Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Images to improve/Archive/Feb 2007

This page, part of the Graphics Lab Wikiproject, is an archive of requests for February 2007.
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La Salle Academy Logo

Original

Article(s):

La Salle Academy

Request:

If someone could either smooth out the objects/text in the logo or just create a replica it would look better. (could also remove the copyright issue, but I am unsure of how that would work.) SVera1NY 02:36, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion:

I'm fairly certain that this image will be fair use regardless of how it is made. To keep with WP:IUP#Fair_use_considerations and WP:IUP#Format it has to stay in PNG and it's probably too high resolution as well, The size/quality probably has to come down.≈Krasniy^t/_c 18:43, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The subject of fair use SVG logos has been debated lately, and the consensus for now seems to be that they're acceptable, at least as long as they contain no more detail than can be seen when rasterized at a reasonable size. As many logos in fact don't contain that much fine detail in the first place, in many cases the "minimum amount of the logo needed for encyclopedic use" would in fact appear to be "all of it".

That said, I don't think this image is a very good candidate for SVG conversion, simply because the resolution is too low for accurate automatic conversion using any current tools I know of, and manual conversion doesn't seem worth the bother. Note that the image size listed on the image description page is misleading; someone has crudely scaled the PNG up by a factor of two from a low-resolution original. —Ilmari Karonen (talk) 15:05, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Flight paths

File:FlightPaths.jpg

Article(s): Jet stream and Great circle

Request: Awful quality, and image is currently listed for deletion due to unclear license. A new image with a better license would be appreciated. — Kieff 06:29, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion:

Perhaps this would be better expressed as a map based on the svg world, with the great circle and gulf stream routes overlayed in different colours? ChaosNil 22:00, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I guess I'll take a stab at it since nobody else has taken it up. ChaosNil 02:56, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, uploaded. May not be accurate in a cartographic way, but certainly communicates what it is supposed to. ChaosNil 21:05, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DoneCaisson Schematic

Original JPG
English SVG version
Numbered version

Article(s): Caisson (engineering)

Request: A request from Category:Images which should be in SVG format. I'm trying to find the best candidates and bringing them to your attention.↔NMajdan•talk•Editor Review 18:32, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion: I'll try this one; it looks simple enough -YK Times 19:01, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Should I add anything (like a numbered version for commons, different colours, or finishing touches)? -YK Times 02:28, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I think a numbered version would be great, the article exists on seven other language wikis. Also, I think the English one should be on Commons as well.↔NMajdan•talk•EditorReview 22:26, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I did a numbered version, and uploaded both to Commons. -YK Times 01:52, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looks great!↔NMajdan•talk 01:25, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DoneReflux

Original
SVG conversion
English labels

Article(s): Reflux

Request: Another image from Category:Images which should be in SVG format.↔NMajdan•talk•EditorReview 15:42, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion:

I'll do it!≈Krasniy^t/_c 18:15, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you haven't started working on this, I finished a version before realizing you had called dibs. I won't post it if you already have put work into this conversion.-Andrew c 21:10, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Since you're done, go ahead and post it.≈Krasniy^t/_c 02:35, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that. Here is my version. Feel free to tweak it. I think there are some stroke width issues.-Andrew c 03:36, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK I tweaked the line width and made a version with English labels. I'm marking this done.-Andrew c 02:43, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Stirling Engine

Original

Original
version by YK Times
half size version

half size version

Article(s): Stirling Engine

Request: Sorry to pester, but animated gif issues... I am having great trouble getting the GIMP to give this gif a sensible pallet - leading to weird dithering in the grey areas. Double size transparent frames for this animation are available here:

Designed for 100ms frames; one frame per layer (not cumulative) due to the transparent background. Any help appreciated! :) - Zephyris _Talk 00:56, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion: I think I can try this one with Photoshop/Imageready, and see if I can get anything better. -YK Times 17:25, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I imported the frames and saved it out as a GIF. How is it for file size? Does it need anything else done to it? -YK Times 17:52, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

138ks not too bad. A half size version might be useful tho - animated gifs never resize well on wiki... - Zephyris _Talk 19:58, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I did a version that half the size in terms of dimensions; did you also want me to do one just in terms of file size? -YK Times 21:31, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!!! :) (I was referring to dimensions, i dont think file size at 85k is really an issue...) - Zephyris _Talk 01:14, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Olmec figurine

Article(s):Olmec figurine and perhaps others if the image were better

Request: This image is washed out, with the background nearly the same color as the figurine, which seems a bit out of focus. Anything to make the image sharper with better color and color-contrast would be appreciated. Thanks, Madman 05:58, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion:

I've increased the contrast slightly, and sharpened it; there was also a fair amount of grain in the photo, so I've got rid of some of that, too. Hope that helps. Time3000 15:13, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It does help! Thanks loads for improving Image:OlmecFigurine2.jpg. It's a definite improvement! Madman 15:21, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]