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Graphic design and image processing is a complex issue. A
graphic designer could spend years mastering this skill. This
article only touches on the subject and offers a brief explanation
of the basic steps required in order to prepare your graphics
for web pages. For more detailed information, check out the
links at the bottom of this page.
3 basic steps to prepare graphics for
web pages
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Resize The Image - Keep
your original images in a safe folder so that if you
need them again, they will be fully intact. Avoid enlarging
images as you will lose resolution and end up with a
muddy looking picture. It is always better to start
with a large image file and reduce it. The images should
be no larger in dimensions than is necessary to achieve
the desired visual effect.
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Enhance The Image - Usually
changing the size of a rastor graphic causes some distortion
of the image. There are many methods of cleaning up
and enhancing your images so that they appear sharp,
bright, and clear after they have been reduced in size
and depth. The methods include adjustments to contrast,
brightness, saturation, hue, and sharpness. For best
results, we use Adobe Photoshop .
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Reduce File Size - The
download time for a web page is dependent on the amount
of data that the page contains. A few large image files
will slow the download time down to a crawl on slow
connections. In order to shorten the download time and
reduce bandwidth, graphics are reduced in file size
before inserting into web pages.
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Graphic optimization by our skilled graphic designers is
included in our web page design service. For more information
or a free initial consultation, contact
us.
- Some Informative and
Useful Links -
Adobe
online tool for reducing the file size of graphics
WebReference.com
- Technical Information and Tutorials
Yale
University - Technical Information and Tutorials
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