Yes, and colors in a row or horizontal line, so to speak, compress better depending on the compression mechanism. Just say that jpeg files read/compress horizontal, and gif files read/compress vertical, not sure if that is exactly correct, just an example. But iiiiiii (if the size is 1 pixel wide for each i and 2 long for each dot and 6 long for each line, with 3 pixels spacing between each one) would be smaller as a gif file. While iiiiiii would be larger as a jpeg file due to the stops in the color changes. The less the compression mechanism has to stop storing a particular color (i.e. #000, or black), the smaller the file size will be.
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:01 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If I remember rightly if you are able to save the image with a > > transparent background it keeps the file size lower because a > > transparent pixel takes less space than a pixel with colour > > information. > > > It may be possible to get better compression on a file that contains > lots of pixels of the same colour, but all pixels require the same basic > storage, regardless of whether they are transparent or not! > > Mike > > > Mike Brockington > Web Development Specialist > > www.calcResult.com > www.stephanieBlakey.me.uk > www.edinburgh.gov.uk > > This message does not reflect the opinions of any entity other than the > author alone. > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > -- Brett P. ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
