Re: ONLINE-ADS>> Netscape or "safe" palette use in banner ads

Kathy E. Gill (kegill_at_halcyon.com)
Sat, 31 Jan 1998 15:12:04 -0800

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Greg Bulmash" <greg_at_bulmash.com> wrote:

>On 28 Jan 98 at 21:46, Lauren Guzak <guzak_at_slip.net> wrote:
>
>> This is not true. Exact palettes do not help decrease the size of your
>> .gifs, nor will they make your images sharper in a browser. They will,
>> in fact, make them dither (read: make them look less-sharp, more
>> noisy). And, depending on the number of colors in your exact palette,
>> you're more likely to fatten that image up in terms of K, rather than
>> slim it down for web optimization.
>>
>
>I'm going to have to disagree with you here. If you dither to the
>Netscape pallette first, then use an exact pallette, you *will* reduce
>file size.

Agreement with Greg here -- and you don't have to dither to do this. You
can create a graphic using the 216-safe colors -- then use HVS or a similar
plug in to save as "exact" pallette ... reducing file size and maintaining
cross-platform compatability.

If you chose not to use the 216-safe colors for "flat" (ie, line) art --
then at least look at them on different platforms to see what kind of
damage you're doing. I've seen some really "off" colors when not-browser
safe (mac v. windows -- x-windows is an entirely different kettle of fish).

Respectfully,
Kathy

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