Re: Image Question

Another item I forgot to mention. JPG does well with photographs, but has
problems with sharp items like text. GIF is great for sharp items. The
compression method for JPG tends to cause "ringing" along sharp edges which
can be offensive. This effect, and others, diminish as you increase the
quality at the expense of less compression. At around 2:1 JPG becomes
lossless, but that isn't much compression.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mr. J Michael Cates" <jmcates(at)worldnet.att.net>
To: "HWG-Basics" <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 4:49 PM
Subject: Image Question


> I know many sites prefer the use of GIFs while others prefer JPGs. For
what
> instance should each format be used? Is one more able to load quickly?
What
> is the best to use for clear images, easy loading?
>
> The site I am developing will have ad style images and a header that will
> have mostly Text style graphics.
>
> TIA
>
> Mr. Cates
> jmcates(at)worldnet.att.net
> Internet Community Consultant
>
> City Conference Crew - Talk City Inc
> Boards/News Coordinator - College Connection

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