Quality of Image looks not as good as it should be.

[mfcboy]

I usually upload pics to smugmug with original size(max 3504x2336). and I usually like to set up 800x800(let system does the math automatically) to link pics in forum. Unfortunately, I found the image quality produced by customized size solution looks quite worse than the fixed ones(small,medium,large). I wonder if it is normal or not?

[Andy]

Hi, you don't need a customsize for 800x800, just choose -L (large).

Are you blocking larges by any chance?

Could you link an 800x800 that is causing you heartburn - I'd like to examine the file, thanks!

[mfcboy]

Hi, you don't need a customsize for 800x800, just choose -L (large).

Are you blocking larges by any chance?

Could you link an 800x800 that is causing you heartburn - I'd like to examine the file, thanks!

Hi, Andy, today I got a little bit frustration for smugmug, I did everything to support smugmug before( I always feel pround I am the pro user on smugmug, not flickr, even though their community is better than here)

check this out(http://mfcboy.smugmug.com/photos/206099813-800x800.jpg), it display much worse compared to its original one. the reason I chose to customize the size is, smugmug currently lacks really large size options( how can you imagine 451px x 600px as large size? on this point , Flickr does quite good, they offers real large size( up to 1024px on the longest size)

[Andy]

Yup, and we're working on that right now in fact :)

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=32241

so the customsize, well, it's being upped from the -L, not downsized from the Original. So I see your point, with regard to portrait-oriented images.

Hang in there, SmugMungous is in the works.

[mfcboy]

Yup, and we're working on that right now in fact :)

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=32241

so the customsize, well, it's being upped from the -L, not downsized from the Original. So I see your point, with regard to portrait-oriented images.

Hang in there, SmugMungous is in the works.

Hey, Andy, how's going now? is it possible to give a estimate time for that? thanks.

[mfcboy]

it seems problem has been solved? thanks! maybe a little bit specification for that will help a lot.

[Sheaf]

it seems problem has been solved? thanks! maybe a little bit specification for that will help a lot.



http://blogs.smugmug.com/release-notes/

SmugMungous!

[mfcboy]

http://blogs.smugmug.com/release-notes/

SmugMungous!

hey,do you know how we can use xl,x2l,x3l size? I can't find anything about this on my custom page. for example, I try to append "X3L" in the end of file name,but browser keeps loading endlessly.

http://mfcboy.smugmug.com/photos/202351999-X3L.jpg

[Andy]

hey,do you know how we can use xl,x2l,x3l size? I can't find anything about this on my custom page. for example, I try to append "X3L" in the end of file name,but browser keeps loading endlessly.

http://mfcboy.smugmug.com/photos/202351999-X3L.jpg
Doesn't look like the new sizes generated for that image. I tried repairing, if in a few minutes it's not normal, then please rotate it left then right.

[mfcboy]

Doesn't look like the new sizes generated for that image. I tried repairing, if in a few minutes it's not normal, then please rotate it left then right.

thanks for solving. now I understand how it works. If I am not mistaken, New images which's been uploaded or updated after the new size policy will initially generate 6 different size automatically. while old images which's been uploaded or updated before the policy applied will not take effect itself.
I have three more questions,
1. the image quality of Custom sized is same as pre-generated one? (are they retrieved from largest available size like original size?)
2. If I apply smugmug watermark to a pic. then I remove the watermark in smugmug, does this particular image still preserve same quality as it used to have?
3. smugmug watermark is real useful ,but unfortunately only applying to pre-generated file, for example, if you use custom-size file in some forum, anyone can save your pics which doesn't contain watermark. how can we solve this problem?

thanks in advance,andy!

[Andy]

thanks for solving. now I understand how it works. If I am not mistaken, New images which's been uploaded or updated after the new size policy will initially generate 6 different size automatically. while old images which's been uploaded or updated before the policy applied will not take effect itself.
I have three more questions,
1. the image quality of Custom sized is same as pre-generated one? (are they retrieved from largest available size like original size?)
Depends, usually,yes, but not always. Depends if we are upsizing or downsizing.

2. If I apply smugmug watermark to a pic. then I remove the watermark in smugmug, does this particular image still preserve same quality as it used to have?
Yes.

3. smugmug watermark is real useful ,but unfortunately only applying to pre-generated file, for example, if you use custom-size file in some forum, anyone can save your pics which doesn't contain watermark. how can we solve this problem?

thanks in advance,andy!I don't understand this last question....

[mfcboy]

As we know, smugmug watermark only applying to pre-generated files(such as small,medium,large,xlarge,x2,x3)
but this doesn't apply for custom-sized files(since it has to be generated in real time).
So if I link a custom-sized file in forum, anyone who can browse the page can save as my pics to their local disc(my pics doesn't contain watermark because they are not pre-generated initially in smugmug).
how can we solve this problem?

thanks in advance,andy!