Photo Quality on iWeb

Why do my images on iWeb look shinny when they look fine in iPhoto? On some computers the image looks better than on my MacBook Pro. I am using doteasy as my host company. Any thoughts?

What's the URL of your site so we can examine it first hand? Also give us a screenshot of what they look like outside of iWeb.
Do you have iWeb's preference set to optimize photos on import?
Click to view full size
If so uncheck it, import the image again, publish and check.
OT

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    Does anyone know how to improve the photo resolution
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    There are two quality levels involved when you add iPhoto photos to an iWeb photo page: 1 - the quality of the image used for the iWeb slideshow presentation and that of the file provided for download from that site. Which are you concerned with?
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  • Crunmmy photo quality in Safari

    I get poor quality photos quality using Safari in any site.No problem with Firefox.My daughter running e-Mac with same Mac system no problem with Safari. New to Mac and a bit disappointed,I thought Mac were the tops for graphics & photos.Any ideas please. Many thanks

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    Question for one of you brilliant guys using iMovie.
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  • Photo quality on IDVD

    Photo quality is poor when IDVD is shown on TV,
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    Photo quality is poor when IDVD is shown on TV,
    What can I do to improve quality?
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