--- Karen AKA Kajikit kaji@labyrinth.net.au wrote:
Ray Saintonge wrote:
Imran Ghory wrote:
On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Daniel Mayer wrote:
violation than reduced resolution images. Even
assuming that there is
unlimited storage space for these images, we have
no practical use for
most of the full resolution images anyway. Why
not store them at the
maximum resolution that we may reasonably require?
It seems very silly to store 1000 pixel images just because somebody MIGHT want to print them out or resize them one day... Before I upload my pics I reduce them to a useful screen display size - 200 or 300 pixels across depending on how much detail is in the image. If there is some kind of detail that I want people to be able to see in 'closeup' I'll also upload a fullsized version, but most of the time that's just not necessary. It's just inviting somebody to steal my work and make it their own!
When we write a text, we "try" to write it "full resolution" and we know it is inviting somebody to steal our work and make it their own also. What is the difference ?
I am probably one of these "silly" persons who like to have a fully detailed text, as well as a full resolution image available. Of course, the full resolution image should not be directly displayed on the screen (now at least, I hope connection time will improve worldwide:-)), but I believe, making it available could be a *real bonus* in many cases (technical pictures...).
An encyclopedia such as wikipedia is amha, not only done for the purpose of being consulted quietly at home, on a dsl, between peanuts and beer. It could also to be of use for educational purposes, in underdeveloped countries, or at least in all these places where only one computer is available for a full group of people, such as in most european schools. In the latter cases, parts of the encyclopedia will be *printed*, and a 72 dpi is not likely to give something very pretty.
In any case, a printed page of wikipedia, with a 72dpi image, will not be of the quality of a paper encyclopedia.
Another part of education, for those who are specialists in one field, is to prepare "talks" that they give in local clubs, local communities (about minerals, fungi, stamps, next planned trip, whatever). During these "shows" are displayed slides, pictures, photos...that one have to find somewhere...usually on the net. And the two big issues one met are : one need the images to be 1)free of use and 2)of quality enough to be printed.
We can provide the "free of use", why not the "quality" for all purpose ?
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