Re: Load Time Question (was: Image in a table)

by simone(at)genesisnetwork.net (Demitrius)

Date:	Sat, 28 Mar 1998 20:40:22 -0800
To:	"Tom Grenier" <tom(at)sqlman.com>, <hwg-graphics(at)mail.hwg.org>
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Hi Tom,

>This thread raises a question in my mind about load times.  I was told
>somewhere along the way that 10 10K images will load much faster than 1
>100k image.  I have never really tested this  -----<snip>-----

I have. A few months ago I set up a side by side test. Scores of people
responded. Bottom line: a single image loaded faster overall by about 6 to
4.

Now, there are those that *swore* those numbers were wrong because that was
not their experience. I can't explain why some people always see it a
certain way and others don't.

As for interlaced GIF's giving the *illusion* of loading faster, well,
that's totally subjective as well.

I'm content to cut a graphic up when I need to render a complex image that
needs parts to be a GIF and parts to be a JPEG. But other than that, I'll
stick to a single image.

Regards,
Demitrius >I<
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