Uploading SS

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I have a general question. When a user uploads a screen shot to the gallery is there a certain size that the upload should be. I have noticed that on the shots I upload they are oversized when downloaded from the gallery. This leaves the viewer with the need to scroll horizontaly and verticaly to see the whole shot as a complete image. The need to scroll breaks the viewer's visual connection with the SS which detracts from the impact of viewing the shot as a whole. Although most shots have this flaw, I noticed a few do not. So I'm wondering if the shot should be sized before uploading, and if so, what are the dimensions. Thank you for any light you can shed on this subject. I love WC...thanks for being here.
Duke261
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Screen shots are based on the creators screen resolution. If you're using 1600x1200 and you make a screen shot it will be 1600x1200. If someone with a 1280x1024 resolution downloads it they will have to scroll in order to see it all. Now a user who has a good conscience might use a graphics program to change the SS to 1024x768 as almost everyone will use at least that resolution. Having a 2048x1600 SS reduced to 1024x768 will definitely effect the quality in a negative way. :)
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Screen shots are based on the creators screen resolution. If you're using 1600x1200 and you make a screen shot it will be 1600x1200. If someone with a 1280x1024 resolution downloads it they will have to scroll in order to see it all. Now a user who has a good conscience might use a graphics program to change the SS to 1024x768 as almost everyone will use at least that resolution. Having a 2048x1600 SS reduced to 1024x768 will definitely effect the quality in a negative way.
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You sure about that? I didn't think reduction degraded quality.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks, that pretty much answers my question.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

You sure about that? I didn't think reduction degraded quality.
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Depends on how far you reduce the quality.  The bigger the gap, the worse the screenshot will be.  Screenshots have to be of a decent quality so people who click on them can clearly see what is on the screen.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You sure about that? I didn't think reduction degraded quality.
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Yep, reduction requires removing pixels. Any time you remove pixels you lose quality.
It may not be easily noticed but the degradation is a fact.

Many people aren't aware that (in most cases) every time you save a jpg you lose quality. It's a "lossy" format which uses methods which remove pixel information in order to compress file size.