If a similar photo needs to have lossless compression or transparent areas, then a PNG-24 will be required.
If your image is a photo with lots of colors or an illustration with gradations and you want to squeeze the file size down, JPEG will probably be your best choice. The more compression, the smaller the file will be and the faster it will load on a webpage.īut first, you’ll need to decide which of the three file formats you want to use. In most image editing applications this is done by the selections you make in the “Save As” or “Export As” dialog box when saving a PNG, JPG, or GIF. The primary way to reduce the file size of an image is by increasing the amount of compression.
