Don't use a huge image for mobile users just to avoid image degradation. There are other ways.
On Sunday, August 16, 2015, Crest Christopher <[email protected]> wrote: > I understand sharpening can or will pixelate an image; it sounds as if > you're saying, that I should display the largest image at the inbetween > points, as in between, small and large ? > > Another idea that has come to mind is; if retina display requires an image > double or triple it's actual size, if it was possible to use this technique > on non-retina devices, basically eliminating pixelation since if you take > an image and scale it down, you won't loose resolution which will retain > quality and you still only need one image. > > MiB wrote: > >> aug 16 2015 05:23 Crest Christopher<[email protected]>: >> >> The problem is when those images are scaled; when an image is scaled >>> between small and medium there is pixelation, how can one sharpen the >>> images when, and only when there is a threshold between a small and medium >>> image ? I've been searching online and the most I found dealt with the img >>> tag, not background images. >>> >> >> I’m not sure I understand the problem nor why you think some sharpening >> will work, but the problem is interesting. I’m thinking that increased >> sharpening will only make pixelation worse. What you could do is move the >> break points, so that the largest an image is shown is at a stretch level >> where pixelation isn’t very noticeable. The largest image is typically >> beyond your control as you never can control how big display users will >> show your design on, unless you use a max size which I wouldn’t do as a >> designer. >> >> >> /MiB >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> css-discuss [[email protected]] >> http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d >> List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ >> List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html >> Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ >> > > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [[email protected]] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > -- Tom Livingston | Senior Front End Developer | Media Logic | ph: 518.456.3015x231 | fx: 518.456.4279 | medialogic.com #663399 ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [[email protected]] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
