Getting the best quality for my thumbnails images.

[Guest]

Hello!

 

I am just starting a new web site selling stamps for co llectors: www.QualityStampsForLess.com. I also post the products on eBay.

 

How do I get the best quality thumbnails while keeping nice detailed images for my products? Right now, I am scanning usually at 300 dpi and sometimes at 200 or 150 dpi. My product images are quite large, up to 700 pixels in width.

 

I have been told to reduce the size of the images to get better quality thumnails. What would be a good size?

 

This may be a very basic question: Should I reduce the resolution for my images to 144dpi or veven to 72dpi? Will this affect the quality of my images and thumbnails on the web site and on eBay?

 

Thanks!

 

 

Pierre

[angryquaker]

Hi, Pierre. You might try this add-on for your thumbnails:

 

'On the Fly' Auto Thumbnailer using GD Library

 

I haven't used it, but it seems like lots of folks here enjoy it. There are other similar add-ons for optimizing images on your site, have a look in the Contributions.

 

It is my understanding that 72dpi is standard for web images, although I could be wrong. Higher resolutions provide better quality, but also increase filesize, thereby causing your pages to load slower. Personally, I use 72dpi for anything web-related, higher resolutions only for print media.

 

Namasté,

Russ