Size of imported images

[JoelW]

It seems that imported GIFs appear same size, while jpegs, for example, need to be scaled up. Does anyone know if this can be corrected? Thanks.

[parahandy]

can it be you are loading them into a larger scale screen from the source sreen dimensions?

[JoelW]

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by this, but GIFS open to their actual size, while JPEGS open as dots, which I must then scale up.

[gwpriester]

Hi Joel and welcome to the Xtreme Conference.

Both file formats are bitmaps. GIF files are limited to 256 colors while JPEG files have 16.7 million colors (give or take a few).

GIFs export at the screen resolution, which is usually 96 dpi. So to get a GIF to be 1:1 you must design it at 100% zoom factor in Xtreme.

JPEG files can be any size. So, if you import a JPEG at 300dpi (print resolution) it will display on a web browser approximately 300% larger.

Does this make any sense?

Gary

[JoelW]

I think so. Thanks!