How to improve quality of Photos using Gallery Photo Widget

**golfertel** · 04 May 2018, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by golfertel

Hi Egg thought you was on holiday not hearing from you lately. It's Adobe Photo Album software works closely with Photoshop. Terry

If you want to see what I'm trying to achieve .rutlandcountyseniors.org/away%20gallery%20a Terry

**adb** · 04 May 2018, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by golfertel

If you want to see what I'm trying to achieve rutlandcountyseniors.org/away%20gallery%20a Terry

Hi, what platform you used for your website? maybe I can help out, I saw your website, it has lots of errors. how you transfer photos to the website?

**golfertel** · 04 May 2018, 01:27 PM

Hi Using Window 10 and Xara Premium 15. I download images from my Adobe Bridge onto the Gallery Widget on a page of my WEB site in Xara. Images have a sharpness in Bridge and Photoshop which I would expect to be reflected in the Thumbnails and their Pop ups.
Look forward to hearing your conclusions.

**Acorn** · 04 May 2018, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by golfertel

Hi Using Window 10 and Xara Premium 15. I download images from my Adobe Bridge onto the Gallery Widget on a page of my WEB site in Xara. Images have a sharpness in Bridge and Photoshop which I would expect to be reflected in the Thumbnails and their Pop ups.
Look forward to hearing your conclusions.

Terry, Xara can reduce resolution if you just drop things in.

I'd open a separate Blank photo file and drop images there.
They are then accessible through the Bitmap gallery to drag into the Widget.

Perhaps that will help,
Acorn

**golfertel** · 04 May 2018, 02:03 PM

Acorn Good to hear from you. Is there an optimum size and resolution I should you that would also help matters. I also assume that JPEG is the required format. Terry

**Acorn** · 04 May 2018, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by golfertel

Acorn Good to hear from you. Is there an optimum size and resolution I should you that would also help matters. I also assume that JPEG is the required format. Terry

Terry, provided the image resolution you are using provided enough for the pop-up then Xara will publish at its optimum.

XDPX allows you to change the default 96dpi (Options > View > Bitmaps).
There is also a Retina setting (192dpi) you might try.

Acorn

**golfertel** · 04 May 2018, 06:01 PM

Thanks I have enough to be getting with the problem. Terry

**golfertel** · 04 May 2018, 04:41 PM

Apologies but I'm a bit lost, have been trying to resolve the matter, can you explain the process "I'd open a separate Blank photo file".
Is the created in the Bitmap Gallery if so I cannot find how to do it or do I create this outside of Xara, if so not sure what you mean by "Photo file" Terry

**gwpriester** · 04 May 2018, 06:20 PM

What I have observed when bringing a high rez photo into a web page document, is regardless of the original resolution, if the dpi exceeds 260dpi, it is reduced to 260dpi. If you (and this is a PITA) import the photos into a Print document, the images come in at full resolution. You can scale, etc. When you publish as has been pointed out, Xara will export the images as JPG or PNG at 96dpi, and if you opt for retina display, a duplicate at 192dpi.

That said, looking at your gallery, and the age of most of the people in the photo (about my age) I wonder if you are not over thinking this? I doubt if these folks in this community could discern a sharp photo from a fuzzy one? The appeal to the community is seeing photos of the members. You are not selling a product here that depends on the highest quality photography. Just my dos centavos of course.

**golfertel** · 04 May 2018, 08:31 PM

Hi Nearly all images are 200 or 72 dpi as most of them are straight off of cameras but they can be quite large. One thing I did ask if they are large then when dragging into a widget they will be compressed and I assume lossy. If I know the optimum size I can then change my image sizes before I pull then into Xara which I feel could be the route cause of the problem, it's a guess on my part. If you know the size could you pass that on please.

Your second paragraph is amusing, first I had to look up the meaning of PITA and "dos centavos" that done about 4 members,Seniors, pointed out the lack of sharpness of the images even though I have not really released it to the section, maybe because on two other sites we have the images are pretty good. You are quite right we are not selling a product, but that doesn't mean we should not strive for the best. I have not taken offence by the way, I appreciate anyone who offers help.

To repeat I use Bridge and Photoshop not the Xara Photo Graphic package. Thanks for coming back to me. Terry