Has the Net Finally Come To a Full Cycle?

Written by Debra Gravelle


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These ideas are so embedded that if your visitor so much as hasrepparttar 119608 impression thatrepparttar 119609 offers were not good enough in exchange for his information, he could scream “spam” and then your “outa here”.

The burden of proof lies on your shoulders to defend your good name.

This method definably has its contradictions. Who can blame them? We as webmasters createdrepparttar 119610 problem. Webmasters has become generous and permissive to each and every demand. With each demand we became more generous and with each cry we became more permissive.

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Transparent Images for the Web and Print

Written by Granny's Mettle


For transparent images that you have extracted from your photos,repparttar next step is to choose where you’re going to post them. There are several options: you could either postrepparttar 119602 images onrepparttar 119603 Web for your website, on a page layout application, or on a presentation program.

Your image torepparttar 119604 Web. If your image is going to be posted onrepparttar 119605 web, it should be in GIF, PNG or “Fake Transparency” with JPEG.

GIF isrepparttar 119606 original format with transparency support forrepparttar 119607 web. A disadvantage when using GIF is thatrepparttar 119608 image can have color shifts, posterization and distortion, particularly on those with high color densities. In addition, GIF only supports 1-bit transparency. This would be a problem for images with partial transparency because each pixel is either completely transparent or not. Enhancements like smooth drop shadows that fade away gradually may not be feasible.

PNG, onrepparttar 119609 other hand, is developed as an answer torepparttar 119610 limitations of GIF. It allows high color and partial transparency withrepparttar 119611 use of alpha channels. However,repparttar 119612 downside to this application is that there are still many browsers being used today that do not support PNG.

“Fake Transparency” with JPEG works whererepparttar 119613 area ofrepparttar 119614 image, which you have chosen to be transparent are filled withrepparttar 119615 same background color or texture asrepparttar 119616 web page. Many designers use this especially when image is placed on a colored background where alignment is feasible. Your image to a page layout application. Applications like InDesign, QuarkXpress, or Pagemaker are often used for page layouts. You have three applications to choose from:

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