Photo and web guys..is thier an optimal image size for web image galleries?

[tnitsuj]

I am trying to decide what size to make the images on my web gallery. I have something like 1200+ photos and I am debating what size to make them. It is down to 800x600 and 1024x768 now.

 

[Patt]

If you have the space ... host more than one size. Makes it user-friendly for all

 

[RossMAN]

Definitely nothing larger than 1024x768.

I vote 800x600 unless you are PRINTING the photos.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: Patt
If you have the space ... host more than one size. Makes it user-friendly for all

QFT

but i'd say 800x600.. just because i don't like to have full screen browser windows open. what are you planning on using for your gallery?

 

[tnitsuj]

I use a program called Jalbum to generate the albums which I then upload to my domain hosted on hostpc. I am mainly going to use this to show my travels to my family and friends so they stop bugging me for post cards.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Mine are pretty small on my web site (495x330) for two reasons: 1) Conserve bandwidth, 2) To "fit" within the design of the site.

It use to be that you would click on a thumbnail and a new window would open with an 800x600 image. I got a lot of complaints for that, so now I use iFrames.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj
I use a program called Jalbum to generate the albums which I then upload to my domain hosted on hostpc. I am mainly going to use this to show my travels to my family and friends so they stop bugging me for post cards.

I've used jalbum before, impressive software.

 

[randomlinh]

if you only have a basic account, then i'd just go w/ 800x600 to save some space w/ all those images. jAlbum is actually pretty nice.. needs some slight tuning w/ some of their themes. trying to find something to use myself other than gallery/cpg.... I don't think anyone has what I want

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: randomlinh
if you only have a basic account, then i'd just go w/ 800x600 to save some space w/ all those images. jAlbum is actually pretty nice.. needs some slight tuning w/ some of their themes.

I really like it. The only two problems I have had are #1 the ftp function doesn't really work all that well it usually times out updating my site..but I am also generally on a sattelite connection or slow ass overseas DSL so that might have something to do with it.

#2 it would probably be a lot faster if it wasn't Java