Posted on 05/13/2013 7:30:23 PM PDT by ducttape45
I got two computer questions that I'm hoping someone can help me with.
First, in my work I regularly have to convert JPEG images from 60" x 45" at 72 DPI to 5" x 3.75" at 300DPI. I normally do this through Photoshop. However, the amount of the photos my coworkers have increased from say, 20-30 to over 800-900 at any one given time.
I'm trying to find a faster method of converting them. I've looked for software to do it en-mass but I really don't know where to look or what to look for. That's one.
Second, I downloaded a webpage template to help me in constructing a website of my own. But the bugger went and did something that blanks out my email address. No matter where I put it in the webpage, it's always blanked out, though the mouse, if it rests over the spot it should be, can be clicked to access it. Weird, and maddening.
I'm hoping someone has a simple way to address this one. It's an older template and the company no longer is in business (that I'm aware of) and was/is British so I can't pay anyone to send me a code to fix it.
Thanks for any help anyone can lend me.
they may be low rez, the image size is huge. 60 inches x 45 inches. But that’s why, when I reduce the actual dimensions of the picture, I increase the DPI. That’s just the way the cameras are set up.
That's what I can't figure out. I'm a novice at this. CSS is way out of my league, and it's one of the simpler coding techniques out there! I'm as basic of an HTML man as you'll find.
That does make a difference. For hourly employees it would be cost-effective to spend six bucks a day to have it outsourced.
It is actually pretty easy....I taught a friend of mine how to do it years ago and he got it right away. He is not a Power user, so if he got it, you should be able to.
Which version of Photoshop do you have?
Little chance of upgrading any time soon but this version does what we need it to do. I wish I could take a course on it as I'm sure there are many things that could make my job a WHOLE lot easier that I'm not utilizing.
CS5 will do WAY more than you need.
Have fun.....sounds like it is your solution.
Image Magick or alternatively Graphics Magick are what you want. The former is considered the “standard”. The latter is a fork that is somewhat faster and leaner.
If you are looking to learn more about Photoshop or in your case, CS5, I suggest that you get on http://kelbytraining.com/ and pay for a month or 2 and look at the Photoshop instructional videos. No need to go take a class.
It also has Web Design vids and Wordpress vids.
It is all there.
For free, YouTube has a bunch of instructional vids.
So the idea would be to COPY the desired photos, paste them into the batch's working directory, run the batch, and pick up the resized in the output directory.
PhotoShop should be able to batch-convert - Can't help you there, as I am a GIMP guy. GIMP certainly can, but I find the batch thing to be mobedda.
Second, I downloaded a webpage template to help me in constructing a website of my own. But the bugger went and did something that blanks out my email address. No matter where I put it in the webpage, it's always blanked out, though the mouse, if it rests over the spot it should be, can be clicked to access it. Weird, and maddening.
can you post a link here to the html template you are using?
What are you using for an html editor? (btw, martin_fierro is prolly right)
Notepad
I really like the template I found, though, I just have to get it to work and how to manipulate it to get what I want.
Ah ha, the light bulb is starting to shine. Gotta get it a bit brighter though.
YUK.
If you want to hand code, try a good text editor like PSPad, Notepad++, or Context (all free). Notepad sucks, as you will see... if only for the highlighters available, using a good editor is a must.
But for the most part, a WYSIWYG HTML editor is much easier to use - Download Nvu for a really decent and very simple html editor. It is much like Word, other than learning tables/properties and such... Load your page in NVu and you can cause the color of the linked text to be anything you like:
Highlight the text of the link, 2click on the foreground color in the toolbar, and select a color... easy-peasy.
One can still get to the code page if one desires, but it is MUCH easier to DO first, then look at the code for understanding.
a href="mailto:ABCNET@comcast.net">ABCNET@comcast.net
The email goes blank and can't be seen, no matter where on the template I put it.
The original webpage designer must have built in something to keep email addresses from being displayed. It's the only answer. Time to go back to the drawing board with another template and try again.
it should be: <a href=mailto:"ABCNET@comcast.net"> ABCNET@comcast.net</a>
You didn't close the end, and didn't have quotes on both sides of the mailto statement, although I dunno if the quotes are needed. here it is, and it works:
Nah - the code you sent is a simple thing... And it is not displaying because it is malformed. If you'd like, pm me and we can do something by email... send it here and I will fix it. Then you can see. I am happy to help you, grasshopper, but just the bumpy parts - you must learn in order to learn :D
Truth to tell, I'm more into hardware than software. Put me into a room full of broken PCs and say "Fix them" and I'm like a pig in slop. Give me computers with HTML and CSS errors, and you can just as well forget it. My kids are good at it, just not me. I could never pass the logic course in college.
There isn't a way to send it via FR (that I'm aware of) so I'll send it via email. I'll send you a private reply with my email enclosed. Email me and I'll send you the item(s) in question. Thanks for your help.
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