Hands up: who's using the capture tool for submit thumbs

GeorgeTH · 2004-12-20, 07:01 PM

...instead of preparaing decent thumbnails before submitting?

I really can't understand this: I get quite a few submissions from established webmasters who submit with crab thumbnails (to a thumbnail TGP!), yet all thumbnails on their page are optimised and color-corrected - what good is that if I won't list your page due to a shitty preview thumb?

When I prepare my own new submissions I quite often think already about the preview thumbnail during the process of the initial image selection! Like with couple series I look for an image where some couple action is showing without genitals in the picture to comply with all the "no hardcore thumbnail" rules... Or I pick some particular facial expression which I know would make a good tempting thumbnail... And I spend at least as long getting all my different thumbs done (15+) as I spend on the rest of the page (if it's a template repeat)...

But then: I also get listings and often high thumbnail positions on sites where the surfer clicks determine the thumb position.

2004-12-20, 07:01 PM	#1
GeorgeTH Don't let a programmer design your front-end pages! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: currently on the road in CA Posts: 781	Hands up: who's using the capture tool for submit thumbs ...instead of preparaing decent thumbnails before submitting? I really can't understand this: I get quite a few submissions from established webmasters who submit with crab thumbnails (to a thumbnail TGP!), yet all thumbnails on their page are optimised and color-corrected - what good is that if I won't list your page due to a shitty preview thumb? When I prepare my own new submissions I quite often think already about the preview thumbnail during the process of the initial image selection! Like with couple series I look for an image where some couple action is showing without genitals in the picture to comply with all the "no hardcore thumbnail" rules... Or I pick some particular facial expression which I know would make a good tempting thumbnail... And I spend at least as long getting all my different thumbs done (15+) as I spend on the rest of the page (if it's a template repeat)... But then: I also get listings and often high thumbnail positions on sites where the surfer clicks determine the thumb position. __________________ Have a nice day!