camyde — Fri, 24 Sep 1999 00:38:00 +0000

Thanks all, for the advice. I will try to work with it as a jpg. It is just too big for a gif file. Do the graphic programs work the same way for a jpg as a gif?

Ken Elliott — Fri, 24 Sep 1999 00:01:00 +0000

Try using photoshops export/gif option, then reduce the number of colors, to the amount of colors you think the image would need {including anti-aliased outlines} and try undoing the dither to global pallete option. Remember that if your image is colorful, you may have better luck with jpg. Because even a large file with few colors will have a small file size as a gif. If that doesn't help, try using ulead smart saver pro [I should be a sales rep for these guys :)]
http://neosmart.tucows.com/adnload/dlusspro.html
Then you can control everything with the image through adobe photoshop. Just file/export/ulead then it will tell you the size of the image while you are adjusting properties such as dither and # of colors.

Hope this helps
VulKen

Brian Farkas — Wed, 22 Sep 1999 19:13:00 +0000

Also, try saving in the minimum number of colors necessary that your file still looks adequate.

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fairhousing — Wed, 22 Sep 1999 02:48:00 +0000

just use the graphic optimization feature of one of those programs if they have one. if not, try paint shop pro 6.0. also, there are several online gif shrinkers, but i can't remember a url off hand.

good luck

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