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Subject:.jpg Image Files From:Alexander Von_obert <avobert -at- TWH -dot- MSN -dot- SUB -dot- ORG> Date:Fri, 8 Aug 1997 11:55:01 +0100
Hello Nicole,
* Antwort auf eine Nachricht von ncvetkov -at- MAIL -dot- ISLAND -dot- NET an All am 07.08.97
nn> I'm currently working on a user manual and am experimenting
nn> with
nn> different graphics file types. I'm creating my main document in
nn> Word.
you should remember that Winword creates a low-res copy of any image *and
stores it*.
nn> Anyway, I started playing
nn> around with j-pegs and noticed that resulting file sizes were
nn> comparatively small.
While playing take different images and convert them to the JPG and GIF
formats. You will find that a photo or scan should be handled quite
differently from a screenshot or line art.
Paintshop Pro (PSP412.ZIP on most servers) shoud do nicely for your
experiments...
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