Re: (OM) Portrait just for fun
> I later opened the images in FastStone, and clicking on one particular
> image and moving the mouse pointer around brought up a worrying shot. I
> hit <print screen> on my PC keyboard, then opened up Irfanview and did
> <Edit> <paste> and then cropped and pasted the resultant electrons, and
> saved as a jay-peg.
>
> Check out the lower left image to see the dire result.
>
> http://www.brianswale.com/zuikoholics/October-2011/Oct-2011.htm
Chuck asked
> I don't understand is why you chose only screen resolution and then
> involved Irfanview for what FastStone is capable of on its own.
>
> FastStone is perfectly capable of cropping the image in its native size
> which could be preserved for a print if desired. After cropping you could
> resize the image in FastStone for a suitable size for the screen.
> Or, if you really only desired a screen size image you could have
> resized and then cropped in FastStone.
>
> Furthermore, if you did want to involve Irfanview for some more
> sophisticated work than FastStone is capable of you can specify its use as
> one of possibly several external editors (via Settings->Programs). Then
> right clicking the image will bring up a menu of the available editors.
> Selecting one will pass the image to it.
True, but I often use Irfanview as a way to record screen shots - it's a one-
button control. In this case I didn't need to do much cropping either as it was
wall-to-wall image.
I liked it enough to have 2 copies printed at 5x7 for the grandparents, and
they were delighted.
I was rather surprised at the detail captured by the E-3 and DZ14~54, and
particularly liked the way the skin tones were rendered.
I didn't mess with them at all.
And I liked the close crop that the screen scrape delivered. I think it is neat.
Maybe I'm lazy, but it's a tool sequence I like and use a lot. It works fast.
Brian Swale.
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