large image sizes

[Spork]

a lot of the images on the site are larger than they need to be.  if they were cut down, all the pages would load much faster and there would be a smaller hit to your bandwidth.

as an example, i took the image of quest 3, the cave of exploration.  the filesize of the .gif that is on the page is around 76kb.  i opened the image up in photoshop and saved it as a low quality jpeg.  the image itself still remains intact and perfectly fine for the human eye, but the filesize is now only 22kb!  that 50kb difference is a 10 second wait to people using a 56k modem.

if you want me to clean up some more images on the site for you using photoshop, just ask.  i believe you could probably cut page load times to 1/3 of what they are now if you reduce all the image sizes on the site.

[Knight of Lodis]

If you changed them into high quality jpegs, then the images will be twice the size as they are now. Thanks for the offer, but it is really unnessesary. I have a 56k modem and it does not really both me. The bandwidth does not matter now that I pay (yes I pay money for the site each month). You could however help me with some other things that will improve the look of the site. If you are intrested in doing something else let me know.

[Spork]

i have a cable modem and some pages (quest and secrets come to mind right away) take 30-60 seconds to finish downloading.  i've been over my friend's house who has a 56k and we played a round of smash brothers melee while waiting for the secrets page to load one day.

i'm sure your host doesn't offer you unlimited bandwidth, and if the site ever becomes really really popular then you might end up paying extra for extra bandwidth used all because you don't want to re-upload a bunch of jpegs.

if quality is really an issue, you can talk to me on AIM or email and i can send you both your original and small filesize versions, and you can take a look at the difference which is barely even there.

i'll be glad to help the site out with stuff, granted it isn't something i need artistic ability to do. i have a few artsy friends i can ask, but my expertise is programming, shrinking, and if you couldn't tell yet, bitching

why dont you shut up and enjoy what you have? If you dont like it so much make your own damn site, you stupid pussy

[Spork]

sorry SNKkid, this topic is for mature people only.

maybe if you read carefully you would see that i'm trying to help

gee ouch man that cut me deep i do see that your trying to help.. but at the same time bitching about how slow the images are and im sorry if  i sounded mean on my earlier post im not trying to flame you it just was annoying to me

[Zynx]

I hope you two don't keep going back and forth like this all afternoon.

i wasnt planning on it in my last post i was apoligizing

[Spork]

i guess the load times don't bother some people as much as others.  i have a theory that as your download speed goes up (due to switching to broadband or going to college) your patience goes down.  i use opera as my browser which tells me at what speed i'm downloading each image and each page on the internet, and the max i get is about 6kbps here at TO.com.  i honestly can't see how i used to put up with that back when i had a 56k, but if i think back it didn't really bother me too much.  maybe i'm just offering help in an area where some people don't see the need for help

[Zynx]

i wasnt planning on it in my last post i was apoligizing

I saw and am very glad you did because the last thing we need here is a flame war.

yeah i see your point its just that its actually pretty fast on my comp maybe DSL has something to do with it

[Knight of Lodis]

That post was actually pretty funny not to be mean or anything. If anyone really wants to help, I would like someone with graphics knowledge to make a table for the left side of the site. I cannot make a good one to save my life. If anyone can please let me know. I would like to make it look a little more professional. Spork I think you can wait 30 seconds. I have a 56k that logs at about 36.6k, so I know what slow is.

I do have UNLIMITED bandwidth

I wont I promise i guess im just stressed with finals