Whats the optimum way to slice images for fast downloads

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  • JoeS
    Confirmed User
    • Aug 2003
    • 891
    #1

    Whats the optimum way to slice images for fast downloads

    Hi,

    When slicing images on a tour what do you think is the optimum number of slices to increase download speed? I read where having too many slices/images would actually increase the page download speed. I know the idea is to let surfers on slow modems see things while they wait for everything to download.

    Thanks
    Joe S.


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    • AgentCash
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      • Feb 2002
      • 720
      #2
      Best way I've found is to slice larger areas containing few colors and save as gif or png with as low a palette size as is tolerable. Then the busy photographic areas such as faces save as jpg. You have to be careful with color matching, but this can drasticly reduce the size of a page.

      On a normal size page fitted to 800x600 resolution, I wouldn't have more than about 60 slices for the graphics above the fold. But it really depends on page composition. Also many image slicers use a lot of unnecessary HTML tags, you can reduce the size of the sliced image futher by editing out all superfluous HTML.

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        • Frank The Tank
          Confirmed User
          • Dec 2003
          • 3225
          #3
          whats the best program for slicing .. i did one for my euro special update on babesandstuff.com but it didnt come out brilliantly
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            • M_M
              Confirmed User
              • May 2004
              • 1167
              #4
              more slices = slower
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                • JoeS
                  Confirmed User
                  • Aug 2003
                  • 891
                  #5
                  Thanks AgentCash

                  Basadmin I use Adobe ImageReady.



                  Joe S.


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                    • VideoJ
                      Confirmed User
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 750
                      #6
                      Originally posted by basadmin
                      whats the best program for slicing .. i did one for my euro special update on babesandstuff.com but it didnt come out brilliantly
                      Try Fireworks, gives you very nice control over slices
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                        • TheWildcard
                          So Fucking Banned
                          • Jun 2004
                          • 4759
                          #7
                          Use JPG if there are many colors and GIF if there are a few. It's pretty simple.

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                            • SCtyger
                              Confirmed User
                              • May 2003
                              • 564
                              #8
                              Imageready... comes with PS .. great for slicing and animating...

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                                • Holly
                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                  • Jun 2003
                                  • 10017
                                  #9
                                  This is sort of related to what you're asking. I thought it was pretty good.

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                                    • JoeS
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Aug 2003
                                      • 891
                                      #10
                                      Thanks Holly! Cool post.

                                      Now I'm wondering if I should use a long page tour or break it up into a several page tour. The long page tours are as common now as the several page tours now. But I wonder about download time for pages on the long tours and how they effect sales.


                                      Joe S.


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                                      Why use ICQ or Skype when we could use a chat app (with video & voice) that pay$ you (up to 70%) of all the ad revenue they make!

                                      All the best!
                                      Joe S.

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                                        • Basic_man
                                          Programming King Pin
                                          • Oct 2003
                                          • 27360
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by AgentCash
                                          Best way I've found is to slice larger areas containing few colors and save as gif or png with as low a palette size as is tolerable. Then the busy photographic areas such as faces save as jpg. You have to be careful with color matching, but this can drasticly reduce the size of a page.

                                          On a normal size page fitted to 800x600 resolution, I wouldn't have more than about 60 slices for the graphics above the fold. But it really depends on page composition. Also many image slicers use a lot of unnecessary HTML tags, you can reduce the size of the sliced image futher by editing out all superfluous HTML.
                                          wow, nice indications! thanks
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