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Thumbnail vs bitmap

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:55 am
by kurka666
Hi

Do a thumbnail have less quality than a bitmap? Let's say I want to display a picture in full screen, but the picture is originally larger than the screen (lets say 2000 pixels wide on a 1024 screen) - should I load the picture as a thumbnail or bitmap?


Thanks

HEK

Re: Thumbnail vs bitmap

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:23 am
by xnview
kurka666 wrote:Do a thumbnail have less quality than a bitmap? Let's say I want to display a picture in full screen, but the picture is originally larger than the screen (lets say 2000 pixels wide on a 1024 screen) - should I load the picture as a thumbnail or bitmap?
For some formats, thumbnail have less quality...