IMAGE QUALITY - *.ART FORMAT (AOL AND INTERNET EXPLORER)
DEAR CUSTOMER, THERE'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SAMPLE ON THE LEFT AND THE SAMPLE ON THE RIGHT.
ON THE LEFT YOU CAN SEE AN ORIGINAL (BUT RESIZED) PHOTO AS SURFERS SEE IT.
THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND TURN YOUR BROWSER INTO A STANDARD ONE, ABLE TO VIEW HIGH QUALITY PHOTOS. TO DISABLE IT UNDER INTERNET EXPLORER AND GENERALLY FOR ALL BROWSERS, GO TO:
CONTROL PANEL - INTERNET OPTIONS - ADVANCED TAB - UNCHECK THE FOLLOWING: SMART IMAGE DITHERING AND ENABLE AUTOMATIC IMAGE RESIZING. THIS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, DON'T FORGET TO SET YOUR VIDEO CARD'S SETTING AT
EITHER 24 OR 32 BITS (NUMBER OF COLORS).
ON THE RIGHT YOU
CAN SEE A POOR QUALITY PHOTO CONSISTENT WITH AN AOL BROWSER'S DEFAULT SETTINGS AND/OR INTERNET EXPLORER. THE RESULT IS A 16 COLORS PHOTO THAT IS SAVED IN *.ART FORMAT, AOL'S SPECIFIC EXTENSION. THE
ART FORMAT'S PURPOSE IS ONLY TO SPEED UP DOWNLOADS BY DECREASING DRAMATICALLY THE QUALITY OF A PICTURE.
TO DISABLE TO PHOTO COMPRESSION FEATURE PLEASE START YOUR AOL BROWSER (9.0 AND OVER) AND CLICK ON:
- SETTINGS button
- Essentials tab
- Internet [Web] Options
- AOL browser tab
- Select NEVER COMPRESS GRAPHICS
- Click OK
