Papa Lima has it right (as befits a Tech Author of course :rolleyes: ). The DPI has no bearing on images reproduced on screen, just as Damien is always telling us. However, the encoding used has. Most software saves jpg images using Standard Encoding set at around a Compression Level value of 5. To produce images that are less sizeable (in terms of kilobytes) select Progressive Encoding and set the Compression Level value to, say, 15.

You’ll find that even large images – around 3,000kb – can be reduced to around 100kb without loss of image quality on-screen. Experimenting with the save options for jpg images can produce good forum-friendly results.

By the way, the above gen relates to PaintShop Pro but I’m sure other packages will allow such adjustments. 🙂

A couple of points if I may . . .

Sqn is now generally accepted as the shortened version of “squadron”. (It does not take a period after it as the last letter of the whole word is given.)

In my time in the RAF, on various sqns I came across both sqn and sqd usage – it generally depended on the clerk who was compiling at the time I guess – nobody made a big fuss over it. I wouldn’t worry overmuch about usage as long as you are consistent throughout your manuscript.

Also, the RAF was called the raff, and still is. Nobody uses ARR EH EFF in everday conversation, at least nobody that’s ex-raff does; in fact the most common name is “the mob”. (Was the same when my old man was “in” as well).

For Papa Lima – I are a technical author too! You’ll know the adage – 50% of being a tech author is knowing what one is. 40% of the balance is being able to explain to others what a tech author is. 9% is the effort made in preventing others actually discovering what one is. And the remaining 1%? Learning to make a decent cup of coffee!
:rolleyes:

Chris

MikeH, are those pictures yours?

Well, on 12 April in the “Steve Hatton’s Avatar” thread MikeH wrote . . .

Nice avatar there Chris, looks a bit familiar though

:rolleyes:

Taken at Kemble a couple of years back, never been that lucky with a shot again. 😉

Hi Snapper

Taking liberties here, not trying to teach egg sucking or anything, but is this any better? Used some gamma correct and a “soften” tool to ease the “brown” skin tone resulting from a contrasty original. Messed about with other attributes as well though :rolleyes: – like slightly darkening the uniform, lightening the cap badge, stuff like that.

Mind you, with the variation in PC monitor settings etc, I may be seeing a different pic to you. Still, hope you don’t mind. 😀

RobAnt

I use PaintShop Pro 7, can the same results be achieved with that?

Pretty much. This was done in PaintShop Pro a year or so back. Not a very good original of course and was done in a hurry, but the bloke was well chuffed with the result.