Thumbnails question 2

[Aishaa]

Hi - I would like to know if the size of the file is reduced when I turn a picture into a thumbnail?

I still find that my page is loading slowly even when I thumbnail all the pics.

TIA
Aishaa

 

[Garridon]

If you have a 700KB photo loaded on your web site, and you change the scaling of the photo to a thumbnail on a web page, you will still be loading a 700KB photo. Scaling down a photo in this manner does not change the file size.

If you use FrontPage to create a thumbnail, using the Auto Thumbnail feature on the Picture toolbar, it creates a 10KB verison of your image which links to the larger version.

Ideally, for a fast loading page, your image should be no more than 27KB. Linda Adams

http://www.david-hedison.com

 

[Aishaa]

Thanks - I will check the size of each picture.

Incidentally if they are larger than 27kb, is there anyway to reduce their size any further?
I have already made the images in 72 dpi.

TIA
Aishaa

 

[Birbone]

Here's a tip I picked up someone else about a year ago. To help decrease a webpage's load time, reduce the number of colors used on each item of your webpage, including your photos. By lowering the number of colors used on each item your speed will increase. Change the color until it starts effecting your photo or webpage element. Sometimes you can go from a 32-bit color element to 16-bit or if you are really fortunate to 256 colors without effecting the appearance. -Bobby s-)
bwgunn@icqmail.com

 

[Garridon]

To shrink the images down further, you want to change the size of them using an image program such as Adobe Photo Deluxe. Meaning that if you scanned in an 8x10 photograph, you have to change the photo from 8x10 to a smaller size. I usually try to crop the photos down a bit (i.e., you have a picture of a person, with a lot of background. Crop to get a better view of the person), and then I change the size to 250 pixels on the shortest side. Finally, I save it at a quality of 4 (on a scale of 10). This, in most cases, will bring you to somewhere between 15-27 KB, depending on the photo. Linda Adams

http://www.david-hedison.com

 

[Aishaa]

Thanks Garridon
ok, so taking the 8x10 photo into photoshop and reducing it by say 50% would do the trick?

 

[Garridon]

You'll probably have to experiment with it until you get the file size you want. Make sure you keep an untouched original file of the photo so if you mess it up while you're experimenting, you don't have to rescan it in again.

Linda Adams

http://www.david-hedison.com