Palandor's General Graphics Tips

This section of the site is directed at giving answers to many of the questions that I get concerning some of the fundamental of graphics work.

They aren't meant to be technically perfect and definitive works on the subject - they are meant to be easy to read, give enough information to help you get better results and to break through some of the jargon.

File Formats: An overview of various formats along with suitability for various uses - also has an Extension to Package list to help you work out where a file originated.

Gif vs JPEG: As the 2 most common file formats for the web this will help you understand when you should choose Gif or JPEG and what the trade-offs are.

Optimising: How to make the resulting files as small as possible and ensure that you have perfect master whilst reducing your visitors waiting time.

Mouse Over: How to incorporate the roll over effect when hand coding.

Gif 89a: The animated gif ... explains the connection to the other optimisation topics and shows local palettes, timing, etc.

Masks: Or alphas ... these are the most invaluable tools in any graphics package. Explanations of the mask channel, how to smooth them, sources of masks you may never have considered and object/layer alpha.

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