Creative use of Car Pics.

[ChrisR]

Anyone want to assist me with an experiment?

I currently have some time off while I am interviewing and just enjoying my (forced) break before getting back to work. I would like to do an experiment with some photos of vehicles. I have a lot of experience editing in lightroom (basically photoshop but for bulk processing vs PS individual photo processing) and am trying to put together a preset that 1) increases the appeal of pictures of a vehicle and 2) can be done quickly / efficiently so that it doesn't take 20+ mins per car and therefore isn't worth the time / effort.

Basically looking for someone to volunteer their photos of their vehicles before they get decompressed by whatever IMS, web provider, etc, otherwise I would just grab them off the internet.

I don't mind assisting, as long as you'd be willing to share the preset.

 

[AutoAlex]

I don't mind assisting, as long as you'd be willing to share the preset.

Sure, once I establish something happy to.

PMing you for some private details.

 

[Rick Buffkin]

How about --- some attention to detail, if you are being even halfway creative with a hum-ho 3rd party software program?

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and WHOOPS????

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Yes -- an EV 2018 BMW I3

Drew... Great catch. Just need a little improvising.



Even got an upgraded high performance sport version.

 

[joe.pistell]

"more than 70% of time spent on the VDP is in the image carousel"

Not sure where this stat came from, but, this is intuitively logical.

 

[ryan.leslie]

"more than 70% of time spent on the VDP is in the image carousel"

Not sure where this stat came from, but, this is intuitively logical.

I don't know where that stat came from, but I agree it is intuitive. What else would they be doing there, wading through 75 bullet points trying to get excited about sunvisors and power door locks?

Here is some data for you Joe...

This comes from a joint effort by the team at Impel and Polk. 4M shoppers...60k Purchases...200+ dealers

 

[joe.pistell]

good stuff @ryan.leslie, ty.
Further proof that HIGH ENGAGEMENT is the hall mark of a car that's about to be sold.

 

[joe.pistell]

Dear Auto website vendors and marketplaces, 640x480? WTF!

 

[joe.pistell]

And, lets move to this century with png plz.


My grainy jpg image:

2018 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited Central Square NY | Hastings Pennellville Brewerton New York JF2SJAJCXJH452207

 

[craigh]

Anything but webp

 

[AutoAlex]

JPG vs PNG is a tough conversation. Yes PNG is lossless, but unless you are saving photos at 32 bit (which is going to create huge files - slow load times) you are going to lose colors.
Logos, digital art, etc is where PNG shines. For real life photos especially where a variety of colors matters I think JPG is sticking around for the foreseeable future.