Background image distorted
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I recently added an image to background and it looks great on the computer however distorted in tablet and mobile mode.
The image should be purple/blue watercolour background. In tablet and mobile mode, it’s blue/green watercolour background. What is causing this?
Also what pixel image should I save it to?
Thanks.
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I don’t see distortion. Here is how your site displays in multiple devices http://www.responsinator.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frachealsrealm.com%2F
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I am using Chrome 39 and IE 11.
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At the moment, I am connect to:
– iPad 3 iOS 8.1.2
– Samsung Galaxy 5S Android version 4.4.2
– Apple Mac, Yosemite, Safari (it is not with me at the moment as I am travelling and doesn’t return home until next week).The image with the logo can be viewed here to get the idea of the colour: https://www.facebook.com/RachealsRealm
On the computer I created 4 sets of titles of the images using photoshop which is flipped horitzonally and vertically. The size is 529 x 1200 and I believe 72 DPI in CYMK (I need to check). I want to know what pixel (not the size), DPI and colour preference for the background to be uploaded to the website.
Screenshots:
Samsung: https://rachealsrealm.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/wpid-screenshot_2015-01-20-09-03-38.png
iPad: https://rachealsrealm.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/image3.jpg
Mac (taken by a friend): https://rachealsrealm.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/wpid-fullsizerender.jpg -
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Hi Rachel,
I just took a look at your site, and the current background does not match what you linked to on Facebook or the photo of your friend’s Mac. I checked on both a Mac and a PC, Firefox and Chrome. I also looked on my Nexus 5. Here is what I saw:
This matches the image which is set as your background:
If this isn’t the image which you had been expecting, you can reupload a different image and re-set it.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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What pixel, dpi, colour preference (RGB or CYMK) etc should I save the image as before I upload it to the website?
Thank you.
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It mostly comes down to personal preference and the need to balance speed with quality.
72 dpi has long been considered industry standard for web-based images, however with the rise of high-definition screens (such as Apple’s retina displays) many are now increasing the pixel density of their images. However this of course results in much larger image sizes, thus increasing load times. I don’t think you’d want to exceed 150 dpi no matter what as anything larger will result in an uncomfortably long load time.
In regards to colour profiles, again, the standard is generally RGB for web-based uses and CMYK for anything which is going to be printed (early monitors used RGB (Red, Green, and Blue) technology whereas printers have 4 colours, CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and blacK). Modern screens don’t have as much problems displaying CMYK images, but if you’re trying to make it easier then I would create your image in an RGB workspace.
Hope this helps.
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