SP Online Icon Database...

PlasmaKrab · #1 November 21st, 2007, 07:16 AM

I agree, getting a lightweight front pic and a link to an archive may be the best solution, though more complicated.
PNG pics I have tested tend to stick to the original colors but don't lose much weight. Anyhow, retroconversion in itself is a moot point since even the Windows image browser can handle PNGs. Now if there has been the slightest change in the image, the end user will need to reindex it to the palette, which 1) isn't something everyone will spend time to do and 2) takes a large bit off the point of having icons delivered ready to use when in fact they aren't.
It all depends on the storage space and working time you are ready to devote to this.

BTW, do you store and sort LBMs as well?

MarkSheppard · #2 November 21st, 2007, 06:26 PM

Yeah, it's very practical in space

Example:

M2001 Crusader Icons in BMP: 93 kb

Same icons zipped up with PNG placeholders: 19 kb

MarkSheppard · #3 November 22nd, 2007, 12:14 AM

Updated all the pages to use the new PNG format + zip of BMPs; and added one new page: the Marder 2 by Plasma.

MarkSheppard · #4 November 22nd, 2007, 12:48 AM

BTW, do you store and sort LBMs as well?

I have about 2,379~ LBMs sorted taking up 69 MB of space on my hard drive; most are in color or sorts. But the big problem is categorizing them, perhaps I should do it by series, like put all the Panzer IV related LBMs onto a single page+download?

oragus · #5 November 22nd, 2007, 03:26 AM

So how much stuff you gonna put on here? I have all kinds of stuff I could give ya to put on there?

RecruitMonty · #6 November 22nd, 2007, 03:21 PM

Ok,The IS 7 is mine. Other than that if you want any icons for Germany drop me a line and I will hand over everything you want for the icon forum thingy. Great idea by the way.

MarkSheppard · #7 November 22nd, 2007, 05:28 PM

So how much stuff you gonna put on here? I have all kinds of stuff I could give ya to put on there?

I have about 1 GB of webspace from my ISP; and well, the average page costs about 100~ kb to put up (I'm now including a picture of the unit for some rare items); and at 1 GB, that's roughly 10,000 pages.

MarkSheppard · #8 November 22nd, 2007, 05:30 PM

Ok,The IS 7 is mine.

Right, I've been going through the back pages of this forum to find out who made who; seeing a file saying 342321-Patton.zip isn't very informative; and I've switched to a new save file system, such as:

Oragus-Patton.zip

to let me know who did it.

RecruitMonty · #9 November 27th, 2007, 12:48 PM

So when are you going to change the file then? The offer for units still stands I made some winter icons for the Marders and the Leopards.

MarkSheppard · #10 November 22nd, 2007, 05:30 PM

Ok,The IS 7 is mine.
Right, I've been going through the back pages of this forum to find out who made who; seeing a file saying 342321-Patton.zip isn't very informative; and I've switched to a new save file system, such as:

Oragus-Patton.zip

to let me know who did it.