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RoscoPColtrane
03-08-03, 09:56 PM
Im trying to find a way to make my pictures look better on my new palm pilot thing. I believe that its only 256 colors, so that when i put the pictures on it they all seem to have colors that contrast alot! How with photoshop can i get that down a bit? I kinda want them to blend a bit more and look a bit better. Also is there a way to get the palm pilot up to 16 bit? I saw somewhere that mine was capable of that...its a handspring treo 90.....anyone know?

thanks

jbkm
RoscoPColtrane
03-08-03, 10:14 PM
Hmmm ive done some research and it looks like my machine is capible of 12bit color. SOMEONE has to know how to convert pix to 12bit in photoshop! All you photoshoppers and NOT one reply?

:(

please help

jbkm
Hopeful
03-08-03, 10:21 PM
theres a setting somewhere... i think its save for web that changes the color... but anything in 12 bit is gunna look a bit stupid
RoscoPColtrane
03-08-03, 10:27 PM
Will i be able to smooth the picture out some in 12 bit? im doing this to put them on a palm. I know the screen isn't gonna look like 32 bit or anything im not askign for htat all im trying to do is smooth it out some to lose some of that ONE color to COMPLETELy different color thing that is going on.....
Hopeful
03-08-03, 10:29 PM
unfortunatly i dont know what you're asking
RoscoPColtrane
03-08-03, 10:34 PM
Yeah im not so sure i do either...not into this photo editing crap....

just trying to make a picture not look so bad on my palm pilot...

anyone else have any ideas?

some people have said that htey can get em looking almost as good as a computer... any tips?

thanks

jbkm
Hopeful
03-08-03, 10:37 PM
if i had a palm i could fool around with... maybe i could do it... but i dont tink i can...
torsten
03-09-03, 03:44 AM
I think the contrast lines (if you meant that instead of dithering) are a consequence of using few (256) colors. If you use the Save For Web option and choose gif from the drop down box, it'll give you several options to create indexed color from RGB color. You can play around with it and see if the Perspective/Adaptive/Selective, Diffusion/Pattern options improve your image. You can also specify the # of colors in the image, but if it's a photo I'd choose the max for gifs, which is 256.

Ultimately, 256 colors aren't going to look that good for photos though.