.jpg Image Files

[Chuck Martin <cmartin -at- SEEKERSOFT -dot- COM>]

JPG graphics use "lossy" compression, that is, to achieve the file size,
when comprssion is performed, some image data is removed that can never be
recovered. (Compare with lossless compression, as with GIF files.)

Your best bet for screen captures: Use:
- the default color scheme
- a 16-color palette
- 640 x 480 screen resolution

This will not only reduce file size, but it will give you a
lowest-common-denominator effect for what your users will be likely to see.

One minor drawback to using 640 x 480 resolution: some screen elements,
most notably text, appears coarser.

>Hi all,
>
>I'm currently working on a user manual and am experimenting with
>different graphics file types. I'm creating my main document in Word.
>Ideally, I'd like to embed my graphics in the document, but since
>bitmaps and some other graphics file types are notorious for bloating
>file sizes, I'm avoiding them like the plague. Anyway, I started playing
>around with j-pegs and noticed that resulting file sizes were
>comparatively small.  Is there any reason why this wouldn't be an okay
>file type to use? Would you guys have any other suggestions?
>
>Muchos gracias,
>Nicole
>

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