A Word On Standard Photo Versions (And New Additions)
As you may or may not know, Gallerama automatically generates a number of versions for each of the photos you upload. (Your original photo file is kept in its original state and is not accessible by anyone but you.) The web-optimized, lower resolution versions are used for display thoroughout the Gallerama application, in Gallerama layout templates, slideshows, etc. In some cases having a consistent (square, cropped) size allows for a clearer and more attractive presentation while in others maintaining the actual aspect ratio is preferred (always for larger versions). Also, some layouts benefit from a fixed photo height, for example the Gallerama.com homepage. While the topic of file versions is briefly described on Gallerama’s site (in the help section), we felt it was time to make things clear. So, below is a list of all web-optimized photo versions created and used by Gallerama:
- Mini Square Thumbnail: 40×40 pixels (cropped)
- Small Square Thumbnail: 90×90 pixels (cropped)
- Standard Thumbnail: 140 pixels wide or tall (larger dimension is used as the limit)
- Fixed Height Thumbnail: 140 pixels tall
- Fixed Height Web Version: 400 pixels tall
- Standard Web Version: 740 pixel wide or tall (larger dimension is used as the limit)
We’re happy to announce that we’ve just added two more standard versions which we feel provide a better gallery viewing experience, and allow for greater flexibility with future gallery template designs.
- Large Squre Thumbnail: 150×150 pixels (cropped)
- Extra Large Web Version: 650 pixels tall
Keep in mind that our Zoom and Slideshow features automatically display the largest possible photo version which fits into the viewer’s browser window, making sure that no part of the image is cut-off during viewing.
