Optimizing File Sizes And Quality For The Web; Basic Controls In Image Optimizer - Ulead PHOTOIMPACT 11 User Manual

Optimizing file sizes and quality for the Web

Once you've created the images for your Web page, whether they are backgrounds
or navigational elements, you can save them in a Web-optimized format such as
the two most common Web formats: GIF and JPEG, or a newer format named PNG.
PhotoImpact offers a user-friendly GIF, JPEG and PNG Image Optimizer to save
your images with the highest possible quality at the lowest possible file sizes. You
can open Image Optimizer in a number of ways:
• Select File: Save As and choose JPEG, GIF, or PNG from the Save as type
list. Then click Options. You can select from the Display save options list
(in the Preferences: Open & Save tab), so every time you select Save/
Save As, Image Optimizer opens first before the saving process starts.
• Select File: More Save Options - Save for Web and its submenu.
• Right-click a selected object and select Image Optimizer.
• Click Export: To Image Optimizer in Component Designer.
• Click Image Optimizer (represented as an icon) in Slicer or Rollover.
• Select Web: Image Optimizer.
Note: When opening Image Optimizer in various ways, the dialog box and available
features can be slightly different to meet appropriate situations.

Basic controls in Image Optimizer

Image Optimizer provides the following control buttons:
Zoom in Increases the image magnification in the preview windows.
Zoom out Decreases the image magnification in the preview windows.
Show actual size Displays images at 1:1 ratio in the preview windows.
Fit in window Displays images with the largest magnification to fit in the
preview windows.
Center in window Places images in the center of the preview windows.
Display the original and compressed images / Display the
compressed image Toggles the display between both the original and
compressed images, or only the compressed image in the preview
windows.
Modem speed menu The modem speed to use as the basis for calculating
Internet download time.
Browser preview Shows how the optimized image looks in a browser.
Resample Resizes the image by resampling pixels. Be careful when using
this feature as resampling may deteriorate the image quality.
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