I always have to scroll 800 pixel width screen shots on my 1024 X 760 Firefox Browser.

If I post a Screen shot I always have to make it either 700 pixels wide, or standard size; 640 X 480 to avoid scrolling.

It may be something to do with extra wide Borders on the Forum Page?

Paul....1024 X 760...(Makes everything easier to read, and Print)... ...!

I have to scroll at 1152 x 864... good news on the size though. 

I think I'll keep my images at 800 x 600 and 100k though, and just post one more! 

Hagar wrote on Jan 15^th, 2008 at 5:20pm:


IE...6 I think.... came stock with the computer. Must get round to replacing it at some point.

Great. This way I can have bigger and more colorful shots up.

Mictheslik wrote on Jan 15^th, 2008 at 3:57pm:


rubbish

its time to move with the times. I have been on high res for 6 years and widescreen for a few as well. Its time to upgrade the experience

and 150KB is the same for a 1024x768 image as 100K is for 800x600. It allows those who are on 4:3 and 16:9 to be able to post the same scale and have the same quality. The 100K increase means the thread weight is practically the same.






No problem with compression there. @1024x640 I probably could have shaved off another 20 and got it close to 110 which means those who go x768 will have the extra they need and 150Kb is more than enough.


It gives people choices in size and compression.

Thank you pete, a good move, especially since this forum has a lot of screenshot and artistic activity.

One thing 1024 will not allow... fudged shots because I can tell when 800x shots are tinkered with on a 1920x screen but with 1024 the resolution will give even the best photoshop tricks away every time. Also, reducing images hides defects and blurs so that means we just raised the bar on quality screenshots. No way to hide those pesky defects if you are not reducing from a native resolution of 1024x and the hardware isnt keeping up.

of course there is always the trick of jacking up the monitor to some outrageous resolution and running at 5 frames just to grab a high res sample, then reduce it. That one is real popular.


   

1024x768 screen resolution is MUCH more common than 56k internet...

The problem at high resolutions is that LCD monitors can only run 1 native resolution and that is not great.

If I had a CRT monitor, I wouldn't complain, but now I have to scroll to see the other half of a 1024x768 image.

Oh: found a solution!!! When you're at a 1024 image thread, press the minus (-) key, or, in some cases, Alt + minus key until you see the whole image. Then return pressing + or Alt+ +, or closing the tab. It's not the best solution, but certainly helps.