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16 Aug 2024 22:14:59 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Platonic Solids  
From: Jim Kress
Date: 14 Jan 2002 16:38:09
Message: <3c434fc1@news.povray.org>
jpeg versions.

Jim


"Ken" <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote in message
news:3C42878A.1E0BE9BD@pacbell.net...
>
>
> Deaken wrote:
>
> > I was afraid of that.  In real life, they're not that big (see below).
> > I suspected something was wrong when it took forever to upload them.
> > Damn, I hate Netscape.
> >
> > $ ls -1s --block-size=1 *.png
> > 798720 delurk.png
> > 405504 soliddemo.png
> > $
>
> > Anyone have any idea why that happened?
>
> I was guessing at the 2 meg limit. After I downloaded 1.35 megs I gave up
> and the second image was only 1/3 through. Remember to add about 30% for
> message encoding.
>
> > I'll throw them up on the web somewhere, I guess, and post a pointer.
>
> Or you can do as most people do and use image compression on the images
> you post here. With .png you should be able to reduce your file sizes
> by as much as 70% and still not lose image quality.
>
> > I'm really sorry, folks.  All I can say in my defense is that that was
> > not intentional, and completely unexpected.
>
> No real harm done. We try not to cancel too many posts around here but
> it happens occasionally.
>
> --
> Ken Tyler - News Admin.


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