Re: AOL Image Compression

Is the graphic optimized yet?  It's a whopping 65k.  I checked since I
noticed how long it took to load.  You can get the graphic down to 20.26k if
you save as a JPG @ 80% compression, and 20.75k if you if you save as a GIF
adaptive with 16 colors.  Both of these will give very little loss in
quality.

I know that doesn't help your AOL-rendering problem, but the issue stood out
and I thought it was likely you would want to be aware.

Best Wishes,

~Val Criswell


----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy Stanley, SSS WebWorks" <stanleysupport(at)prodigy.net>
To: <petro(at)revthree.com>; <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Cc: "F" <f(at)revthree.com>
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: AOL Image Compression


> From: Petro Rondiak <petro(at)revthree.com>
> >I have been trying to get an image that appears perfectly in the
> non-AOL
> >world to render properly in AOL. My customer is complaining about the
> text
> >within the image is 'bleeding'.  The image is a hybrid: text on a
> photo. I
> >think Adaptive .GIF is the way to go. Has anyone experienced this
> problem?
>
> Does your client have "Use compressed graphics" checked in his
> *preferences* of his browser? If so, ask him to do the following:
>
> Go to the Web and under My AOL, on the top menu, select Preferences.
> Select the WWW icon.
> Select the Web Graphics tab.
> Uncheck "Use compressed graphics" and then click Apply.
> Under the WWW icon, select the General tab.
> Click the Delete Files button (you do not need to check the "delete
> subscription content" box).
> Click OK and then OK.
> Return to the Web browser window and click on the Refresh icon (the
> circular clockwise arrow icon at the top left) to get improved
> graphics!
>
> >The image can be viewed at http://www.revthree.net/momduo.gif. It
> should
> >render properly to non-AOL users.
>
> It does for me.
>
> --
> Cindy K. Stanley
>
>

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