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To: Polarik; et al
I have a correction to make to the image table that also changes my discussion of it: the compression level of the Daily Kos image should read, "3.3%," and not "33%," as originally reported -- meaning that the Daily Kos image was the most compressed image of the four image copies made.

As a result, I have rewritten the three paragraphs of narrative that originally followed the table, and are presented below. Please refer to these in your review of the report. Thanks!


The image with the highest compression ratio, where lower is better, and the second highest color count, where higher is better, was the original Daily Kos image, with a 3% compression ratio, and a 70,604 color count. Next in line was the Factcheck image with a 6% compression ratio and a 77,903 color count. Although the Fight The Smears image, and Politifact image had lower compression ratios than the images posted on the Daily Kos and Factcheck, they were also the smallest in terms of file size and image size, and had less than half of the colors displayed in the two largest images.

As for which of these characteristics are most important, a larger image size and a higher color count can compensate for higher levels of image compression. Although the Factcheck image was larger in size than the Daily Kos image, when it is cropped to the same dimensions of the Daily Kos image (2427 x 2369 from 2550 x 3300), and saved at a JPG quality level of 46%, the resulting Factcheck image will now have the same file size and use the same amount of computer memory as the Daily Kos image. However, its new color count will virtually be the same as the original, full-size image (from 77,903 to 77,478).

Normally, when a JPG image is saved with a quality level, or compression level, less than 40%, the image that results will not appear to be clear and sharp unless it is viewed at its original size. However, if you only get to view an image that was reduced to be a fraction of its original size, let's say, at the size of the COLB images displayed on Obama's Fight The Smears website, it will seem to look "just fine" when small, but look horrible when you try to enlarge it.

One of the other main differences between the FTS image and the Daily Kos image is its resolution: the FTS image is 100 DPI versus 300 DPI for the Daily Kos image. When you enlarge the FTS image to be the same size as the Daily Kos image, you will see a lot of visual gibberish, which as I said, is exactly what FTS wanted you to see.

Not only was their original image intentionally shrunk down to the size of an image "thumbnail," it was not resized proportionately; i.e., if you change its height to be the same size as the Daily Kos image, its width would be seventeen (17) pixels narrower than it should be. In other words, its aspect ratio was changed, calculated as height divided by width.

201 posted on 11/24/2008 12:18:19 PM PST by Polarik
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To: Polarik

Wow this is amazing work. I hope someone is using it well.
This imposter must be stopped and I pray your hard work convinces the powers that be that we have a serious problem with this candidate!!!
Thank you and God bless!!


209 posted on 11/24/2008 4:29:44 PM PST by jackv (Just shakin' my head!!)
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To: Polarik
I find it hard to see how this closeup of the seal (frontside of BC) has been photoshopped in. Note the paper distortion at the fold around the seal. Looks real to me:
212 posted on 11/24/2008 5:59:32 PM PST by Ken Woods
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To: Polarik
I am finding it hard to see how this closeup of the fold in Obama's BC at the seal could be photoshopped in as you claim. Note the paper and seal interaction at the fold. And the paper fibers conforming to the seal. How could that be faked. Here's the close up of the front BC seal/fold:
215 posted on 11/24/2008 5:59:41 PM PST by Ken Woods
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