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Re: Picture space

2003-10-31 by liberatusvirus

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, rdamon@m... wrote:
> Ed,
> 
> I noticed the same thing about the space filling up, when folks 
started
> adding pics recently.  Several ideas came to mind last night to 
remedy the
> situation.
> 
> 1. Ask members to initially post pics at a higher resolution, so 
that we can
> all enjoy the fruits of their labor and after a month or so to 
resample them
> at  a lower resolution and repost. Maybe the Higher resolution 
photos could
> be shifted to Dtxpression site, depending on how much space is 
available
> there. 
> 
> 2.With idea no. 1 in mind, I think it would be interesting for 
other members
> to post their sets. So, maybe the way to go is to setup a new photo 
album
> labelled "New Kit Pics" that members can add their name as sub-
folders with
> their new pics. After 30-60 days, the pics can be "archived" at a 
lower
> resolution in a sub-folder called "Archived Kit Pics". This will 
have the
> benefit of getting good details initially and the long term benefit 
of
> keeping as many photos as possible, but with taking up a minimal 
amount of
> space.
> 
> We could still maintain the separate photo album for actually pics 
of
> dtxpress components. 

That sounds good to me. We can also remind people periodically to 
upgrade their archived pictures. People could also illustrate points 
on the board with pictures, as you've done with your anatomical 
layouts.

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