[Ubuntu Chicago] [Build #1453068] i386 build of chiloco-wallpapers 0.0~2~201001190106 in ubuntu lucid RELEASE (ubuntu-chicago PPA)

[Jim Campbell]

Hi Tim,

On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Tim M <tim at filmchicago.org> wrote:

> I hope you guys don't mind a few suggestions.  I just downloaded the
> wallpaper package to take a look.
>
> Could the ChicagoSkylineatNight.jpg image be recompressed?  It is a
> whopping 6.8 MB (that's huge considering it's a jpg) and could be easily
> reduced to 1MB or less with minimal compression artifacts.  The package size
> is being bloated by this image.  Perhaps a smaller image size would also be
> appropriate, although the current size is nice to have for dual-monitor
> setups.
>
> Also, for wallpapers I would think an image size of 1920x1200 (if the
> original image file is at least this size) or larger would be ideal.
> Several of the images are only 1024x667 which looks pretty horrendous on a
> 1920x1200 monitor (especially when put into dual-monitor configuration), and
> unlike the above file, they are very highly compressed so there are a lot of
> artifacts on the images when they are blown up a significant amount.
>
> -Tim
>
>
Thanks for the suggestions.  Setting some kind of dimension and file-size
criteria would be helpful.  I wouldn't want someone to have to download a
40mb file to get some wallpapers.

Although I'm not sure we should be tied to it entirely, I had intended this
to showcase the wallpapers that team members actually use, or ones that are
relevant to Chicago.  This will help to reflect the tastes and interests of
us as users, and represent us as Chicagoans (or Chicagolanders . . .  if
anyone wants to put in a wallpaper photo of downtown Shaumburg . . .  I'm
all for it). :-)

If anyone has any recommendations or comments regarding either of these
issues, please feel free to share them.

Jim
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-chicago/attachments/20100119/6264ae38/attachment.htm