Title: Pixelated/distorted header Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Pixelated/distorted header * Resolved [Hrist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hrist/) * (@hrist) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pixelateddistorted-header/) * My header images are getting weird jaggedy lines across them that I can’t describe. [http://www.boxwrestlefence.com](http://www.boxwrestlefence.com). There’s a different image on most of the pages, and they all have the same problem. If you look [directly at the image](http://boxwrestlefence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/New-Header2.jpg), though, it’s fine. I’ve got Twenty Ten running right now, but I’ve also got Constructor set up on a local host and it’s doing the same thing. * The images are the correct size, and I’ve tried both higher and lower quality and it’s the same. I tried jpegs and gifs. Nothing works. * Any thoughts? * *Edit* I just checked, and it looks okay on Chromium, so it might be just Firefox. Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * [hedronist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hedronist/) * (@hedronist) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pixelateddistorted-header/#post-1816718) * As a general rule, it is not enough that the image you are showing is not scaled in HTML/CSS (which can definitely introduce jaggies), the bitmapped image needs to be created at exactly the resolution at which you will use it. * For this reason most logos are created in EPS format in programs like Adobe Illustrator. EPS files describe their images as a series of [bezier curves](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9zier_curve) which can be scaled infinitely up or down and then saved as a PNG/JPG/GIF with no jaggies. * Thread Starter [Hrist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hrist/) * (@hrist) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pixelateddistorted-header/#post-1816738) * Yes, I see what you’re seeing there and it is my crappily scaled logo. That problem I’ve fixed already in the new version that’s on the localhost setup right now. * What I’m still trying to figure out is why in the header it [looks like this](http://boxwrestlefence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Screenshot-4.png), when the actual image [looks like this](http://boxwrestlefence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Screenshot-5.png). * [hedronist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hedronist/) * (@hedronist) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pixelateddistorted-header/#post-1816891) * You must have changed something in the last few hours because when I just looked at the text in the header on the Instructors page it looks fine — not like your screenshot-4 image. * BTW, nice looking site. * Thread Starter [Hrist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hrist/) * (@hrist) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pixelateddistorted-header/#post-1816917) * Hmm, maybe it’s just me, then. Firefox cached the image weirdly, or something. It seems to be okay on my laptop too. * Oh well, I’ll stop worrying then. Thanks! * [hedronist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hedronist/) * (@hedronist) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pixelateddistorted-header/#post-1817026) * Important development tip: when using Firefox (and some other browsers), Ctrl- Shift-R or Shift-Reload_Button tells the browser to ignore its cache and reload everything. This can save a _lot_ of frustration. * Thread Starter [Hrist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hrist/) * (@hrist) * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pixelateddistorted-header/#post-1817137) * I just figured it out, so I’ll post it here in case somebody else is similarly idiotic. * Occasionally one of the cats steps on Ctrl while I’m scrolling, so it zooms in or out, and I have to reset it. Apparently last time it happened I missed, so I’ve been looking at everything one notch zoomed in, which give it a slight jaggedyness. * [Notyouraverageblogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/notyouraverageblogger/) * (@notyouraverageblogger) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pixelateddistorted-header/#post-1817218) * Hi im also having problems with my images, on the home page of my site, there is a feature page made up from my theme wootheme: premiumnews. The images are appearing pixelated please check this out if you can, any feedback would be helpful. Im using a mac computer safari browser. * Thanks * [http://www.tolifemag.co.uk](http://www.tolifemag.co.uk) * [hedronist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hedronist/) * (@hedronist) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pixelateddistorted-header/#post-1817219) * I just took a quick look in Windows FF 7.0.1 and Chrome “14.0.835.202 m”, and I don’t see anything I would describe as pixelated. Try looking at your page in FF and Chrome on a Mac, and then try IE/FF/Chrome on a Windows machine. If they aren’t all identical then what you are seeing may be browser-induced (but don’t ask me how). * Oh, and it’s normally not a good idea to restart a thread that is 10 months old; just start a new one, they’re free! * [Notyouraverageblogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/notyouraverageblogger/) * (@notyouraverageblogger) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pixelateddistorted-header/#post-1817220) * Ok i wasnt sure how this forum works and i think i have started a new thread. The picture once clicked on becomes pixelated. The dimensions are the right size i saved it as a jpeg 300x 250, the theme resizes it so that it fits at nicely as a thumb nail. However once the thumb nail has been clicked it stretches the thumb nail to fit in with the feature image. * Ive checked all browsers now, just got home. * Thanks for the response even though its an old thread. Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) The topic ‘Pixelated/distorted header’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [distorted](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/distorted/) * [header](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/header/) * [image](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/image/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 9 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Notyouraverageblogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/notyouraverageblogger/) * Last activity: [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pixelateddistorted-header/#post-1817220) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics