 Posted 12/5/2007 1:30:58 AM
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Could someone please tell me the regulations about panoramic shots. Is it still longest side 640 pixels? Does it have to be a specific aspect etc.
Thanks
John
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Posted 12/5/2007 6:24:20 AM
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The upload limits for subscribers is 2000x2000 and 2MB per image (but anything over 800-1000 pixels on the longest dimensions is OVERKILL. I think it is 1/2 those figures for nonsubscribers. To my knowledge their is no aspect ratio requirement for the Panoramic category. For the other categories I believe the aspect ratio is 2:1. WE
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Posted 12/5/2007 6:30:51 AM
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Posted 12/5/2007 6:59:12 AM
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I respectfully disagree with wemor on the overkill issue. There are some images, especially some panoramas, which can be enjoyed and will benefit from showing a lot of detail at 2000 pixels on the longest dimension. Members with small monitors will be rough & gruff & grumpy, but members with large monitors should not have to be restricted to viewing postage-stamp-sized images.
Scrolling around and inspecting detail does not appeal to all, but it appeals to some. If the image has interesting detail.... seen only in a large format.... then it is a choice of the member to upload such an image.
I do not like to see tiny versions of panoramas.... boxed into a 640 pixel limit. It is the panorama category that benefits from the generous size allowances at DailyAwards. I encourage members to upload full size images. To me, panoramas are best presented at between 2.5:1 up to 5:1 aspect ratios, but there's no rule... just the 2000 pixel constraint.
One problem.... there are some voters who are only trying to grind through the images as fast as possible.... sometimes with narrow range voting. They probably won't take time to view the Full Size image. In that respect, images that take a bit more time to load and require a bit of scrolling to review will be discriminated against. I want to encourage all voters to take time to view the full size image. Eric has added a great feature to the Full Size viewer window. If the image opens larger than you want, you can choose a middle or a small size.
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Posted 12/5/2007 7:13:34 AM
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OH, I agree. I would consider panoramas the exception to the 800 to 1000 pixel longest dimension (which allows a full screen display). With panoramas, one might reverse the rule of thumb and use the common screen size as the smaller rather than the larger dimension. Thanks for the clarification. WE
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Posted 12/5/2007 7:37:20 AM
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Very good common sense, wemor. Thanks for your followup comments.
To accommodate the members with smaller screens, I have found it is often a really good idea to not exceed 720 pixels on the vertical dimension. This mostly impacts images in portrait orientation. I recently entered a vertical panorama, with 2000 pixels in the vertical dimension. (subsequently deleted) It was not well received by the voters. I suspect the problem was the vertical extreme dimension which required a lot of scrolling. And, it looked terrible in the 640 pixel box. So, it was at a disadvantage in either case.
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Posted 12/5/2007 9:19:05 AM
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A vertical pano would likely cause some serious display issues. Formatting is based only on width, so if it violates the 'normal' dimensional rules for other categories and is a vertical image then it will not display properly.
I will put it on the to-do list to add this qualification as a check for the panorama category. Presently, you can upload any image size (under 2000 px) into that category.
Edited to add: I'm pretty sure free accounts are permitted 2000 in that category as well ... but I'll check on that too while I'm at it.
Eric
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Posted 12/5/2007 9:25:15 AM
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Very good, Eric! I understand completely. Just trying to experimentally push the envelope to the outer limits... to see what's out there. I think DAv3 is very robust.
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Posted 12/5/2007 4:13:39 PM
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