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Renee
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765 Posts
8/03
Posted - Nov 10 2003 : 11:36AM
I'm going to be writing a ADT review of a Rocco DVD, and there is a still photo from his website that I would like to include in the review. Do I have to first get permission from Evil Angel to use the photo, or can I just use it?

Also, what is the HTML code that I need to use to put a jpg image in a review? Thanks

DenverDon
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5914 Posts
7/02
Posted - Nov 10 2003 : 1:02PM
Renee,

I think you can just give credit to the source, such as "Courtesy of ...". However I hope someone else answers with a more definitive answer.

For the code, you can use:


DenverDon

Renee
Member

765 Posts
8/03
Posted - Nov 10 2003 : 10:10PM
Okay, is there also a way to resize a graphic, either larger or smaller, than the original one in the url that I'm using? Also, what if I want to put two graphics (say about 150 pixels wide each) next to each other?

Flash All-Star Supporter
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11018 Posts
5/01
Posted - Nov 10 2003 : 10:40PM
I would ask permission before using the photo and I wouldn't use it off his site, I would transfer it to another as you don't want to steal his bandwidth.

Various image editors will allow you to resize the graphic, you can also put in the dimensions that you want it to be into the html code. One usually doesn't want to make a graphic bigger as it will lose quality this way.

The code below will give you your two graphics beside each other sized to a 150 by 150 square.

Lee O
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1193 Posts
8/03
Posted - Nov 11 2003 : 9:51AM
Won't the code you've written distort the image ( assuming it wasn't square to begin with ) ?

For resizing I use Irfanview , which can be downloaded for free from tucows .

Can anyone recommend a cheep but effective paint program , please ? My Microsoft Paint has gone on the blink and there is no way I can afford Photoshop . Also , for best results , is it better to add the name of the film and company and then save as a jpg ? Or should I save in jpg form first and then add the writing ?

 
Saki
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2087 Posts
11/99
Posted - Nov 11 2003 : 11:03AM
I use Irfanview as well to both add captions and resize vidcaps. It's better to add the captions after resizing but before saving them as JPG (otherwise, you'd be doing two compression operations and the result will look bad). I've found that saving as a JPG with the 80 quality setting is a good compromise between file size and representative quality.

To echo what was said earlier, you should ask permission to use something off of someone else's website. You should also host the image yourself once you've gotten permission from the content owner--to do otherwise is considered bandwidth theft.

I would avoid using HTML width and height tags to resize your images because it just increases loading time and bandwidth usage (the browser first downloads the full-sized image and then shrinks it when the page is drawn for the viewer).

As far as paint programs, I like Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8...not that cheap (<$100) but loads cheaper than Photoshop.

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PL
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1726 Posts
10/03
Posted - Nov 11 2003 : 3:18PM
I always do screens shots in my reviews on my site, after rezising the pi to my personal tastes (they are all the same, 30 hex 225) I add a watermark to the image, just a simple:
movie name © company name. I know the companys I have done reviews for have seen these reviews and are happy with that.



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