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Posted by richard on 09/21/06 03:58
"Stuart Miller" <stuart_miller@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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>I have a hobby site, with a lot of pictures of family and various other
>hobby group activities. I have always used 'the gimp' to create small
>images, about 160x120 to display with a link to the real image if the
>caller wants to see it. This way I can cut the bandwidth usage and allow
>the pages to load faster, particularly for dial up users.
>
> If I specify, for example, a 1600x1200 picture into a cell size of
> 160x120, when does the compression take place? Does apache compress the
> image before sending, or does the viewer's browser do the compression? Or
> can this be controlled?
>
> I would be a help if I did not have to create small images of everything,
> but if the compression is done by the browser then I am still transmitting
> the entire image, so I am not creating faster loading pages.
>
> Thanks
>
> Stuart
To load the page faster, you should use true thumbnails, not compressed
versions.
Resample the original to your desired size, as in your 160x120 case, then
rename it to photo101-tn.jpg.
Why do you want to display a 1600x1200 image knowing that your viewer would
have to scroll either way to see it all?
Define the area the same size as the thumbnail, or a tad bigger, and load
the thumbnail into it.
A simple editor like Irfanview can easily do the trick.
www.irfanview.com
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