I understand. But, no...well yes..you could convert back but you'll lose
even more colors.
| Rob - I am not wanting to take gif images and change them to jpg. I have
my
| images saved as jpg, but when I upload them to the web publisher is
| onverting them to gif. I was just trying to find out if there was a way
to
| change them back.
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|
| > There's no easy way...you gotta learn some stuff.
| >
| > ..gifs have a limited palette of colors and are generally not suitable
for
| > photographic type images so you can't convert from a gif to a jpg if
thats
| > what you were thinkin...that would be alchemy.
| >
| > If you want overlapping images to look good the best way is to create
them
| > in an image editor...Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro (whatever) make them
overlap
| > there save as a JPG then use them in your web and if you have to use
| > Publisher to create websites (not what it's designed to do) then you
| > shouldn't have stuff overlap or it is likely to be converted to a gif.
| >
| >
| > | > | Whoa, David, you're making my head hurt! LOL
| > |
| > | David, if you check out:
http://www.nakarminiatures.com/page16.html
on
| > my
| > | website and look at the last horse, RSF Champagne Melody, the picture
is
| > | blotchy. I did try to separate and use only one picture and it looked
the
| > | same, blotchy. There was no over lapping. The single picture of QT
looks
| > | okay, but it is showing up as a gif. Isn't there any way to change it
to
| > a
| > | jpg that wouldn't involve something too complicated? I just think it
is
| > | weird that not all the photos come up blotchy when not overlapped.
| > |
| > | When you say the text is over lapping, do mean that the text box
itself is
| > | overlapping the image? None of my text boxes are over lapping an
image.
| > When
| > | I view the text on the web it looks fine. The text for QT and Dolly
look
| > | similar.
| > | Any idea where I would find the Design Checker, if there is one?
| > | What is a third party image editing program? Would that be something
like
| > | Picture It?
| > | Arrrrgggg! There has got to be a way to fix this where computer
illiterate
| > | people can do it. LOL
| > | Thanks a bunch, David
| > | karin
| > |
| > | "DavidF" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Karin,
| > | >
| > | > Yes, the URL is your website address, but as JoAnn pointed out, it
helps
| > if
| > | > you spell it correctly.
| > | >
| > | > Honestly, with all the images you are using, and the way you are
| > overlapping
| > | > images, you aren't going to do much better than what you have done
| > unless
| > | > you are willing to redesign your site. Let me explain...
| > | >
| > | > Go to
http://www.nakarminiatures.com/page5.html which is your Our
Mares
| > | > page. Note the first picture of Mini Bits is relatively good, but if
you
| > | > look at the overlapping pictures of Cash N' Carry, you'll notice how
| > blotchy
| > | > the images look. That is because your original images have been
combined
| > | > into one image:
| > | >
http://www.nakarminiatures.com/img70.gif
| > | > If you want your images to look better, then you can't overlap them.
| > Then
| > | > look at this link:
| > | >
http://www.nakarminiatures.com/img73.gif
| > | > In this case you have not only overlapped the images, but you have
also
| > | > overlapped the text boxes and converted the text to an image which
makes
| > the
| > | > text look bad. So, on top of not overlapping your images, you
shouldn't
| > | > overlap the text boxes.
| > | >
| > | > I don't know if Pub 98 has a Design Checker, but if it does, run it.
| > This
| > | > should/might tell you where you have overlapped text boxes.
Otherwise,
| > you
| > | > can try to select the text on your site, and if you can't then it
has
| > been
| > | > converted to an image and you need to move the text box in your
| > Publisher
| > | > file. Try selecting the text describing Hello Dolly for example, vs.
the
| > | > text beside Mini Bits and compare the quality of the text.
| > | >
| > | > As long as you are overlapping your images, then neither the
Microsoft
| > | > method of importing your JPG images, or the "code fragment" method
will
| > | > work. Furthermore, given the large number of images that you are
using,
| > I
| > | > don't know that it is practical to try to import the images. To do
so,
| > you
| > | > would need to use a third party image editing program to resample,
| > resize
| > | > and optimize each image to fit the size you have chosen on your
website.
| > Now
| > | > if you used a program like
www.irfanview.com and mostly the same
size
| > images
| > | > for each horse, you could do them in a batch to save time. Then you
| > would
| > | > have to redesign your site so that none of the images would overlap.
| > Then
| > | > you would use the "insert HTML code fragment" to insert the
following
| > code
| > | > for each image:
| > | >
| > | > <IMG SRC="
http://www.yourwebsite.com/images/yourimage.jpg"
ALT="Whatever
| > you
| > | > want the alt tag to say">
| > | >
| > | > The alt tag is optional, so you could just use:
| > | >
| > | > <IMG SRC="
http://www.yourwebsite.com/images/yourimage.jpg">
| > | >
| > | > and then size your fragment box the same size as the image.
| > | >
| > | > This is assuming that you create a subfolder on your site called
| > "images"
| > | > and uploaded all your images to that folder. While you could upload
them
| > to
| > | >
http://www.yourwebsite.com/ you would probably end up deleting part
of
| > them
| > | > when you uploaded revised and updated pages in the future, so I
would
| > | > recommend that you create the subfolder.
