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Thread: What's the best format for saving screeshots for my portfolio?
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LSW
Advanced Member USA Joined: Nov 27, 2003 Post Count: 6285 Status: Offline |
Right.. I think. Each time you save an image, it is optimized again so each generation is worse quality. You always want to save a original version, I suggest TIFF Format. TIFF is 1:1, the minute you save an image as JPG you have automatically lost quality. You can also use BMP or in theory PNG, but there is not clear difference between say a normal PNG and a Fireworks PNG. So By using TIFF it is 1;1 and the file type screams at you "Original! Do not mess it up!" So this means for you personally, when you make the screen shot of you web sites, be sure to save them as TIFF. Same goes for anything you scam or images from a digital camera. Now take that TIFF file and COPY it, never ever work on the original of course, you always have the pristine copy to work off. Now do what you need to do to the copy. I personally at this point save, then make another copy and that copy I then malke the JPG/GIF etc., So now I have an original image and an original modified image and my final image. If you now decide something needs changing, if you change the JPG and redo it you will loose quality... so you can go back to the original modified, modify it, save that as original modified 2 whatever and then make a copy you make your final product. This way you can go back to different stages of the image and always go back to the original and start again if needed. |
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newseed
Advanced Member Joined: Apr 2, 2005 Post Count: 2141 Status: Offline |
If you are using PS CS3, it may not be much different when it comes to saving files. If you click on File and then choose Save As Web, you will be led to a new window that will allow you to pick and review one of the 3 major formats to save your files in. In my version, I can view the actual file size in KB's while previewing the image to be saved. There are many other options within that window suchs as image resize, compression, transparency, etc. ---------------------------------------- Success is based on how much you spend. If it's not money, then the alternative is your time. The Kasper Group |
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scorpionagency
Stranger Joined: Aug 18, 2008 Post Count: 2 Status: Offline |
I use .Jpg formats in my portfolio simply because I can control the quality level, thus increasing or reducing the file size. Quality & file size are the 2 major aspects one needs to adhere too. The larger the file size & the more files being called to one page = slower load times. Higher quality = Larger file sizes. .Gif is a relatively light file size by default, it also allows transparent Backgrounds, however, the edges are normally a bit zagged when rendered. .Jpg is a controllable format allowing you to adjust the quality which can reduce or increase the file size, this format does NOT support transparent backgrounds. .Png is a Very high quality & relatively larger files size that also supports transparent backgrounds with ultimate clarity. I find myself using .Pngs a lot in rendering a design for preview due to its high quality output. However, when it comes to my portfolio that is filled with countless images for preview, i stick with the .Jpg at around 60%-70% quality for optimal file size & faster load times. Just my 2 cents :) ---------------------------------------- Illustration Design | Internet Marketing |
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layer.david42
Stranger United States Joined: Dec 9, 2008 Post Count: 1 Status: Offline |
They purposely took that functionality out of WMP. Download an application called VLC for video, you wont be sorry. It's a very small, yet efficient video player that uses half the CPU as WMP to play the same thing and supports all playback including DVDs. All you have to do on VLC is select snapshot. print it and put in your portfolio. |
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