Resize or not??

Hi, eBay and Auctiva default to 400x300, supersize allows the image to be shown larger if it was uploaded larger than 400x300.

You can put larger images directly into your listing without supersize but that means a small screen user will get fed up an move on, better in my view to use supersize to allow interested viewers to select it at will. Usefully Auctiva's supersize displays the image in a new window from where you can step through the others for that listimg.

Either way only upload at the maximum necessary size to speed up the transfer, also consider whether any small items will look better magnified or not.

ChooChooGuy -

Thanks for your quick help! So, if I understand you correctly, uploading at larger than the 400 x 300 size is used only for the supersized pic (which I do want). That makes sense...

But, if that's correct, how come the larger photo size affected the width of some of the templates?

2purrcats

It seems that if you use Auctiva's supersize option, where images as large as Auctiva's maximum of 1024x768 are reduced to the thumbnail of 400x300 there should be no problem. I think a problem would be introduced by inserting oversize pics directly into your description instead on the same line as additional text or additional pics. Larger than 400x300 pics can be inserted this way but care must be taken as to how you postion them in the template in relation to adjacent text, or other photos.

Sounds right to me. I was wondering how it was expanding the template while being in the thumbnail, since they are sized the same.

So, does this mean that there's no need for me to resize at all, since the thumbnails and the supersized pics are all dropped down to Auctiva's minimums anyway?

2purrcats

If you are going to use the supersize feature, which I recommend(along with ChooChooGuy) then just upload to Auctiva in the size you want the supersized pic to be, keeping in mind the slow download times of dial up customers. I think the maximum 1024x768 size is a little large for them. I personally prefer 800x600 most of the time as a compromise between adequate magnification/detail and download time. After you upload whatever size you want the supersized pic to be, let Auctiva take care of the rest and you won't have a problem. It's the folks that use customized templates, or mess around too much with the standard ones, that are having all these display problems.

I'd go along with 800x600 maximum as many people use lap tops where the maximum screen size is 1024x768 for everything including the browser and all the frilly window bits.

And that assumes landscape, portrait I would stick to a maximum height of 600.

Thanks so much! That simplifies things - and speeds up the process for me!

2purrcats

Happy to help, good night all

I see the UK shift likes to stay up late too.