Resample frontpage images?

[Nightwalker]

I've always noticed that a few of the images on the frontpage of the BushcraftUK aren't resampled. Two things make me notice this..
1. The large images that are scaled down (but not resampled) look different, pixelated and somewhat jaged edges. I think the images would look better resampled how they're supposed to be.

2. If the images are not resample, user's browsers have to download the full size image, for example one image currently on the frontpage is 628KB, when resampled it could be a mere 20 - 30kb.

Currently (with images not resampled properly) the frontpage is 1,147KB / 1.12MB.
That will take way too long for some poor dialup users. Even for broadband users the frontpage is a very large webpage and if the page isnt already saved in your web-browser cache it will take long to load.

Just trying to help with the superb work you've done so far Tony :You_Rock_
Feel free to contact me if you want more information on resampling images.

Also, I have a IT / Tech Community thats brand new and starting up, we have a free-open helpdesk and funnily enough a area to deal with Web-Design questions, so any tech questions can be posted here: http://www.dailykernel.net/ - we have qualified IT Technicians answering questions.

 

[Tony]

Thanks for the advice, we noticed the issue with the picture just after it was put up and rectified it, it should be a lot smaller now

We'll be putting up the revised website in the next short while and that should be much better

 

[Nightwalker]

Yeah, I notice its a smaller file-size now, however the image is still larger than it needs to be, also; http://www.bushcraftuk.com/content/images/competitions/competitionfungi.jpg
is larger than displayed on the website.

I guess your probably using some external application to resize your image first, however there should be a resample button somewhere in your web-design application, both Dreamweaver and Frontpage have resample buttons, if you scale down the image dragging the cornors in and then click the resample button, it will automatically rezise the image to the perfect size to display on your webpage.

Regards the design, I love the top header! :notworthy I also think everything is laid out pretty nice, I really like the design.

Is the new revision going to include big design changes?

 

[Ed]

Is the new revision going to include big design changes?

I'm not sure of the new design / layout as I have not seen it, but alot of new user functionality is being added in to the site like being able to post up reviews.... and I think a video section has been talked about etc....


Ed

 

[Nightwalker]

ooooo, I think the new feature of user submitted videos would be superb! It would be great if users here could have the oppertunity to easily upload and almost attach videos to their post's. It would open up more communication channels even more I think, would be great for demonstrating tutorials and techniques etc.

It would also need to be heavily watched & moderated of course, I expect there are many trusted users on here who would offer to moderate. Even if it were just an area where youtube videos could be embed it would be handy. I put up a youtube video demonstrating a firesteel technique I read about here on the fourms:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqJi8coXzq4

Note the BushcraftUK advertisement