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raf · 27-08-2006, 22:33

Hi, I'm new to this forum so be gentle.

My company has a logo that consists of three letters: two are in light grey and one is red. I'm creating the company website, and the logo is to sit on a dark grey background. When viewed in the browser the red color appears to have traces of the dark grey through it. When viewed against white the red looks fine. This may be a trick of the eye I suppose. I've done the logo and the background colour in Fireworks and saved it as a jpeg. I could attach an example but can't figure out how. The FAQ says click the Browse button to attach a file but I can't see a Browse button anywhere.

Thanks
raf

Narate · 28-08-2006, 06:11

Post reply -> go down to Additional Options -> Manage Attachments -> Choose File -> Click upload

done!

raf · 28-08-2006, 19:03

OK, I've attached the image. I guess I'm asking: is there a format or setting I can use to eliminate this grey 'smudging' (I've tried every format - gif, tiff, png etc / colour setting I can think of), or is it just that these two colours are a bad combination?

Thanks
raf

raf · 28-08-2006, 19:09

I've just see the image I attached and they both look awful - you'll have to take my word for it that the lower one looks fine

pgo · 28-08-2006, 20:45

That looks like JPG artifacting. That's how JPGs are compressed and that's a really low quality JPG.

Use a GIF or PNG and you won't get that. Unless you save a GIF from a JPG.

raf · 28-08-2006, 21:32

Thanks pgo - I've tried all manner of formats, high-res included, and still get the same result. (the problem's nowhere near as bad as the image above suggests). Our website is going live soon (today or tomorrow), so then you can see the real issue I'm dealing with. I'll advise.

arcooke · 29-09-2006, 04:58

I don't have a problem with it when saving as a gif. The quality looks fine. Any distortion is so minor you wouldn't notice it unless you were looking really hard for it.

Here's my gif version versus your jpg version:

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cocknose · 29-09-2006, 05:01

gif left yes?.... cause there is dithering in the quality on the right

arcooke · 29-09-2006, 16:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by cocknose

gif left yes?.... cause there is dithering in the quality on the right

Yes, my gif is on the left.

deadgood · 04-10-2006, 06:48

Site works ok. its easy to use and the colours work well. Im not keen on those gradient bars down the left and those rogue 4 lines on the top right. Do you even need them? But overall, oit looks like a site taken from some ready made web template.

27-08-2006, 22:33	#1 (permalink)
raf Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4	Need help with color on dark Hi, I'm new to this forum so be gentle. My company has a logo that consists of three letters: two are in light grey and one is red. I'm creating the company website, and the logo is to sit on a dark grey background. When viewed in the browser the red color appears to have traces of the dark grey through it. When viewed against white the red looks fine. This may be a trick of the eye I suppose. I've done the logo and the background colour in Fireworks and saved it as a jpeg. I could attach an example but can't figure out how. The FAQ says click the Browse button to attach a file but I can't see a Browse button anywhere. Thanks raf

28-08-2006, 19:03	#3 (permalink)
raf Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4	Help with colour OK, I've attached the image. I guess I'm asking: is there a format or setting I can use to eliminate this grey 'smudging' (I've tried every format - gif, tiff, png etc / colour setting I can think of), or is it just that these two colours are a bad combination? Thanks raf Attached Thumbnails

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arcooke Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2	I don't have a problem with it when saving as a gif. The quality looks fine. Any distortion is so minor you wouldn't notice it unless you were looking really hard for it. Here's my gif version versus your jpg version: .... Last edited by arcooke : 29-09-2006 at 16:11.

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28-08-2006, 06:11	#2 (permalink)
Narate Royalty™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 3,273	Post reply -> go down to Additional Options -> Manage Attachments -> Choose File -> Click upload done!

28-08-2006, 19:09	#4 (permalink)
raf Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4	I've just see the image I attached and they both look awful - you'll have to take my word for it that the lower one looks fine

28-08-2006, 20:45	#5 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	That looks like JPG artifacting. That's how JPGs are compressed and that's a really low quality JPG. Use a GIF or PNG and you won't get that. Unless you save a GIF from a JPG.

28-08-2006, 21:32	#6 (permalink)
raf Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4	Thanks pgo - I've tried all manner of formats, high-res included, and still get the same result. (the problem's nowhere near as bad as the image above suggests). Our website is going live soon (today or tomorrow), so then you can see the real issue I'm dealing with. I'll advise.

04-10-2006, 06:48	#10 (permalink)
deadgood kiss ma baaad self Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 63	Site works ok. its easy to use and the colours work well. Im not keen on those gradient bars down the left and those rogue 4 lines on the top right. Do you even need them? But overall, oit looks like a site taken from some ready made web template.

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