Re: [Gimp-user] Web background
Depending on the JPEG quality threshold you specify, you might not see any
change in the image itself even though the file size WILL be smaller. This
is a GOOD thing to me. :)
Crank the image quality down to 10% and see if you see any quality
degredation. :) If you're specify quality in the 80 - 100% range, you
might not readily see any differences in image quality unless you look very
carefully.
Good luck!
Peace
Tom
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On Thu, 6 May 2004, Steve Crane wrote:
> On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 09:06:30PM +0200, Alf C Stockton wrote:
> > I cannot find a way in Gimp 2.0.1 to decrease the file size of an image
so that
> > I can load it as a background in an HTML file and have acceptable load
times.
>
> If the image is a photograph choose File | Save As... and save the image
> as a JPEG (jpg extension) with a different name than the original (you
> probably don't want to overwrite it). The Save As JPEG dialog will be
> displayed. Make sure that the Preview (in image window) option is
> turned on. This both displays the size the file will be and updates the
> image window to show what the resulting image will look like. Then use
> the Quality slider to achieve a balance between the file size and the
> image quality.
>
> snip
> snip end
Steve Crane,
Thanks for the tip. I have snipped the rest of your message for it is a
photograph.
I did not know about the Preview option in the save window. A point however
is
that with Gimp-2.0.1 I see the file size changing but nothing seems to
change in
the image. Is this old eyes or am I being thick again?
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Regards,
Alf Stockton www.stockton.co.za
This is the LAST time I take travel suggestions from Ray Bradbury!
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Re: [Gimp-user] Web background
On Thu, 6 May 2004, Steve Crane wrote: > On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 09:06:30PM +0200, Alf C Stockton wrote: > > I cannot find a way in Gimp 2.0.1 to decrease the file size of an image so that > > I can load it as a background in an HTML file and have acceptable load times. > > If the image is a photograph choose File | Save As... and save the image > as a JPEG (jpg extension) with a different name than the original (you > probably don't want to overwrite it). The Save As JPEG dialog will be > displayed. Make sure that the Preview (in image window) option is > turned on. This both displays the size the file will be and updates the > image window to show what the resulting image will look like. Then use > the Quality slider to achieve a balance between the file size and the > image quality. > > snip > snip end Steve Crane, Thanks for the tip. I have snipped the rest of your message for it is a photograph. I did not know about the Preview option in the save window. A point however is that with Gimp-2.0.1 I see the file size changing but nothing seems to change in the image. Is this old eyes or am I being thick again? --- Regards, Alf Stocktonwww.stockton.co.za This is the LAST time I take travel suggestions from Ray Bradbury! ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Web background
On Fri, 7 May 2004, Jaco Swart wrote: > Dear Gimpers, > > snip > snip end > As an off-topic aside: Loved you Clarens photo's on your site, Alf. > Especially "DSCF1546.JPG". It's been awhile since I've been there :-) > Glad that you liked it & thanks for the Gimp tip. I preferred the Sani Pass trip but as the acehole who organised the trip rushed us up and down the pass as though it was a rally I managed to miss getting some good images. When life settles down, hopefully in the near future, I will organise my own trip. BTW Go to the 4x4 images on my web to see my little 4x4 at the top of the pass with it's Linux logo proudly displayed. This image BTW also appeared in the Linux Journal.:-) BTW2 All images on my webpages have received the benefit of Gimp at one stage or another, mainly to cut out background and only leave the "interesting" part of the image. --- Regards, Alf Stocktonwww.stockton.co.za "The human brain is like an enormous fish -- it is flat and slimy and has gills through which it can see." -- Monty Python ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Web background
Dear Gimpers, Since Steve already showed the way, I'll just mention that I was used to Photoshop's Save for Web feature when I started using Gimp. These days, I actually prefer the Gimp method. I'm sure its faster. But there is more: With the Gimp, you can access any window that you might want to for reference, even with the Save as window open. Try that with Photoshop! Just one of the ways that the Gimp is different :-) The more I use both of these excellent but dissimilar programs, the more I feel that direct comparisons between them are futile. How do you compare a slick but powerful luxury sedan to a rough and tough, go anywhere 4x4? (I think that would be a truck in the States?) I'll leave you to work out the analogy ;-) As an off-topic aside: Loved you Clarens photo's on your site, Alf. Especially "DSCF1546.JPG". It's been awhile since I've been there :-) regards/groetnis Jaco Alf C Stockton wrote: I cannot find a way in Gimp 2.0.1 to decrease the file size of an image so that I can load it as a background in an HTML file and have acceptable load times. Apparently this can be done in Photoshop under File and save as web page(or similar).Not being a Photoshop or Windows user I am going on hearsay. South Africa does not have broadband and making a user spend large amounts of time downloading is not good and if I can I would like to avoid same but the background does look pretty so I would like to incorporate it on the page I am building. Any suggestions would be gratefully accepted. --- Regards, Alf Stocktonwww.stockton.co.za Your life would be very empty if you had nothing to regret. ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Web background
On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 09:06:30PM +0200, Alf C Stockton wrote: > I cannot find a way in Gimp 2.0.1 to decrease the file size of an image so that > I can load it as a background in an HTML file and have acceptable load times. If the image is a photograph choose File | Save As... and save the image as a JPEG (jpg extension) with a different name than the original (you probably don't want to overwrite it). The Save As JPEG dialog will be displayed. Make sure that the Preview (in image window) option is turned on. This both displays the size the file will be and updates the image window to show what the resulting image will look like. Then use the Quality slider to achieve a balance between the file size and the image quality. If it is not a photograph you can use Image | Mode | Indexed... to convert the image into an indexed file. Choosing fewer colours will make the file smaller but there is a trade-off with quality. Play around with the number of colours and type of dithering, saving the file as GIF or PNG, until you are happy with the size and quality. If the image is a pattern you could also make it a small, tile-able image that will tile to fill the browser window. -- Steve Crane http://craniac.afraid.org ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Web background
I cannot find a way in Gimp 2.0.1 to decrease the file size of an image so that I can load it as a background in an HTML file and have acceptable load times. Apparently this can be done in Photoshop under File and save as web page(or similar).Not being a Photoshop or Windows user I am going on hearsay. South Africa does not have broadband and making a user spend large amounts of time downloading is not good and if I can I would like to avoid same but the background does look pretty so I would like to incorporate it on the page I am building. Any suggestions would be gratefully accepted. --- Regards, Alf Stocktonwww.stockton.co.za Your life would be very empty if you had nothing to regret. ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
