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Pages needing quality upgrades: Sandbox.Artifacts R Us

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This thread will be to list pages whose pics are fine as is but are needing quality upgrades, so we don't take up space in the forum with individual threads for them.

Swapping a pic with a better-quality version is a free action, as is swapping a pic with a larger identical version to fit the new image size criteria (800px minimum width). If there are more changes in the proposed swap (e.g. less text, slightly different coloring or crop), however, you might want to post here first.

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Please add pages that need work to the following Sandbox page: Artifacts 'R' Us

Edited by Synchronicity on Aug 30th 2024 at 1:38:40 PM

Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#1526: Feb 22nd 2021 at 2:33:35 AM

[up][up] I like the second one.

Jawbreakers on sale for 99¢
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
MyFinalEdits Delete message from Parts Unknown (Spin-off Series) Relationship Status: Cast away
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#1528: Feb 22nd 2021 at 10:34:34 AM

I'm no expert at analyzing an image's implicit quality (I'm not sure what "artifacted" means, for example), but I'm worried that the image in Journey to the Sky might need some sort of upgrade. It is the image I had put back in TLP, but I don't how how to edit or upgrade images so I uploaded it sicut est.

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Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1529: Feb 22nd 2021 at 11:02:38 AM

Artifacts are image distortions caused by compression. Jpegs are prone to them, which is why we prefer pngs (which are lossless). Here's a pretty good explanation.

We also like images to be transparent, so they look good in night vision.

To demonstrate, here is a quality swap I just did today on ComicBook.Quicksilver:

Old:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mike_deodato_4.jpg

New:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/quicksilver_png.png

See how the colors and lines are cleaner and not as "grainy"? And how if you turn on night vision you don't get a bright white background?


[down][down]The image on that trope looks fine on my monitor. Oh ok!

Edited by Synchronicity on Feb 22nd 2021 at 1:35:29 PM

BombonBombin Nightmare lord from Across time and space Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: In love with love
Nightmare lord
#1530: Feb 22nd 2021 at 11:04:01 AM

[up] I didn't knew it! From now, I'll upload pngs instead.

Edited by BombonBombin on Feb 22nd 2021 at 1:04:30 PM

Three freaking ghosts!
Mahoxy don't stress so much. from Site-119 (Captain) Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
don't stress so much.
#1531: Feb 22nd 2021 at 11:09:38 AM

[up][up] I actually just gave that image a quality upgrade — I was typing out a response to [up][up][up], but it got [nja]'d.

Edited by Mahoxy on Feb 22nd 2021 at 2:10:40 PM

It's funny because we're all living in a simulation and free will is a lie.
MyFinalEdits Delete message from Parts Unknown (Spin-off Series) Relationship Status: Cast away
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#1532: Feb 22nd 2021 at 11:18:15 AM

[up][up][up] Thanks a lot for the explanation, and to [up] for the upgrade! [tup][awesome]

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Lindo-Honorindo WOOOOOOW Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
WOOOOOOW
#1533: Feb 22nd 2021 at 11:53:59 AM

Gasshole is noticeably a jpeg, especially on the words and hair.

Edit: Fixed

Edited by Lindo-Honorindo on Feb 24th 2021 at 3:54:07 AM

My favorite sci fi enemies are the giant sexy depressed women
Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#1534: Feb 22nd 2021 at 2:51:47 PM

Film.Casa De Mi Padre needs a quality upgrade. I notice a few creases in the poster.

charun aaaaaaaaaaa Since: Jan, 2019 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
aaaaaaaaaaa
#1535: Feb 22nd 2021 at 8:35:21 PM

Affably Evil needs a quality upgrade.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#1536: Feb 23rd 2021 at 6:10:19 AM

[up] That one's come up multiple times before for quality upgrades and I don't think a suitable one has ever been found.

Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#1537: Feb 23rd 2021 at 8:12:40 PM

Funny Background Event looks grainy.

Jawbreakers on sale for 99¢
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#1538: Feb 23rd 2021 at 8:32:11 PM

Falling into Jail looks pretty bad.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
Twiddler (On A Trope Odyssey)
#1540: Feb 25th 2021 at 11:56:49 AM

Sanity Slippage has some artifacting.

[down] Thanks!

Edited by Twiddler on Feb 25th 2021 at 12:41:23 PM

eroock Since: Sep, 2012
BombonBombin Nightmare lord from Across time and space Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: In love with love
Nightmare lord
#1542: Feb 25th 2021 at 3:18:15 PM

Question: a few days ago did a suggestion to change a image of a page... can I do the change? Or a moderator must do it?

Three freaking ghosts!
jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
SMILE!
#1543: Feb 25th 2021 at 5:48:16 PM

[up] The images are both pretty different, so you should start a thread for the page.

What the Fu Are You Doing? looks awful.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#1544: Feb 25th 2021 at 8:45:07 PM

[up][up] Yes, if it's the post from the previous page that will need its own thread since it's completely different pics.

Edited by Willbyr on Feb 25th 2021 at 8:46:17 AM

jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
SMILE!
#1545: Feb 26th 2021 at 7:13:25 AM

Santa Bear's High Flying Adventure is horrific.

Edited by jandn2014 on Feb 26th 2021 at 10:57:31 AM

Vandagyre I think I just got AC team loyalty from Dacardia (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
I think I just got AC team loyalty
#1547: Feb 26th 2021 at 12:39:42 PM

The pictures on How to Split a Page depict a much older design of this site than the current one.

Cave Johnson, we're done here.
jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
SMILE!
#1548: Feb 26th 2021 at 8:53:47 PM

Rocky and Bullwinkle is awful.

Edited by jandn2014 on Feb 27th 2021 at 11:32:09 AM

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