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Optimizing graphic files

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Copyright Year	2000
Abstract	Introduction As soon as I started using web-authoring tools, I realized that I should be careful to use graphics on the web. Well-designed graphics usually make the web site more attractive. However, graphic files can cause a matter due to a large file size. Here is a dilemma. I like to see a fancy graphic on the web. But I do not want to waste my precious time to download it. For web designers, optimizing graphic files is an important skill to deal with. For general users who develop their own web site, like me, it is still an important issue. I reviewed articles on this topic written by professional web designers and by software product company. In this paper, I will describe the differences between graphic file formats first since optimizing graphic files is different depending on the file formats. Then, I will show the ten ways to reduce file size regardless of the program. In the next section, I will compare the ways to optimize graphics in the two programs, Adobe Photoshop 5.5 (ImageReady 2) and Macromedia Fireworks 3. In the last part, I will summarize what we should keep in mind while creating web graphics. What exactly does “optimizing graphic files,” mean? It means that we should reduce the graphic file size to make the downloading times reasonable while preserving the image quality. The simple way to make the downloading time shorter is to spare with graphics. But if a graphic enhances the content of your site, we should optimize the graphic files.
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.edb.utexas.edu/minliu/multimedia/Optimizing%20Graphic%20Files.pdf
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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