Re: RE:Compressing Graphics for the web

Resolution, I use 75dpi for my final images, however when I first
scan them in it depends on what changes I'm going to make.
If I need to make the image or any part of it larger then a higher
resolution is desirable.
Compression is usually part of any decent image manipulation software
you can usually control the amount of compression used on a .jpg
but more compression=less quality........
.gif's are quite a bit larger then .jpg's but support features like
transparency that a jpg does not but you can usually reduce the size of
a
gif by reducing the amount of colors in the palette.
Normally I'll keep a TIFF and an UFO (which is my programs
proprietary file format for saving objects) for editing and convert it
to whatever
afterwards. .jpg's loose a little quality every time they are opened
for editing.
I try to keep all my pages under 40k.............so if that serves as a
point of
reference...............
Hope this helps............
-Brian, (vincent(at)qwick.net)
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>Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 15:56:51 -0400
>From: Tim Lynch <tlynch1(at)ic3.ithaca.edu>
>Subject: Compressing Graphics for the web
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>Hi,
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>I am sure this question has been answered in excess of a million times
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>before, but here I go anyway...what is the best way to compress =
>photographic images (file size-wise) for the web?
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>My current process is to scan them (in house), and export them as
.jpg's
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>through PaperPort (I don't have much to work with).  I can then =
>manipulate them using any number of programs...but still, their file =
>sizes are in excess of 30k...which is bad (or is it).
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>My questions are these: what resolution/size should I scan regular =
>photgraphs at, what should I export them as, and is there any type of =
>compression software out there that can knock down file sizes (for a =
>quick loading, nice-looking 2"x3" or so image on the web)?
>
>I am only beginning to understand this stuff.
>
>Thanks!
>Tim
>tlynch1(at)ic3.ithaca.edu
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