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What'd I do wrong?

nashflashnashflash Member Posts: 727 ✭✭
edited March 2002 in General Discussion
Today I put a handgun on GB. This is my first time and have got to admit I've got alot to learn about my computer. I entered the picture of a Colt 45 on here and it wound up being the size of a small turkey and the description is about a foot long from left to right . Any suggestions?
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  • niklasalniklasal Member Posts: 776 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You gotta check your imaging software before you upload the item. Whenever I scan a picture on my comp the ting is 5x bigger than life. Try using an image editor to cut it down to size. I use Lviewpro. It used to be shareware, but I dont't think it is anymore...
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  • adminadmin Member, Administrator Posts: 1,079 admin
    edited November -1
    The auction site runs a routine nightly that compresses oversize images and scaled them down to a maximum width or 640 pixels or a maximum height of 800 pixels. This conserves disk space and bandwidth, allows faster download of pictures by the bidders, and fixes problems like the one you mention. If you look again your listing has already been fixed by this routine.
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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    It's true that a scanned picture may be very big "actual size." Nobody wants to take more than a few seconds apiece to upload a lot of pictures to the 'net, and a lot of potential bidders get tired if an auction photo takes too long to load. You'll be much happier once you learn how to make your photos' "actual size" about 3x5 or 4x6 in the JPG format, which compresses the content. Learn how to reduce your images from 16 million down to 256 colors, make their actual width about 500 pixels or so, then save in JPG format at about "medium" resolution and you'll be a lot happier how small they are (15-30k) and how fast you can upload them to your site (a few seconds). For example, if you're lucky enough to have PhotoShop, it has a "Save for the Web" command that will offer you visual alternatives of different output sizes so you can instantly pick the one you like best. You'll be amazed how small these files can be and still look good. The command for reducing a scan that's too big is usually called "Image Size" on your graphic software menu. Play with it a little and use the Undo command until you find what you want. Also, check the box that "Constrains" or maintains the height/width ratio and you'll never have to worry about stretching or squeezing the image when you make it smaller. Always view your scans at 100% size to see how big they are really going to look in the auction. Sometimes a scanned image will come up at 50% or 25% actual size to make it fit your window -- which can fool you about actual size.I know this primer was un-asked-for, but it might help somebody.
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  • nashflashnashflash Member Posts: 727 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks alot,I learned something already!!
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