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Do your thumbnails look awful as hell? Save the picture as a PNG! [A shitty thumbnail guide]

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Do your thumbnails often look like https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2e0Ew1-UA-tVEo2V19XX1NtQ0k/view ?

 

The way IP.Board renders JPEG thumbnails is that it compresses it to some pretty awful quality.

 

Saving the image as a PNG may not increase the final image quality, but actually doesn't produce JPEG artifacts in the thumbnail.

 

You can use any program to save the image as a PNG. I just used GIMP for this example.

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2e0Ew1-UA-tSU03aHQweERHamM/view

 

Voila! It now looks better as a thumbnail!

Check out my guide on how to scan cover art here!

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Why do i need your permission to view it?

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I never use jpg anymore, only png.

Little tip: if you file is too big for upload when you made it in png: apply a little bit of compression. Even as small as 1 compression (out of 10) makes the picture a lot smaller!

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

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Paint.net is a good alternative

Not really, unless your really new to this stuff, then otherwise I agree.

 

Saving as a PNG is definitely the way to go.

My procrastination is the bane of my existence.

I make games and stuff in my spare time.

 

 

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actually this is a problem with firefox. If you are talking about them resizing without aliasing 

 

 

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oh you mean aritifacting. Yea this forum compresses jpegs 

 

 

a few ipboard avatar tips btw-

It does nothing to gifs, viewing them directly gives you full uploaded size if you are unsure what's in someone's avatar. As a result of also doing nothing to smooth them out when resizing, looks terrible on firefox.

To avoid this, make your gif 94x94 or 188x188 if it bothers you

It resizes regular pics though. 

If you are unsure what's in someone's regular avatar or you want the pic

http://linustechtips.com/main/uploads/profile/photo-thumb-83064.png?_r=1431990381http://linustechtips.com/main/uploads/profile/photo-83064.png

photo-thumb-83064.png?_r=1431990381

photo-83064.png

http://linustechtips.com/main/uploads/profile/photo-thumb-73344.png?_r=1447107146http://linustechtips.com/main/uploads/profile/photo-73344.png

photo-thumb-73344.png?_r=1447107146

photo-73344.png

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Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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Wait. People still use jpg?

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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Wait. People still use jpg?

duh.jpg

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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