Watch the loading speed
5,855 bytes - - - - - 58,916 bytes
The first picture (left) is fast loading, having small byte size.
The second picture (right) with ten times larger byte size was taken directly from
Janelle Holme's page
of June 1999.
If you are using MSIE, right click on a picture. Then click properties. Look at
the number of bytes. There are no editing changes other than byte size.
Optimum pictures for the Internet have a lot smaller file size than those for a printed page.
A picture for viewing on a monitor needs to be scanned at between 72 and 96 dots per inch. This can be
done through scanner or software settings. The resulting picture file-size will
probably still be too large for fast Internet transmission. Significant further savings can be made by using JPEG format along
with appropriate settings of the conversion software. Look for compression
and smoothing options in your software. Compression is the most important. Starting
with 50, experiment to find a value which gives the smallest file size consistant with acceptable
picture quality. Typical pictures should rarely need more than about 10,000 bytes.
See reduced byte size *and* increased sharpness.
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