On Wed, April 16, 2008 5:59 am, Rachel May wrote: > Only my personal website I've used transparent PNGs a lot... I've been > rather picky on how it looks, so that the shadows look natural etc. > > But this means that the file sizes are HUGE and download is really long. > > I created the PNGs in Photoshop (CS3) and just wondering if there are any > better tools or ways of saving the PNGs for smaller file size, while still > retaining their high quality?? >
If you just use Photoshop's normal "Save" functionality, selecting PNG as the type, it will include a large amount of information in the file to assist it when the file is opened for editing at a later time. Use the "Save for Web and Devices" dialog instead and it will create much smaller files. HTH, Nick. -- Nick Fitzsimons http://www.nickfitz.co.uk/ ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
