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Pcakes2
Member

08-29-2001

Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I downloaded an image from clipart.com, that I absolutely love, and want to use it as part of my new product line. Here is my problem...the image is quite large, and I need it to be about 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" in size. Everytime I try to make the image smaller, it doesn't print well. I think part of the problem is that the image is a drawing.

Can anyone help?


Kaili
Member

08-31-2000

Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 1:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What are you using to view it with? If it's the Windows Picture viewer, there are a bunch of icons on the botton when you open it up. Going across, I have 14 of them. Toward the right hand side, I have a red X, then a print icon, then the save one. Next to that is one that looks like a little picture. If you put your cursor over it, it says "Closes this program and opens the image for editing". If you click on this, Microsoft PhotoEditor will open and on the top of that you would want to click on "Image", then on "resize". You can then reduce the size of the image.

I usually use PhotoShop instead but I don't know if you have that or any other photo editing software. If you can't figure it out, post the image here or send it to me and i can resize it for you and send it back (or post it back here for you to save).

Pcakes2
Member

08-29-2001

Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 1:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
thanks kaili...I can resize it, but becuase it is a drawing, it doesn't print well when it is smaller.

I was wondering if there was a program that can enhance the image??

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 2:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pcakes2: The quality of print depends on 'how' you resize it and 'how' you save the image file. If you resize with a low "dpi" setting, your print quality will be poor. Same thing if you use a file format with compression such as jpg. If you're main concern is the size of the image on your printout, you may want to consider allowing the program you are using to create the document for printing, to resize the image for you. Most programs, such as Microsoft Word and Publisher, will allow you to 'constrain' an image to a specific size yet still use the full quality of the original for printing.

Hope this helps.

Pcakes2
Member

08-29-2001

Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 7:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks. I think part of the problem is that it's not a good image to begin with.

Sage
Member

07-20-2000

Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 11:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pcakes, how about sending me the graphic and I'll see what I can do with it. Who knows, it may turn out pretty good. I use Paint Shop Pro, and am experienced with doing graphics. (I did make the TVCH logo, btw.)



My email is jjacobs311@charter.net

Pcakes2
Member

08-29-2001

Friday, February 06, 2004 - 7:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sage, Thank you so much....I will email it to you..it's a jpeg.

Sage
Member

07-20-2000

Friday, February 06, 2004 - 10:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pcakes, my email seems to be down right now, since I can't retrieve anything at all, but as soon as it's back, I'll get to work on it. I'm happy to help. :-)

Edited: LOL, I just checked and sure enough, my email is back. Wish me luck with it.

Pcakes2
Member

08-29-2001

Friday, February 06, 2004 - 11:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thank you so much. I forgot to mention to please not get offended by the picture. (for those following along it has naked ladies on it, it is a sketch of roman goddess type women bathing by a stream)

Sage, again, I really appreciate all your help.

Sage
Member

07-20-2000

Friday, February 06, 2004 - 1:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pcakes, I am not offended in the least by the nakedness. I sent the pic to you a little over 2 hours ago. Did you get it?

Pcakes2
Member

08-29-2001

Friday, February 06, 2004 - 1:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
YES!!! Thank you, thank you. I can't do anything with it here at work, so I will try it out when I get home, but it looks so great!!!!! You cleaned it up so nicely.

My new packaging label is going to be a light goldish/parchment looking label and I want to print the graphic on it to look like a charcol etching.

Sage...you are my hero, and once I get the products completed, I'll send you some!

Sage
Member

07-20-2000

Friday, February 06, 2004 - 1:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cool! I'm so glad it worked for you. It sounds like the label will be really nice looking.

Um, what is your product? If my memory serves me right, it's soap isn't it? Sorry if I'm wrong. I know someone was doing soap, besides Gail.

Pcakes2
Member

08-29-2001

Friday, February 06, 2004 - 4:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
yes...it's for a high end product line of soaps, lotions, etc.

Pcakes2
Member

08-29-2001

Friday, February 06, 2004 - 6:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OMG!!!! SAGE!!!! I cannot express enough thanks. It is absolutely fabulous!!! I owe you BIG TIME!!!

Sage
Member

07-20-2000

Friday, February 06, 2004 - 7:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It was simple to do really, and it helps to have a program that allows for doing that kind of stuff. I'm very happy to have helped you out, Pcakes.


Pcakes2
Member

08-29-2001

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 8:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hey Sage! I complete 3 new soaps with the new label that I want to send you..please email (or PM) me your address.
Thanks again!

Sage
Member

07-20-2000

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 11:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wow, okay Pcakes, I'll email my address to you. Thanks. I sure never expected to get something out of this... how wonderful. Ever since I got some soaps from Gail a couple years ago at RG's, I've had this thing about wanting specialty soaps instead of the usual stuff at the stores. :-)

Bigd
Member

09-13-2001

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 1:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
can someone explain to me how to save an animated gif? I have saved some but they are no longer animated. Do I need some special software?

Bob2112
Member

06-12-2002

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 1:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bigd: Yes, you will need some special software.

An animated GIF actually stores several GIF images in one file, along with some control information that describes how long to show each image before moving to the next and how to refresh the back ground.

When you edit an animated GIF with a regular graphical editor (i.e. MS Paint), you will see the first image of the animation. When you save the GIF, you are only saving the first image and all the additional images and control information is lost.

I have used GIF Construction Set in the past, but only for the evaluation period. I would also be interested if someone knows of a freeware animated GIF editor that is fairly straight forward to use.


Bigd
Member

09-13-2001

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 2:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
thanks Bob! I anxiously await with you for a freeware program

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 2:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hmmm, I don't do all that to 'save' & reuse a gif Bob. I right click, choose 'save picture as' & it goes into my pictures folder.

To retrieve it you hit 'upload attachment', browse, then the folder automatically opens & you make your selection. It is animated when you download it...no program needed.

Bob2112
Member

06-12-2002

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 3:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rupertbear: I'm not talking about just saving an animated GIF that you find on a web page. If I just want the animated GIF as is, then I do what you posted.

The question I was answering (which may not have been asked) is how do you edit and save an animated GIF. I think many people edit the animated GIFs in an attempt to reduce the size or make the background transparent. Then they save the result only to find out that the GIF is no longer animated.

Tools like GIF Construction Set will let you extract all the images from the animated GIF, so you can modify all the pieces and then put them back together. There are probably other tools that allow you to resize an animated GIF just by specifying a percentage for reduction.

I would like to know what tools people are using to create the animated GIFs and if any of them are free or cheap.

Bigd: I'm not sure which question you were asking, but now you can pick the answer that is most appropriate.


Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 3:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oops, sorry Bob...maybe it was I who misunderstood Bigd's question....'never mind' ( à la Emily Latella)... lol

Bigd
Member

09-13-2001

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 8:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
let's pretend I am dumb, although it is not a stretch!

I have found animated gifs that I want to save. I have done so. Only to find that I have the gif but it is no longer animated or it doesn't "move", it's just a picture now. What do I need in order to save the gif and retain the action that was originally with it.

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 8:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hmmm, only thing I can think of, off the top of my head is that they 'change format' Bigd...that is to say they were a 'gif' but they change to a 'bmp'. I will look around tomorrow and see what's up or...maybe Dra or Bob can tell you right off the top of their heads. :-)