From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Mon Aug 13 2001 - 13:44:25 MDT
Thanks for the heads up.
Guess I need to update/optimize my system.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey@datamann.com>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: New website...
> Actually, 256 color setting on the video card is not really adequate,
> since it is obviously showing the intended colors wrong. There is no 16
> color compressed image format. Given that GIF uses a 256 color format
> with optimized custom palletes, the minimum usable color setting to view
> such graphics properly is 64,000 colors. This does not slow down the
> page load to any degree unless you are running off of an 8 year old
> video card, or older.
>
> "J. R. Molloy" wrote:
> >
> > Using 64,000 or 16 million colors slows down the page load.
> > 256 colors are more than adequate for a comics web site, since comics can
> > generally get by with about 16 colors. Be that as it may, the new website
> > you've created looks like it will appeal to the intended audience, so
kudos to
> > you.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey@datamann.com>
> > To: <extropians@extropy.org>
> > Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 4:32 AM
> > Subject: Re: New website...
> >
> > > Ah, that is the problem. Most people use 64,000 or 16 million colors.
> > > The 256 color setting uses 256 fixed color values, while internet
> > > graphics in GIF format each have their own optimized palette of colors,
> > > which may or may not be the same colors as the display uses in its own
> > > fixed palette. Using 16 million colors allows you to see JPG images as
> > > well as the GIF images as they are intended.
> > >
> > > "J. R. Molloy" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey@datamann.com>
> > > > > What are your display color settings?
> > > >
> > > > 256 colors, 600 X 800
> > >
>
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