First what, then why :)
What we are looking for please:
We'd like members to submit images which include their GSX1400 in some way.
Required size is 1200 wide x 200 pixels high. (to avoid stretching) ideally in .jpg format.
If you are providing a 'scenery with bike in it' pic, the bike needs to be in the right hand half of the image.
If it's a close up, then it can take up all the image space no worries.
Simply upload the image to this thread as an attachment please.
But do give some consideration to images that you may be able to offer. :onya:
Why?
Well it's still a fair way off, but one of the things that needs to be developed for when the new version of the software comes on line is a theme.
A friend in the UK is working on this for me. Development and testing of the theme will take a while but the more material we have for it the better.
Oh and if anyone is a dab hand with photoshop (or similar) and wants to do a 'abstract' background image (not a photo), let me know and I'll pass on what we need in that regard design wise.
Cheers all
Mike
Ya sure you want 1200 x 200? Just changed one of my pic's to that & it stretched alright, unrecognisable.
Ok, 1200 x 200 works, but ya have to select 'Maintain aspect ratio' else you'll get a real stretched pic.
Scratching me head on this, didn't work, then it did & now it doesn't again.
Wee sample, first is the original pic,
Then 1200 x 200 (not maintained ratio) To maintain the ratio, you can't have 1200 x 200 format, it's either 1200 across OR 200 high, can't have both and maintain the original aspect ratio. (On this laptop anyway)
Then 1200 wide aspect ratio maintained
Then 200 high, aspect ratio maintained
I think it's the last version of the below you're needing, the one with '200' set as height.
That's right you need to crop a photo to those dimensions
Test
Above pic was saved in 1200x200. Attaching it here changed the size!
Uploaded it to the gallery with the same resize result.
@VladTepes I'll email the pic to you.
Ok thanks Andre. Noted.
OK once again looking for photos
As stated, image size is to be 1200x200.
In order to see whether your photo is workable AND to get the 1200x200 format needed, use this online program
https://www.befunky.com/features/crop-photo/
Simply
1. Click on get started
2. At top lick on open, then on 'computer'
3. Find your photo on your computer and click on that.and then click open.
4. At the left of screen click on crop.
5. Set width to 1200, and height to 200.
6. You will see that the image 'greys out' aside from whats in the highlighted box. You just grab that box, click left mouse button in centre of image (ie not at the edges) and shift it around until it covers the past of the photo yoiu want - but retains that 1200x200 size.
(see attached photo below)
7. Once you've decided where you want it, click the tick.
The program now shows you the final image.
8. Click Save, click computer, select jpg format, nudge quality to 100, click save.
Your computer may now ask where you want to save it - this varies with operating system but basically click save as and tell computer where you want to save it.
Note: The image you start with must be at least 1200 wide to begin with.
Send your file to admin@gsx1400owners.org
please include your forum username in the email.
Any problems, say so here and I'll help.
Cheers
Attached is the final image from the above example (shows the result but while proportions are the same it did resize it on upload here, which is why I ask that you email the images rather than upload them here)
Alternatively upload them to your user gallery (see link in menu bar) and just provide the link here in the thread.
Here Mike!
Stan
Hey Stan please see instructions above. Uploading reduces file size - needs to be emailed ALSO needs correct proportions. I'm not sure that particular image will work.
These ones may be boring but they are 1200 x 200 pixels ..... :cheers:
I can email these if you want them. :onya:
Good job.
They all resize to 1024x pixels when uploaded to the forum (to save forum storage space) so yes please do email them to the email address above. :onya:
@KiwiCol if the original image you are using is at least 1200 wide, then email it to me as well and I'll havea fiddle and see what I can come up with.
I've done as instructed 4 times & I'm unable to grab the resized section & place it somewhere other than where it is. It just doesn't grab that 1200 x 200 section to move it. No worries, I'll leave it I think. I'll have a play n see if it'll work another way different to the instructions.
I cant do it.
I gave up :bugga:
You need to get the mouse over the centre square of the grey image and hold it - then it moves :onya:
Having said that this "befunky" program has to be the most frustrating and annoying app I've ever used, once you have set the 1200x200 parameters you get a slice that is no use to man or beast, I've given up on this after a number of attempts with different photos. It either sets it to portrait or if in landscape the size is next to useless.
Somehow
@VladTepes I suspect you won't get many - if any - pictures sent to you, seems most here are having issues with that application and just can't get it to work. Including me LOL!
Pics of landscapes are certainly much easier to crop to the size one wants. So are pics of the bikes that after cropping show only parts of the bike. To get the whole bike in, the pic has to be taken with the resizing and the need for the bike being in the right half of the final pic in mind.
In a couple of weeks the weather should turn nice enough for me to get out and take some pics with the above in mind.
I took one of Col's pics but could only get it to 1200x229. If Col had stepped back a little more when taking the pic it would have made it possible for me (still a novice at this) to get the size right without cutting anything of the bike.
BTW I use Gimp to edit pics.
For those who have given up: You are welcome to email them to me. I see what I can do and email the results back to you. If you like the results, email them to admin@gsx1400owners.org
You find my email address in my profile.
I can crop my pic's to resemble the above format, I can't see the actual pixel count (L & H) showing anywhere though. One of the main problems with this is as stated above by Andre, cropping a pic of some landscape looks fine, just a slice of whaat was originally there, but I take my pics with the full format in mind, if I slice mine I just get bits of a bike which make no sense.
Now, if you took your pic with the 1200 x 200 format in mind in the first place, that'd be wholly different.
Quote from: Andre on Friday, 06 March 2020, 11:15 PM
For those who have given up: You are welcome to email them to me. I see what I can do and email the results back to you. If you like the results, email them to admin@gsx1400owners.org
You find my email address in my profile.
email sent - thanks :)
What an annoying program to use!
I used Pixresizer to shrink the image to 1200 wide first, without cropping & then used that befunky to crop out a section 200 tall.
I'll email it over too as I know the forum crops stuff.
Good O. :)