Poor Image Quality on Posts

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  thebirdingbunch · Member · Oct 10, 2011 at 10:23 pm

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  I have noticed that the images I load to my posts directly from the computer look grainy (If that is the right word). If you click on the image, it looks fine, Yet if I happen to have my photos stored elsewhere, such as Picasa, and insert using the link, the pictures look nicer without having to click on them.
  My latest post shows this:
  http://birdingbunch.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/sparrow-hunt/

  Is there something I can do to clear that up? Maybe I am overlooking an option.
  Thank you very much.

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  noirciplume · Member · Oct 10, 2011 at 11:54 pm

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  Are you resizing the image on WordPress? Usually the quality worsens when you resize through WordPress.

  http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2008/05/03/how-good-is-wordpress-at-resizing-and-resampling-your-images/

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Oct 11, 2011 at 7:03 am

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  The best practice is to downsize your images to a resolution of 72 and the pixel dimensions you want, using an image editing application, then upload and insert these versions selecting the “Full-size” option. See here too:

  Image quality

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  thebirdingbunch · Member · Oct 11, 2011 at 9:20 pm

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  Thank you for your replies and links I think I now have more questions. :)

  I use GIMP for my photo editing. When I want to put something online, I crop out any excess than usually shrink it down anywhere between 400-700 pixels across depending on the image. ( I always take my pictures using the highest quality setting in case I want to print any. ) I just checked one of the images I recently edited and the settings show it is already at 72 pixels per inch. Is that the same as the resolution?

  What does it mean to resample an image?

  I do not mind if wordpress shrinks a photo to fit the theme, but I am not sure how many people would click on it to get to the one I want them to see. So how do I find out what max. size I can post the images without having WordPress resize it? I use the Rusty Grunge theme. I see the main column width is 538. Is that as large as the image will go, or is there a border and the image needs to be smaller?

  I hope my questions are making sense.

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Oct 11, 2011 at 11:36 pm

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  Yes, your 72ppi is the resolution.

  Resampling means changing the resolution.

  Maximum image width per theme:

  Maximum displayed image width