j-peg to gif?

[Guest]

could someone let me know how to convert images from j-peg to gif , so they are small enough to upload to the web.

 

[John Inzer]

could someone let me know how to convert

< images from j-peg to gif , so they are small

enough to upload to the web.

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Any digital image editing program can do
a...Save As .gif. Even MS Paint...
Go to...Start / Programs / Accessories Paint...

But you might want to consider the following:

I guess you're running WinXP or you wouldn't
be here...right?

OK, go to the following link and download and
install: ImageResizer.exe

http://tinyurl.com/36n

Then you can open any folder that contains
images and you will have an option to resize.
Just right click the selected image files and
choose Resize Pictures from the menu. You
can select one image or a whole group.

The program will place the resized copies in
the folder with your originals.
(Tip: *Never* overwrite your originals)

BTW...when resizing if you go to...Advanced
Button / Custom...and enter 640 in each field...
that will be a good size for e-mail purposes.

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John Inzer
Picture It! MVP
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Picture It! Support Center
http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=pic

 

[Guest]

Hi Tony B

If you are using images for the web, you may not want it in GIF format. If you are uploading photos, you should use JPEG format, not GIF. GIF is limited to a color palette of 256 colors or less. You can decrease the pallette to decrease the file size, but the images will quickly lose their quality. A properly sized and compressed JPEG is probably a better option. You'll actually get smaller file sizes at good quality if you do it correctly. GIF files are great for banners, animation, clip-art, etc., that don't require true color to look correctly. But JPEG is better for photographs

If you want software that makes it easy to optimize images for the web, look at Paintshop Pro 8 or Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0. Both have options for optimizing web graphics

Dwayn

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could someone let me know how to convert images from j-peg to gif , so they are small enough to upload to the web.