Overview

It is sometimes difficult to draw the line between quality and practicality. On one hand, an image may look better if it is bigger or more detailed. On the other, many people may not wait for the image to finish loading before they move on to another site.

The guidelines that follow demonstrate different aspects of quality, color space, and file size.

This section discusses graphic file formats in detail. It is divided into 3 parts:

			Types of graphic file formats discussed include GIF, JPG, PNG, and TIF
			Properties of each type of graphic file format
			Placing images with the <IMG> tag

For additional reference:

			Appendix D: Quality of images saved with different settings
			Appendix E: Image Lab displays different images side by side

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