All 1980s Astro screenshots

[jeffbert]

Originally posted by Astro forever@Sep 21 2005, 12:39 AM
StellDream: I have put the images on another server. Check again, it's working now! Just click on the small images to get the normal size version!

And for everybody, I said it earlier but since many people won't go back a few pages ago to read the edited posts, I'll write it again: since there are so many pics, I followed ImageShack's suggestion to put only thumbnails. But if you want to directly link to the regular size version of a pic, in a reply here or in another thread, feel free to do it, it's not forbidden!

What do you use to create your jpegs? I usually use Power DVD to capture the frames, but since it uses the bitmap format, I must create jpegs using an editor (MS photo editor). Most of my jpegs are about 24 KB (for the DVD's default size of 720 x 480). Your full-sized pics are huge, over 150 KB, no wonder your Bandwidth was exceeded.

[Astro Forever]

Originally posted by jeffbert@Sep 21 2005, 10:17 AM
What do you use to create your jpegs? I usually use Power DVD to capture the frames, but since it uses the bitmap format, I must create jpegs using an editor (MS photo editor). Most of my jpegs are about 24 KB (for the DVD's default size of 720 x 480). Your full-sized pics are huge, over 150 KB, no wonder your Bandwidth was exceeded.

Good point... I've just checked all my files and almost all of them are around 30 to 70 Kb. But the last 4 episodes I did are 150 Kb to 200 Kb. How did that happen?! :wacko: I use Power DVD to capture the frames too, then I paste them into Photoshop and save them as jpg. And I did that for every episode, including the last ones I did. I don't recall changing anything. You are right, I probably wouldn't have exceedrd my bandwith otherwise.

Thank you for pointing this out. I have no clue what the problem is though. :huh:

[jeffbert]

Originally posted by Astro forever+Sep 21 2005, 11:56 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Astro forever @ Sep 21 2005, 11:56 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--jeffbert@Sep 21 2005, 10:17 AM
What do you use to create your jpegs? I usually use Power DVD to capture the frames, but since it uses the bitmap format, I must create jpegs using an editor (MS photo editor). Most of my jpegs are about 24 KB (for the DVD's default size of 720 x 480). Your full-sized pics are huge, over 150 KB, no wonder your Bandwidth was exceeded. 

Good point... I've just checked all my files and almost all of them are around 30 to 70 Kb. But the last 4 episodes I did are 150 Kb to 200 Kb. How did that happen?! :wacko: I use Power DVD to capture the frames too, then I paste them into Photoshop and save them as jpg. And I did that for every episode, including the last ones I did. I don't recall changing anything. You are right, I probably wouldn't have exceedrd my bandwith otherwise.

Thank you for pointing this out. I have no clue what the problem is though. :huh: [/b][/quote]
You might have some options regarding the quality Vs. the size of the jpeg files created with Photshop. I do not have that program, so, I cannot say for sure. However, even 30 KB is large for a jpeg. esp when you post as many as you have.

[fafner]

Regarding the quality of my jpegs images, I usually target about 50% quality: it usually gives images almost identical to unaltered images, and are usually below 30 Kb.
For the ones who are interested, I have a script that can change the quality of as many images as needed to whatever value: just put the images (thousands if you want) in a directory, call the script, and watch it do the work B) However it won't run under Windows systems, so some uploads/downloads to my server may be needed.

[Astro Forever]

I'm very interested, fafner! You'll have to tell me how to call the script, of course!

I think I know what happened, I probably hit the wrong key at some point and dragged the quality value setting by mistake without realizing it since I had never paid attention to this setting.

Oh well, I learned something new today!

[fafner]

Originally posted by Astro forever@Sep 21 2005, 10:49 PM
I'm very interested, fafner! You'll have to tell me how to call the script, of course!

Just upload the files on my server. Put them in a subdirectory so they don't get mixed with other files, or put them in a compressed file (even if it will probably not compress very much). Send me a message to give me the total size, so I can make sure there is enough room. Right now, there is only 400 Mb, so be sure not to upload more than that until I say you can I just hope there is not so much
However you can't run the script yourself. You will have to send me a message as soon as it is ready, I will run the script, then you will redownload everything.

[Astro Forever]

Hey, thanks to fafner's help, no more thumbnails anymore! :wahah: And no more bandwith and server space problems! The quality is not quite what it was, but I think it's very satisfying, and I hope it will be for everybody else as well!

Now, The Secret of the Mayas!

[Astro Forever]

[Astro Forever]

Wow, I can't believe how fast the page is loading!!! :wahah:

[tic_tac_astro]

Amazing.