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Re: finder icons pixilated

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In article <l8l3pj$4pc$1@reader2.panix.com>, <billy@MIX.COM> wrote:

> William Hanna <whanna@invalid.invalid> writes:
> 
> > when i look at folders of my art (in icon view in the finder with icons
> > set as larger as possible (512 px i think)) they are not at all sharp
> > but very pixilated.
> > 
> > i'm using PS CS6 to save the files.
> > 
> > shouldn't those icons be sharp and crisp at 512 pixels?
> 
> They can be, yes, if they're created at 512x512.  For example,
> here are two of Apple's on a 1280x1024 display -
> 
> http://hints.macworld.com/images/hugefinderb.jpg
> 
> > any ideas?
> 
> Perhaps Graphic Converter will do this better, although I
> can't check it today to confirm.  You can, at no cost -
> 
> http://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/graphicconverter/
> 
> In its File menu, select Convert & Modify, then select
> Create Icon (or something quite close to that), then a
> photo and give it a try.
> 
> Billy Y..


thanks Billy

i found the process a bit confusing, and am not sure i did it correctly

in any case, it didn't improve the finder icons

maybe you can try it when you get a chance


bill

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finder icons pixilated William Hanna <whanna@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-15 10:29 -0800
  Re: finder icons pixilated nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-15 13:58 -0500
  Re: finder icons pixilated billy@MIX.COM - 2013-12-15 20:34 +0000
    Re: finder icons pixilated William Hanna <whanna@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-15 13:35 -0800
  Re: finder icons pixilated Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2013-12-15 15:22 -0800
    Re: finder icons pixilated William Hanna <whanna@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-15 17:43 -0800
      Re: finder icons pixilated Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2013-12-18 15:29 -0800
        Re: finder icons pixilated William Hanna <whanna@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-18 18:10 -0800

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