| > | >
| > | > As I said, I would probably just live with your images, but you can
do
| > what
| > | > you want, but it is going to require some work with an image editing
| > program
| > | > to optimize and size the images before you upload them, and then you
| > will
| > | > need to redesign your site and not overlap any of the images or
fragment
| > | > boxes. Perhaps an alternative to that would be to just add a text
box
| > below
| > | > each image or group of images, and link it to your higher quality
JPG
| > | > images. In other words, add a text box that said something like
"Click
| > here
| > | > for a larger image" and insert a hyperlink to the image which you
put in
| > | > your new "images" folder where you upload your higher quality,
larger
| > and
| > | > slower loading images. That way if someone wants a better image,
they
| > can
| > | > click the link. Just an idea...welcome to webdesign.
| > | >
| > | > DavidF
| > | >
| > | > | > | > > Sorry, I am not very computer literate. Isn't the URL my website
| > address?
| > | > > I
| > | > > just put
www.nakarminiatures.com into my address bar and it came
up.
| > | > > http:// does show up in the front of it. I don't think I have any
| > | > > overlapping pictures with text. I do have photos that overlap.
But
| > it
| > | > > doesn't seem to matter if they are single or multiple - everything
is
| > gif.
| > | > >
| > | > > "DavidF" wrote:
| > | > >
| > | > >> Karin,
| > | > >>
| > | > >> The link to your site does not work. Is the URL incorrect? Did
you
| > take
| > | > >> it
| > | > >> down? When you said that the changes you tried to make did not
work,
| > did
| > | > >> you
| > | > >> actually upload the new HTML to your site?
| > | > >>
| > | > >> Part of the reason I wanted to see your site was that in some
cases
| > if
| > | > >> you
| > | > >> overlap images with text boxes and other design elements, then
your
| > | > >> images
| > | > >> will be converted to combined GIF images with those overlapped
design
| > | > >> elements, and this might explain why your efforts failed. With
the
| > URL
| > | > >> either incorrect or the site not being posted, it is kind of hard
to
| > | > >> check
| > | > >> that, or why your efforts didn't work. Please either upload your
| > site, or
| > | > >> post the correct URL.
| > | > >>
| > | > >> The reason I asked about whether you had access to the "insert
HTML
| > code
| > | > >> fragment" tool, is that I think that using this tool, is a better
| > | > >> solution
| > | > >> than the one you tried as per the Microsoft site. The Microsoft
| > approach
| > | > >> would require you to edit the code of each page each time you
updated
| > or
| > | > >> changed your site, as each time you would produce new *.*html
pages,
| > and
| > | > >> you
| > | > >> would have to edit them again. If you use the code fragment tool,
you
| > | > >> won't
| > | > >> have to do this. However, if you are overlapping your images,
then
| > the
| > | > >> code
| > | > >> fragment approach won't work. So before I go through all the
steps of
| > how
| > | > >> to
| > | > >> use the code fragment tool approach, post the URL.
| > | > >>
| > | > >> DavidF
| > | > >>
| > | > >> | > | > >> > Hi David - My url is:
www.nakarminiature.com
| > | > >> > I have an "insert HTML Fragment" under "Insert" in Pub98.
| > | > >> > My pictures are being converted from jpg to gif and some are
coming
| > up
| > | > >> > as
| > | > >> > blotchy or looking like a watercolor pictures when viewed on
the
| > web.
| > | > >> >
| > | > >> > "DavidF" wrote:
| > | > >> >
| > | > >> >> Karin,
| > | > >> >>
| > | > >> >> What is the URL of your website?
| > | > >> >>
| > | > >> >> Does Pub 98 have the "insert HTML code fragment" under tools?
| > | > >> >>
| > | > >> >> DavidF
| > | > >> >>
| > | > >> >> | > | > >> >> > It was suggested that I try my question here. Publisher98
| > changes
| > | > >> >> > all
| > | > >> >> > my
| > | > >> >> > pictures to gif. I was given a link to directions. It
| > suggested
| > | > >> >> > that
| > | > >> >> > I
| > | > >> >> > go
| > | > >> >> > in the website folder and select the file with the graphic.
I
| > saved
| > | > >> >> > the
| > | > >> >> > original grapic in the folder that contains my publication.
I
| > | > >> >> > followed
| > | > >> >> > the
| > | > >> >> > directions and clicked on the numbered page where the
graphic is
| > | > >> >> > found
| > | > >> >> > on
| > | > >> >> > my
| > | > >> >> > website. Changed the HTML to reference my original graphic.
| > When I
| > | > >> >> > tried
| > | > >> >> > to
| > | > >> >> > open it in the web browser nothing changed. In the
directions
| > is
| > | > >> >> > mentioned:
| > | > >> >> > "image file should be in the same folder and at the same
level
| > as
| > | > >> >> > the
| > | > >> >> > Html".
| > | > >> >> > I am not sure what "same level" means. Any help would be
great.
| > | > >> >> > Thanks - Karin
| > | > >> >>
| > | > >> >>
| > | > >> >>
| > | > >>
| > | > >>
| > | > >>
| > | >
| > | >
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| >
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