why do my photos not look good?

[lopz webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Hi,
When I save a photo from the internet to my computer and then make it smaller in fireworks by clicking on the perimeter and dragging it smaller with the mouse it looks terrible - is there any way to prevent this or at least minimize it?
(I am a beginner)
thanks

[:::Kevin French:::]

lopz:

Any time you resize a bitmap image, some degradation in quality will occur.

When you are resizing the image, are you doing so proportionately?

--
Kevin French

Team Macromedia Volunteer for Fireworks



"lopz" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> When I save a photo from the internet to my computer and then make it

smaller in fireworks by clicking on the perimeter and dragging it smaller
with the mouse it looks terrible - is there any way to prevent this or at
least minimize it?

> (I am a beginner)
> thanks
>
>

[E. T. Culling]

Resize the image by using Image Size to Resize... don't drag its edges!
Never resize bigger. Get out your manual!
ETC
":::Kevin French:::" <kfrench@no_spam_mm2k.net> wrote in message
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> lopz:
>
> Any time you resize a bitmap image, some degradation in quality will

occur.

>
> When you are resizing the image, are you doing so proportionately?
>
> --
> Kevin French
>
> Team Macromedia Volunteer for Fireworks
>
>
>
> "lopz" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
> news:bhjk0s$g9t$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > Hi,
> > When I save a photo from the internet to my computer and then make it

> smaller in fireworks by clicking on the perimeter and dragging it smaller
> with the mouse it looks terrible - is there any way to prevent this or at
> least minimize it?

> > (I am a beginner)
> > thanks
> >
> >

>
>