Picture hyperlink - what file type to save in?

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I'm going to put some pictures on our website which will be linked to other
websites. What file type should I save the pictures in - GIF, JPEG, what?
Does it make a difference in terms of the amount of time it will take to
download?

Thank you.
 
GIF is better for pix with very little color variations, as you only have
256 colors for pixels in GIF. JPEG is better for higher numbers of gradiant
shades. Either can deliver a "small" graphic, so try both and see which
looks better with your stuff. For line art, size is, as a rule, smaller with
GIF. With pictures, you generally get better quality with JPEG, but you have
to set the amount of compression to figure the best marriage of file size
and quality.

NOTES:
* When there are too many colors, GIF will pixelate.
* With too much compression (smaller size), JPEG will leave artifacts

PNG is also an option with newer browsers.

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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gif, jpg or png

gifs generally for graphics (some photos "may" translate to gif ok, but
generally not. gifs support one color of transparency
jpg for photo type images - no transparency feature
png...well you can try them if you want, bigger file size, transparency via
alpha channel...personally i rarely use png .

resize & optimize *prior* to importing into fp for use in your web design.

| I'm going to put some pictures on our website which will be linked to
other
| websites. What file type should I save the pictures in - GIF, JPEG, what?
| Does it make a difference in terms of the amount of time it will take to
| download?
|
| Thank you.
 
Thank you, Cowboy!

Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer) said:
GIF is better for pix with very little color variations, as you only have
256 colors for pixels in GIF. JPEG is better for higher numbers of gradiant
shades. Either can deliver a "small" graphic, so try both and see which
looks better with your stuff. For line art, size is, as a rule, smaller with
GIF. With pictures, you generally get better quality with JPEG, but you have
to set the amount of compression to figure the best marriage of file size
and quality.

NOTES:
* When there are too many colors, GIF will pixelate.
* With too much compression (smaller size), JPEG will leave artifacts

PNG is also an option with newer browsers.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

***********************************************
Think Outside the Box!
***********************************************
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