What "sample" thumb sizes do you want on free hosted galleries?

[Wazza]

IMO hosting thumbs for em is going the extra mile as it stands - if it doesn't meet some requirement (not necessarily 2257 - eg there are thumb tgps that only want face shots) surely they can build their own.

BTW - rapidpass is my favourite

[Surfn]

For myself I prefer grabbing hosted sites and galleries with the thumb sizes that fit my sites. Like I said I work with 130-150 thumbs mainly. So for example if you only offered 88x88 I wouldn't use them.

Go with what the majority would like is my opinion.

[Simon]

Originally Posted by Wazza

IMO hosting thumbs for em is going the extra mile as it stands

Just wanted to clarify that while we host the free sites and galleries, and all the photos and thumbnails on those, what I'm talking about here are the single sample thumbs for each gallery that would appear on someone's TGP site. We were advised specifically not to host those. What our selection tool does is let you choose the thumb size you want and then builds you a zip file with one sample thumb for each gallery you selected. Then the list the tool exports contains the name of the sample thumb as one of the pieces of date being exported, along with number of pics in the gallery, description, pre-coded url, etc.

Originally Posted by Surfn

For myself I prefer grabbing hosted sites and galleries with the thumb sizes that fit my sites. Like I said I work with 130-150 thumbs mainly. So for example if you only offered 88x88 I wouldn't use them. Go with what the majority would like is my opinion.

Exactly what I want to do
... and I'm hoping this thread will help us narrow down the number of choices we need to offer.

For your own use, would you like, for example, 130x130 or 150x150, or would you prefer a portrait format instead of square?

Simon

[Surfn]

Originally Posted by Simon

For your own use, would you like, for example, 130x130 or 150x150, or would you prefer a portrait format instead of square?

Simon

Now you have me confused. Are you asking for previews for thumb tgp's or are you asking about the the thumbs on the actual galleries? If it's the later then either one square or portrait is fine.

[Simon]

Originally Posted by Surfn

Now you have me confused. Are you asking for previews for thumb tgp's or are you asking about the the thumbs on the actual galleries? If it's the later then either one square or portrait is fine.

Yeah... I've been told I confuse people all the time. I think it has to do with hanging around people who can read my mind too much.

Lemme see if I can clarify what I mean(t)...

On our actual galleries we do use mostly large thumbs since, like you, I think they stop people from having to click every thumb. And we use portrait, square, or horizontal thumbs on the galleries depending on what the builder thinks makes sense on the gallery design.

What I've been asking about in this thread are the preview thumbs for thumb TGPs. Those are the ones we offer as a zip file, and I'm trying to figure out how many size options we need for these preview thumbs for the thumb TGP owners.

Hmmm...now I realize I'm confused too. |confused|

When you were talking about sizes before, which kind of thumbs were you referring to, thumbs for actual galleries or for thumb TGPs..?

Simon

[Surfn]

Actual Gallery thumbs.

My scripts resize them to whatever size I want on my Thumb TGP's. Very fast too!!