hey wiseoldman?
Tuesday, September 17, 2002 by Rickkcid | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I asked about uploading images and you said to load a bmp or jpg file for the preview and a zip for the other. Im not sure whats wrong but I did just that and it still tells me ive uploaded an invalid file format, do you have any ideas? could really use them. Thanx 
Rickkcid
Reply #3 Tuesday, September 17, 2002 4:51 PM
Reply #3 Tuesday, September 17, 2002 4:51 PM
How do you turn something into a jpeg or bitmap image?
WOM
Reply #4 Tuesday, September 17, 2002 4:55 PM
Reply #4 Tuesday, September 17, 2002 4:55 PM
In your paint program. When you save it, you save it as a jpeg or bmp.
Koasati
Reply #6 Tuesday, September 17, 2002 5:44 PM
Reply #6 Tuesday, September 17, 2002 5:44 PM
The image inside the zip file does NOT have to be a .bmp, .jpg will work just fine.
Xymantix
Reply #7 Tuesday, September 17, 2002 5:59 PM
Reply #7 Tuesday, September 17, 2002 5:59 PM
Yeah, but I think the upload instructions still say that it has to be a .bmp.
(15 seconds later)
Ok, I just checked. The field descriptors are like this:
*Preview Image (.jpg only):
*Bitmap Zip:
which implies that the wall should be a bitmap instead of a .jpg or other format. Before I knew better, I converted a couple of walls from .jpg to .bmp in the past when uploading because of this.
(15 seconds later)
Ok, I just checked. The field descriptors are like this:
*Preview Image (.jpg only):
*Bitmap Zip:
which implies that the wall should be a bitmap instead of a .jpg or other format. Before I knew better, I converted a couple of walls from .jpg to .bmp in the past when uploading because of this.
Jafo
Reply #8 Tuesday, September 17, 2002 6:24 PM
Reply #8 Tuesday, September 17, 2002 6:24 PM
The zip can be any format you wish...as long as it's a zip...
The preview should be a full-size [at least 1024x768] jpeg [jpg] which is a smaller file size than the corresponding bitmap [bmp].
If the zip contains a 'bitmap' it will be smaller but retain full bitmap clarity of definition.
Jpegs can suffer from 'lossy compression' so it's better to upload a bmp in the zip...
Just remember....'full-size jpeg' for the preview...
The preview should be a full-size [at least 1024x768] jpeg [jpg] which is a smaller file size than the corresponding bitmap [bmp].
If the zip contains a 'bitmap' it will be smaller but retain full bitmap clarity of definition.
Jpegs can suffer from 'lossy compression' so it's better to upload a bmp in the zip...
Just remember....'full-size jpeg' for the preview...
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Reply #1 Tuesday, September 17, 2002 4:13 PM