GIF vs JPG: PNG? (was Help about Microsoft PowerPoint

[Thomas Keene (LIS)]

On Tue, 3 Jun 1997, Dan Lester wrote:
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> And
> though you can reduce the color depth in .gif, how many
> people really DO so?  
> 
> cheers
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Here is one way busy librarians can reduce the file size of their gifs
without learning image editing software:  GifWizard offers a free online
utility that lets you submit the URL of a gif file and then shows you how
the image would look at lesser color depths.  You can then save the image
at the reduced bit depth that still has a satisfactory level of image
quality for your purposes.  I think people will be amazed at the number of
gifs that you can reduce from 8 bit to 4 bit color while maintaining a
tolerable level of image degradation for many web purposes.  The file size
savings resulting from an 8 to 4 bit depth adjustment can be very
worthwhile, depending on the original size of the gif.

The URL for GifWizard is http://www.gifwizard.com.

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