How to submit wallpaper!

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I would like to submit a wallpaper and in the guidelines it wants a full screen shot of the wallpaper in a jpeg file. Anyone tell me how to make a fullscreen shot of the wallpaper?
Any help is appreciated.

Thanks
Janice
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Just size your graphic piece to 1024 x 768 (or whatever resolution you use) in your grapic program and then save the file as a jpg. (You could use the print screen option on your keyboard, but that would show the icons too.)
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Open it with MS Paint and go to file , save as and save it as as jpg file.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The reason for that is we have a script that automatically generates the thumbnail view that's used in the section listing. The preview image you are uploading is what you see when you zoom the image. A lot of people upload a thumbnail sized image for the preview which is worthless for the people trying to view the piece. In the case of a wallpaper, screenshot or logon (theoretically) uploading a tiny preview image will get your submission rejected (with an email request that you reupload with a full-size image).

Another thing that would be nice for people to realize, although most average users run at 1024x768 screen res, most artists and power users run at higher screen sizes like 1280 or 1600. New laptops come with standard screen sizes from 1280 to 1600. So including a large size image in your zip file and using the small one as the preview would make a lot more people able to benefit from your work.

Also, submitting your work as a JPG instead of the BMP format makes for a much better file size. If you set the compression to 8-10 the image should look fine with no artifacting. Bitmaps will always be more perfect but less desirable in terms of filesize. They tend to be about five times as large.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
My screen is 1280x1024 and spend ages looking through wallpapers to find one the right size.
Why doesn't everyone make large sizes? After all, you can always make a large wallpaper smaller, but not the reverse (loss of quality). One 1600x1280 would do everyone!
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Michael....not all screen sizes are the same proportion...you'd need at least 2 sizes...

[and that should be 1600 x 1200, not 1280]...
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yeah, 1600x1200 or 1600x1024. Or resize 1600x1200 to 1600x1024 like you can in PSP, IrfanView and others, and just have 1600x1200. Anyway, one large one is better than several small/medium ones.