PicaJet User Forum

[collin]

I have just being trying IView MediaPro - not a bad program actually. It's best feature is its crystal clear thumbnails, they are clearly superior to Picajets for the same size

Apart from that Picajet is the superior program in just about every other area

However if there is one thing I would like to see improved in Picajet it is thumbnail quality. Alex is this likely to happen anytime soon

[Kalain]

Hi,

I would like also add the possibility to choose size thumbnail stored in database. (100,150,200,250,300 pix)

This is quite important when you do not have any more original in your computer. (Original are stored in DVD, .....)

By now, if you do not have any more original photo on your computer, thumbnails stored size is not enough to work with it.

Best regards

Alain PIERRE

[Alex]

I can suggest you to change resample filter for thumbnails to "Lanczos". You may found this parameter in options. Tools > Options > Import. "Generated thumbnails using resample filter"

[collinro]

I have tried Lanczos. It makes a slight difference to the quality but not much. Still not nearly as clear as the IView thumbnails. Maybe Kalain's suggestion is best and that larger thumbnails stored in the database would improve quality? Any other suggestions Alex? As thumbnails are the most common view it would make Picajet look a lot better if these were clearer.

[Alex]

I shall look, that it is possible to make. But I think it will decrease performance.

[Alex]

Actually PicaJet stores thumbnails with maximum size 256X256. So thumbnails with 300 displays with resample.

[collin]

With iView you can choose what thumbnail size you would like and they also give you a choice of low, medium or high quality. Their maximum thumbnail size is 640 pixels. They do warn that the use of large high-quality thumbnails will increase database size. I would certainly like the option to increase the thumbnail size as picture quality while browsing thumbnails is very important to me. Alex, could I suggest that you try their trial program (http://www.iview-multimedia.com/downloads/index.php?p=a) just so that you can see the difference?

[Alex]

Thanks.

We developed database accordingly to inscrease performance and decrease size. Also using 3D engine has some specific peculiarities.

[Alex]

Here is some improvements:
http://www.picajet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1337

[collin]

Thanks for that Alex, definately an improvement on previous thumbnail quality though still not anything like the clarity of IViews thumbnails. I am not sure how they do it. Anyhow thanks for the quick response to improving them.

[Kalain]

Hi,

PJ 2.5 466

[Kalain]

Hi,

Here is below same image (180*256 px) cropped while displayed at 100%



This looks much better than supposed 256px thumbnail ?

Best regards