ken2 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Hi, Can anyone help? I need to know what is the best format and size to save a "typical" image for viewing on a website. And how to go about compressing images in Affinity. My site at http://originalartworks.net is loading images okay, but I have to wait occasionally before moving to the next one... Really grateful for any tips. Regards, Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barninga Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 usually a resolution between 72 and 96 dpi is good for the web. about compression, i think that it all depends on the accuracy you need and whether your website is based upon images or these are just decorative elements of your pages. if you can tolerate some modest degrading in quality, i guess that a quality level between 75 and 85% should be adequate. You can set the compression level as quality level directly in the file->export dialog of affinity photo. choose the file format (all what i wrote until now applies to jpeg files) and set the quality level, then click on "export". Quote take care, stefano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oval Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Just one example: Your 4005542-Bethnal-Green has about 1,1 MB @ 90% quality. Try it with 59% or less (resulting in much quicker loading) and compare both files. We think this would be good enough. What about image preloading and an additional small picture detail which provides better information for potential buyers? We are sure, R C-R will give you much more detailed help soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 usually a resolution between 72 and 96 dpi is good for the web. Dots per inch or pixels per inch is irrelevant for the web. Computer screens only know about pixel dimensions, not inches. anon1 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken2 Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Thanks a lot guys. You have given me some great pointers! (and a lot of work!) Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted May 24, 2016 Staff Share Posted May 24, 2016 Hi Ken, Welcome to Affinity Forums :)You can also try ImageOptim (open source app). It optimises images for web use without sacrificing quality (lossless compression by default but can also be configured to use lossy compression - that is sacrifice quality a little in exchange for even smaller sizes - check menu ImageOptim ▸ Preferences... ▸ Quality tab for lossy options). You just need to drag the images over the program interface and it does the rest. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oval Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 […] You have given me some great pointers! (and a lot of work!) (Sorry!) :) With tools like Graphicconverter you get a preview to see which compression is the best (compromise) and prevent overwriting. BTW: Your 3994253-Textured-Tulips is with 4096 pixel height much too big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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