Mr Motivator Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 I use paintshop pro 8, and basicaly I want to make a background thing for my site but a .jpg loads too slowly, and I know that other people have used a .gif and it comes out really really clear. :o Any tips? Much appreciated, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 :o How about a .png ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biketrialler Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Why dont you just try it yourself :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatmike Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 File > Save As > *.GIF Sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 nah what i meant is that when i save it as a .gif its all fuzzzzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai the Socket Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Get photoshop (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatmike Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 What's the image like? Is it a photo, with lots of colours, or even a plain image, but with smooth transitions between colours? If so, then don'r use a gif. You'll have to use a very high amount of colours, and even then it won't be as good as a jpeg, but be a lot bigger file size. If it's a plain image, with few colours, then yeah, use a gif. And if you're using a semi decent imaging program, then select the amount and which colours you'll be using. Then you can get a crisp image, with a tiny file size. Either work from scratch in photoshop, or export the image as a 24bit bitmap then export it from p/s as a gif. (Y) What image is it btw? Might be able to give some better tips on compression. For example: http://www21.brinkster.com/takeoffdesigns/pictures.html If it's a photo, or an image with lots of colours and colour transitions, a selective jpeg compression will be best. (You can select out of 12 on photoshop) If it's a banner type thing, with very few colours, exporting it as a .gif in photoshop, you can choose the amount of colours you want, and so will give the most effective size to quality ratio. (Y) Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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