JPEG is a lossy format that degrades based on the compression scheme you choose. But there is no way to take the LOSSY out.
PNG, however, is an LZW based format that is always loss-less: http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/ There is no reason to switch to JPEG, unless you like degraded pixel-based images. ----- Original Message ---- From: Tom Chiverton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:41:51 AM Subject: Re: [flexcoders] should i convert pngs to jpegs before embedding them in a flash movie? On Monday 12 Feb 2007, jpc14_99 wrote: > When I make a website I design it with PNGs and when it's all good and > done I convert to jpegs to shrink the file sizes. It is not a given this will always create smaller files. > I'm doing the same with my flash/flex movies, but based on the file > sizes it looks like when the .swf is compiled the PNGs are already > being compressed. PNG is a compressed format. -- Tom Chiverton Helping to centrally cultivate eigth-generation CEOs **************************************************** This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of Halliwells LLP. Regulated by the Law Society. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 8008. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started! http://mobile.yahoo.com/services?promote=mail
