Hi res displays

Just a quick question about image optimisation. I've recently invested in a
shiny new Macbook Pro, and it's a pretty high resolution - 1440 x 900 - and
I've noticed that some images on some sites I've done (and others) look a bit
ropey as a result.

With ever increasing resolutions, are there any rules of thumb worth sticking
to in light of this?

ropey as a result.

ropey?

With ever increasing resolutions, are there any rules of thumb worth
sticking
to in light of this?

The screen resolution is a bit of a red herring. YOu are correct, screens
are getting bigger.

But also smaller (iphone).

Either way, though, it's the web browser viewport size that matters, and
that isn't necessarily the size of the screen.

-Darrel

ropey as a result.

ropey?

With ever increasing resolutions, are there any rules of thumb worth
sticking
to in light of this?

The screen resolution is a bit of a red herring. YOu are correct, screens
are getting bigger.

But also smaller (iphone).

Either way, though, it's the web browser viewport size that matters, and
that isn't necessarily the size of the screen.

-Darrel

I think your question is if displays are getting sharper and better, should
our image quality be better, too? Filesize and page load times are my two
main concerns. I typically optimize images until it hurts then ease back a
little. I don't want my images to look pixilated or gummy, but I want my
pages to load quickly. Just how much I optimize depends on the type of site
I'm building. Most photographers/artists want their images to look as clear
as possible and care very little about how fast the page loads. Whereas
most shopping sites want fast page loads and are fine with lower-res
thumbnails. Look at your web stats (google analytics, statcounter...) to
see what screen resolution the majority of your visitors are using, then
build your sites accordingly.


HTH,
--Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
www.alt-web.com






"Iain71" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Just a quick question about image optimisation. I've recently invested in
a
shiny new Macbook Pro, and it's a pretty high resolution - 1440 x 900 -
and
I've noticed that some images on some sites I've done (and others) look a
bit
ropey as a result.

With ever increasing resolutions, are there any rules of thumb worth
sticking
to in light of this?

I think your question is if displays are getting sharper and better, should
our image quality be better, too? Filesize and page load times are my two
main concerns. I typically optimize images until it hurts then ease back a
little. I don't want my images to look pixilated or gummy, but I want my
pages to load quickly. Just how much I optimize depends on the type of site
I'm building. Most photographers/artists want their images to look as clear
as possible and care very little about how fast the page loads. Whereas
most shopping sites want fast page loads and are fine with lower-res
thumbnails. Look at your web stats (google analytics, statcounter...) to
see what screen resolution the majority of your visitors are using, then
build your sites accordingly.


HTH,
--Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
www.alt-web.com






"Iain71" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Just a quick question about image optimisation. I've recently invested in
a
shiny new Macbook Pro, and it's a pretty high resolution - 1440 x 900 -
and
I've noticed that some images on some sites I've done (and others) look a
bit
ropey as a result.

With ever increasing resolutions, are there any rules of thumb worth
sticking
to in light of this?

Hi Nancy - that's pretty much what i was wondering, yes.

I've been working on a site recently, where I've combined a generic logo, with
a cog image, and something specifying location (Gloucestershire) for a banner,
and that's where I noticed it originally.

The shadow of the cogs on the left doesn't look so good, and the original
graphic has started to pixellate - you can see it here :

http://www.handprintdvd.co.uk/webdes...ap/index.shtml

Up til now I'd always figured the resolution on the old laptop was pretty
high, but the new one is higher still, and it just seems another thing to have
to keep an eye on.

Checking google analytics is a good idea tho'. And I guess people with such hi
res displays are used to it anyway, just as people with 800x600 displays are
used to, what looks like to me an almost unusable display.

Hi Nancy - that's pretty much what i was wondering, yes.

I've been working on a site recently, where I've combined a generic logo, with
a cog image, and something specifying location (Gloucestershire) for a banner,
and that's where I noticed it originally.

The shadow of the cogs on the left doesn't look so good, and the original
graphic has started to pixellate - you can see it here :

http://www.handprintdvd.co.uk/webdes...ap/index.shtml

Up til now I'd always figured the resolution on the old laptop was pretty
high, but the new one is higher still, and it just seems another thing to have
to keep an eye on.

Checking google analytics is a good idea tho'. And I guess people with such hi
res displays are used to it anyway, just as people with 800x600 displays are
used to, what looks like to me an almost unusable display.

Have been looking into this further, and it's starting to look like it may be a problem with my display unfortunately.

Have been looking into this further, and it's starting to look like it may be a problem with my display unfortunately.