Image Display: Image zooming

People have brought the problem up many times that it would be better if we could display images dynamically and be able to zoom in.

A quick and easy solution is Zoomify EZ (which is free) or other more expensive versions of Zoomify that have more features.

Zoomify will work with high resolution images relatively quickly. It works by saving the image in a mosaic of smaller images at different resolutions. It only deals with a few sections of the image at a time instead of dealing with the whole image, so there is very little lag. The speed is determined more by the computer and the internet connection than the size of the image itself.

With this software, the level of zoom is determined by the DPI of the image. It will allow someone to zoom in till the section they are viewing has reached the original DPI.
Since the free version of Zoomify uses flash, it also helps to prevent people from downloading the image. This can be a problem if your goal is to share the pictures. You will have to include a link to the original image to allow people to download it easily.

Zoomify can also work with Photoshop and there are many resources on-line discussing how:
The Flash Blog- Photoshop export to Zoomify viewer
Zoomify High Resolution Images For The Web Adobe Photoshop Tutorial

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