Comments on: Why You Should Never Let Browsers Resize Your Photos

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Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:07:50 +0000

[...] and then scale, you end up with a blurry picture and excessive downloads…see the blog post never let browsers resize your photos for a more detailed explanation.3. Use the right file format for each image. The web’s most [...]

By: Dom

Dom — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:20:58 +0000

Hi! I just wanted to say that your CSS trick worked fantastically. I'm using images that resize to fit the width of the screen, so PS resizing was never an option. Where there's a will, there's a way…

By: Michael Zhang

Michael Zhang — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:44:05 +0000

Yeah... Flickr does some pretty serious sharpening to your photos. Wrote about this in the past here: http://www.petapixel.com/2009/05/19/sharpening-...

By: Michael Zhang

Michael Zhang — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:44:05 +0000

Yeah... Flickr does some pretty serious sharpening to your photos. Wrote about this in the past here: http://www.petapixel.com/2009/05/19/sharpening-...

By: joeholmes

joeholmes — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:33:49 +0000

>> Thus, when you’re viewing the 500px image on Flickr, it’s actually a 500px image that Flickr resized and sharpened using your original large image.

I don't like Flickr's choices in sharpening. I prefer a 500 px image that I sharpened to my taste.

That said, I have to admit I don't bother. I upload the larger image that I've prepared already for my photoblog...

By: Michael Zhang

Michael Zhang — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:19:32 +0000

You might have to wait a second or two depending on your internet connection. Aside from that, make sure your Javascript is enabled.

By: commentor

commentor — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:48:52 +0000

The two pics are identical in Firefox, and nothing happens when I mouseover the link :'(

By: joakimbergquist

joakimbergquist — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:32:46 +0000

Not even if you enlarge them? I think there is a big difference in the firefox image…

By: BecThomas

BecThomas — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:43:19 +0000

I use IE and see no difference between the photo's

By: joakimbergquist

joakimbergquist — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:14:04 +0000

Michael: You should also concider what browser you are using, take a look at the difference from my blog (in swedish though) http://joakimbergquist.blogspot.com/2009/10/val...