo Editor to resize.

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~Rob
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by hotdram
Hey Tom,
I use .jpeg format and use Microsoft Photo Editor to resize.

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~Rob
Just use your "Paint" program. Reduce them by 80% and they will look clear and fit on DTR.
Or.....quit buying cheap cameras.
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 08:02 PM
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I took my pic's with a 3.1, then resized them to 600 x what ever it comes out to. Seems to work ok for me.

Are they blury when you look at them while resizing, or just when you post them here. I just resized a pic for my avitar. When I did it, it was all blury in the editing program. I just clicked on the smaller magnifier glass several time's and the pic got smaller and clearer.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 11:23 AM
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When saving as a jpeg, are you knocking the quality down as well? I usually save jpegs at the best quality allowed.
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