update image mode faq for public release

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- title 'Welcome to Image Mode!' - title 'Welcome to Image Mode!'
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Thank you so much for helping to support Dress to Impress! From the data on Yay! Image Mode! Our servers can handle Image Mode because of [your generous
the site to the funds that keep it running, none of it happens without you. donations][donate]. Thanks for all you do.
Here's a quick breakdown of Image Mode, its beta status, and what that means
for you.
What is Image Mode? What is Image Mode?
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This means that some of the images you're trying to view haven't been This means that some of the images you're trying to view haven't been
converted yet. They're waiting in line to be converted, and, in order to keep converted yet. They're waiting in line to be converted. These days, that line
the site stable, **the server will not convert any more images until the is pretty darn short, so the message shouldn't stay up for too long at all.
upgrade is ready**. So, in actuality, waiting will do you no good. Just wait patiently for the magic SWF converters to run, and you should be
good to go :)
**Once we're out of beta, however, that message shouldn't stay up for very long at
all.** Once the images are done converting, they will appear, and the message
will disappear. Once we finish converting the thousands of Flash files
already in our database, the conversion line will almost always be very short.
The main reason that Image Mode is not ready for the public yet, and the
reason we're raising money for a server upgrade, is that **we're not done
converting all of the customization Flash files to images**. There are over
100,000 to convert, and each one can take up to 10 seconds or so. We have,
however, converted a lot of them already. However, we've also discovered that,
when we do the conversion process, we have unacceptable amounts of downtime.
You may have run into some of it during the past few weeks. So, the converters
are off until the upgrade.
**Remember, this is just a preview of Image Mode.** You pretty much won't have
all of the images you want until the upgrade is all done.
How do I download an image? How do I download an image?
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Impress in general, so is not recommended. Impress in general, so is not recommended.
This image doesn't quite look right.
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If part of your image looks a little off, like something is missing or is
transparent when it shouldn't be, hit the "Broken image?" link beneath the
Flash/Image mode switcher. Choose the image that seems broken, and report it.
The SWF converters will get on it as soon as they can. Thanks for your help!
Please note that, because our SWF converters use open-source software instead
of Adobe's software, some SWF files that use more complex features may not
come out right, no matter how many times we convert them. Usually this involves
fancy blur effects: Ghost pets, for example, have a sharp blue silhouette behind
them instead of a blue glow. There's not much we can do about that for the
time being. Most of them are okay, but if an image is just plain unusable…well,
that's what Flash mode is for!
What do I do if I find a problem? Have a suggestion? Just want to talk? What do I do if I find a problem? Have a suggestion? Just want to talk?
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Email me at <webmaster@openneo.net>. Report Image Mode problems and broken Email me at <webmaster@openneo.net>. Report Image Mode bugs, ask questions,
images, ask questions, give me cool ideas, or just say whatever you want. give me cool ideas, or just say whatever you want. That's what I'm here for.
That's what I'm here for.
Thanks again! Enjoy Image Mode! Thanks again! Enjoy Image Mode!
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[donate]: #{donate_path}