Thumbnail question - GoFuckYourself.com

Yngwie · 05-09-2006, 11:35 PM

Ok, so there are a lot of TGPs and MGPs that require you to submit a preview thumbnail. Problem is, they want a high quality thumbnail BUT low in KBs. When I make thumbs that are high quality they, most of the time, end up being to big in file size. So I drop the quality to make the file size smaller, but they end up looking like shit. what advice do you have to make high quality preview thumbnails.

here are some size for example

80x80
88x88
100x100
110x110
115x115
120x120
90x120
100x120
100x130
100x133
100x135
100x140
110x150
115x150
120x100
120x110
120x160
135x180
150x200
120x90
130x96
130x100
133x100
140x110
160x120
180x135

These are the size that the tgps/mgps that I submit to require.

Yngwie · 05-09-2006, 11:36 PM

oh, I normally use Corel Paint Shop Pro 10 to make the thumbs.. I manully crop and all the other shit. I do have Photoshop though

Yngwie · 05-09-2006, 11:43 PM

bump..........

Yngwie · 05-09-2006, 11:47 PM

I should have made this a "would you hit it (PIC)" thread or a fake drama thread. Would probably have gotten way more views haha

digifan · 05-09-2006, 11:56 PM

Scripts make real hq thumbs and well compressed ones... imagemagick can produce better images than photoshop or any other image manipulating program.. good example is smart thumbs.

digifan · 05-09-2006, 11:59 PM

Good script example is smart thumbs... and the link to imagemagick is www.imagemagick.org worth a read.

Yngwie · 05-10-2006, 12:02 AM

ok, going to check that out

Yngwie · 05-10-2006, 12:06 AM

hmm how the fuck do I set this thing up on my server lol

Yngwie · 05-10-2006, 12:07 AM

I downloaded ImageMagick 6.2.7.5 (.zip) extracted it to a folder on my hard drive and read the Quickstart.txt file and I'm lost haha

Yngwie · 05-10-2006, 12:11 AM

ok, I found ImageMagick that runs on windows xp.. That may do, I think

Yngwie · 05-10-2006, 12:13 AM

hmm.. the windows based one seems to lack some things

Yngwie · 05-10-2006, 12:15 AM

not being able to resize a pic for example.. it lets me crop, chop flip, flop, rotate left and right, shear, trim edges and roll. No way to set the size though.

beta-tester · 05-10-2006, 12:16 AM

Just use Photoshop and save the image for web. It will not take more than 4-6KB for 90x120 very quality thumb.

Yngwie · 05-10-2006, 12:18 AM

ok, going to make some test thumbs with photoshop and do what you sai

natas · 05-10-2006, 12:19 AM

agreed - i use photoshop for all my thumbs, fix up actions to resize and save in different sizes so I have to make less initial new images, and always use save-for-web (aLT+F+W)

set image quality to 50 and you're good to go

MarkTiarra · 05-10-2006, 12:19 AM

You might find this tip useful:
http://www.marktiarra.com/photoshop/...p_lesson5.html

BusterBunny · 05-10-2006, 12:24 AM

i tried to resist but i can't....

Yngwie · 05-10-2006, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkTiarra

You might find this tip useful:
http://www.marktiarra.com/photoshop/...p_lesson5.html

I actually was just about to check your site. I have it bookmarked

Yngwie · 05-10-2006, 12:31 AM

here's a test thumb made with photoshop

120x120 (save for web - quality 60 - file size 3kb)

Yngwie · 05-10-2006, 12:36 AM

if I sharpen the image it makes the size like 7kb or though

Yngwie · 05-10-2006, 12:45 AM

and I have a logitech g15 keyboard so I can program the G keys (G1 through G18) to do specific things) so I set G1 to Save For Web in Photoshop and G2 is set to Image Size. Will make things a little easier. I will add more things, but for now those 2 will do.

Zester · 05-10-2006, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BusterBunny

i tried to resist but i can't....

why did you do this to me?

05-09-2006, 11:35 PM	#1
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	Thumbnail question Ok, so there are a lot of TGPs and MGPs that require you to submit a preview thumbnail. Problem is, they want a high quality thumbnail BUT low in KBs. When I make thumbs that are high quality they, most of the time, end up being to big in file size. So I drop the quality to make the file size smaller, but they end up looking like shit. what advice do you have to make high quality preview thumbnails. here are some size for example 80x80 88x88 100x100 110x110 115x115 120x120 90x120 100x120 100x130 100x133 100x135 100x140 110x150 115x150 120x100 120x110 120x160 135x180 150x200 120x90 130x96 130x100 133x100 140x110 160x120 180x135 These are the size that the tgps/mgps that I submit to require. __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

05-09-2006, 11:36 PM	#2
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	oh, I normally use Corel Paint Shop Pro 10 to make the thumbs.. I manully crop and all the other shit. I do have Photoshop though __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

05-09-2006, 11:43 PM	#3
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	bump.......... __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

05-09-2006, 11:47 PM	#4
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	I should have made this a "would you hit it (PIC)" thread or a fake drama thread. Would probably have gotten way more views haha __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

05-09-2006, 11:56 PM	#5
digifan The Profiler Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: ICQ 76281726 and I'm female Posts: 14,618	Scripts make real hq thumbs and well compressed ones... imagemagick can produce better images than photoshop or any other image manipulating program.. good example is smart thumbs. __________________ [email protected] Webair Rocks

05-09-2006, 11:59 PM	#6
digifan The Profiler Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: ICQ 76281726 and I'm female Posts: 14,618	Good script example is smart thumbs... and the link to imagemagick is www.imagemagick.org worth a read. __________________ [email protected] Webair Rocks

05-10-2006, 12:02 AM	#7
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	ok, going to check that out __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

05-10-2006, 12:06 AM	#8
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	hmm how the fuck do I set this thing up on my server lol __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

05-10-2006, 12:07 AM	#9
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	I downloaded ImageMagick 6.2.7.5 (.zip) extracted it to a folder on my hard drive and read the Quickstart.txt file and I'm lost haha __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

05-10-2006, 12:11 AM	#10
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	ok, I found ImageMagick that runs on windows xp.. That may do, I think __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

05-10-2006, 12:13 AM	#11
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	hmm.. the windows based one seems to lack some things __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

05-10-2006, 12:15 AM	#12
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	not being able to resize a pic for example.. it lets me crop, chop flip, flop, rotate left and right, shear, trim edges and roll. No way to set the size though. __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

05-10-2006, 12:16 AM	#13
beta-tester Rock 'n Roll Baby! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA, temporarly Posts: 22,562	Just use Photoshop and save the image for web. It will not take more than 4-6KB for 90x120 very quality thumb. __________________ Sig for sale. Affordable prices. Contact me and get a great deal ;) My contact: ICQ: 944-320-46 e-mail: manca {AT} HotFreeSex4All.com

05-10-2006, 12:18 AM	#14
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	ok, going to make some test thumbs with photoshop and do what you sai __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

05-10-2006, 12:19 AM	#15
natas Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: : unknown Posts: 3,377	agreed - i use photoshop for all my thumbs, fix up actions to resize and save in different sizes so I have to make less initial new images, and always use save-for-web (aLT+F+W) set image quality to 50 and you're good to go

05-10-2006, 12:19 AM	#16
MarkTiarra Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 3,833	You might find this tip useful: http://www.marktiarra.com/photoshop/...p_lesson5.html __________________ Retired Pornosticator

05-10-2006, 12:24 AM	#17
BusterBunny perverted justice decoy Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: unborn still in the womb connected via blackberry Posts: 19,291	i tried to resist but i can't.... __________________ my sig caught gonoherpasyphilaids and died Last edited by BusterBunny; 05-10-2006 at 12:26 AM..

05-10-2006, 12:31 AM	#19
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	here's a test thumb made with photoshop 120x120 (save for web - quality 60 - file size 3kb) __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

05-10-2006, 12:36 AM	#20
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	if I sharpen the image it makes the size like 7kb or though __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

05-10-2006, 12:45 AM	#21
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	and I have a logitech g15 keyboard so I can program the G keys (G1 through G18) to do specific things) so I set G1 to Save For Web in Photoshop and G2 is set to Image Size. Will make things a little easier. I will add more things, but for now those 2 will do. __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca