Forums that use Photo instead of Art?
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leangreen76
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I'm not sure, but one of the reasons, as with any forums is taking loading time into consideration. This applies to both graphic headers and photographic headers,, both of which can be reduced in image quality and sixe in photoshop or any other comprable art programme. Especially with photographic headers, you still want it to look pretty, but at the same time pixalated or poor quality images could be quite unpleasant to look at, but you want something that laods quickly at the same time.
Although it's been closed for the greater part of a decade, I did this with a wildlife forum I used to run, but blended photographic images totgeher to make a photographic blend or "Blends" as I called them.
Although it's been closed for the greater part of a decade, I did this with a wildlife forum I used to run, but blended photographic images totgeher to make a photographic blend or "Blends" as I called them.
That's an excellent explanation!
Do you think in the future they'll figure out how to condense the photos to make the file size smaller without reducing the quality?
leangreen76
Up-and-Coming Sensation
I certainly hope so!
Even with graphical headers, not just banners but backgrounds if you want something more than a plain color tile/colored pattern tiles, just something more. My backgrounds have been getting simpler and simpler over the years as I'm always concerned with loading times, as it's something I won't comprimise on. I'll try things but if it's having too much impact on loading time, I'll bin it and go back to simpler. Most forums go for more simpler anyway and it's perfectly fine and aesthetic. Headers however, if someone had a photography/nature or any type of forum that just wanted a photographic header, still need to tread with cution.
That's just one reason anyway, someone might come up with something else more valid.
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