Complaint: Saving Images

[Butoden]

I think the website uses a HMTL code or something which allows images only to be saved as Bitmap files (Paint) instead of JPG or GIFs. Now this 'HTML' code continues to work even on other sites, but only AFTER I visit PSOW. I have to restart my PC in order to save other images on other websites as their usual JPG or GIF filetypes.

So is there any way to prevent this 'HTML code' from leaking? Or is it just a cookie or something?? http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/spam.gif

[KodiaX987]

It's your browser being shitty. There's nothing webmasters can do about it...

[VulpesMundi]

I've found that the best way to get by that bug is to first select save as... If it comes up as a .bmp click cancel. Use the back button to go back a page (if possible) then the forward button to return to the image. Save as... again and this time it should be the correct file type. If that doesn't work, or you can't back up from the image, try copying the URL, pasting it, then press Enter (or Go) and then try saving it.

[HunterKieran]

I've tried that, it didn't work. Is it a browser bug, or is some sort of security setting?

-Kieran

[Zaneatron]

how about you save the pic as a bitmap, then convert to jpg/gif, then delete the bitmap? its what i do...

[HunterKieran]

It requires too much work. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif That's what I'm stuck doing, too....damn the rotten luck.

-Kieran

[Butoden]

Why the hell does PSOW wants you to save all the images on the forum as BMP anyways? It's the most annoying thing on this site ever! Maybe even the only one!! >_<

[KodiaX987]

On 2004-01-26 15:23, Zaneatron wrote:
how about you save the pic as a bitmap, then convert to jpg/gif, then delete the bitmap? its what i do...

You lose quality if you do that. Sometimes it comes out looking well enough but at other times you end up with something under par.


On 2004-01-27 06:50, Butoden wrote:
Why the hell does PSOW wants you to save all the images on the forum as BMP anyways? It's the most annoying thing on this site ever! Maybe even the only one!! >_<

Read my post again, smarty-pants. IT IS NOT THEM, IT'S YOU.

Scratch that - I say you go and sue Gamespy. I try to save sigs, they work. I try to save PSOW pics, they don't work. But then again, there's nothing the webmasters here can do about it. I'm pretty sure it's the way the Gamespy server operates...



<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: KodiaX987 on 2004-01-27 09:01 ]</font>

[anwserman]

Its the web-browser, not the website's fault. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

[Zaneatron]

what if i were to use photoshop and converted in that and saved with quality 12? should be almost the same? big file, but smaller none the less, i think :S

this is just for reference. ive never had any major problems with loss of quality.

[Butoden]

If you use Photoshop you can convert from BMP to GIF without losing quality...

On 2004-01-27 09:00, anwserman wrote:
Its the web-browser, not the website's fault. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif



So can I change this anwser man!?

[HUnewearl_Meira]

Here's what I do when I want to steal something off the net.

Make a simple little HTML file in Notepad consisting of the following--

{HTML}
{A HREF="[insert object's URL here]"}anything{/A}
{/HTML}

After you've saved the file, open it in your browser, right-click and save as. Whatever it is, you'll download it.

You'll want to replace the {} with <>, of course.

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[Firocket1690]

anything{/A} ?



<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Firocket1690 on 2004-01-27 17:14 ]</font>

[Alielle]

Clear your browser's cache.