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    The rules recommend a scale of 5 - 10 pixels per foot as a useful scale.

    This means that if you are using the minimum resolution of 1280 X 1024, you are looking at a map that is between 128 and 256 feet across by between 102 and 205 feet high.

    A picture below shows relative scales.
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    Thanx! That is the best bit of info I have seen so far!
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    a free image re sizer for Microsoft xp

    direct link:
    http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ertoySetup.exe


    page it is found on is at:

    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx

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    Once the May challenge is done, I think we should move this thread into the Software Discussion forum. There are already lots of good tips and utilities that it would be handy to have there. Or maybe it should just be appended to the end of the Image Export Formats thread.
    Bryan Ray, visual effects artist
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    Some good advice from RobA:

    The trick here is that jpg compression is designed for photos (or photorealistic images).

    It is horrible for diagrams. You would probably get a better reproduction with a 2 bit gif on the diagram you posted.

    -Rob A.
    Last edited by RobA; 05-07-2008 at 10:28 AM.

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    Good article on minimising jpeg file sizes here.

    Good article on minimising png file sizes here.

    I've also just discovered that .jpg and .jpeg are the same (someone please correct me if I'm wrong!)

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