How big is big?

What you see on this web site are full sized images, some of the panographs are 312 megabytes or larger images. To put that into perspective, the average digital camera is now 10 megabytes in image size. or 4,000 pixels x 2,500 pixels. A 312 megabyte image would be 25,000 x 12,500 pixels. We limit most of the panoramas to 25000 pixel per side because that’s Photoshop C4′s internal limitation.

The average images displayed on the internet is still under 1 megabyte in size or 1024 x 768 (most are 1/2 that size). Our stills where taken with 8, and 12 megapixel cameras and are uploaded full size.

Why?

The overall image is wonderful, but the magic is in the details, try it, you will love it. And if your going to do it, do it right. We wanted a presentation that would hold up to the test of time, at least a year or two.

How do we do it?

Besides using huge amounts of server space and massive amounts of bandwidth, we utilize new technology that basically breaks the images up into different resolution layers. You only see a reduced resolution image if your viewing it full size, but ZOOM in and be amazed. Think of a pyramid with the top being 1 image, the second layer down is that one image divided into 4 images, each the same size as the one image above it but combined is 4 times the resolution, then a third layer down, etc. As you zoom in, you see a smaller and smaller area or part of the picture, but much greater detail.

To zoom in on any of the still images, click on the image, twice, three times or use the mouse wheel to scroll in, for the panoramas, you can use the mouse wheel (Windows) and scroll in. For the McIntosh, you need to use keyboard short cuts. We could have included a set of on screen controls but chose not to because they detract from the image. We did include a small logo that will take you to our production web site, but at full screen, it’s pretty small.

High Definition, what is it?

Our definition is pictures, panographs and panoramas that allow the internet user, or web surfer to see the detail that was in the original picture, not a small version with poor resolution. Our published work consists of 8 to 500 megapixel (the norm for today’s raw digital image is 8 to 10 mega pixels) images and delivered via the internet almost as quickly as the average web based images of 1/2 megapixel.

The number of pixels is only part of the equation, the quality of the pixels (not all pixels are created equal) and the resolving power of the lenses are even more important then the pixel number. When only the best will do, talk to us.