Bits measure the pixel depth of an image wherein the smallest unit of measurement of a single bit is represented by two colors which are more often than not, black and white. The deeper the image the more colors it will have. A raster image is more characterized by depth. Vectors are commonly used for creating letterheads and other graphics that contain text and one of its main advantages is that you can compact the file without losing the sharpness of the image, regardless of how closely you zoom in. A photo of your family may have different needs compared to an image of a logo you are creating for your company. The reason why two different formats exist is simply that one provides you with the tools you need depending on what you are trying to achieve, and both are able to do that, it simply depends on what your goals are when optimizing an image. The vector image works on the basis of lines and circles and is distinguishable from one another. A raster works on the basis of colored dots which are stored in a rectangular view, which are so tightly knit together that one is practically unable to differentiate where one ends and another begins. Part 2: Getting to Know More About Your PNGĭigital images have two main formats, raster, and vector. Yes, large image sizes will slow down the rate in which your web page downloads its information thus delaying the viewing pleasure of you and your users.Ĭonsidering today’s bandwidth and speed in which people view other sites, it is safe to say that if a page doesn’t load within the first 3 seconds, he or she will likely click the back button and opt to view something else, and there is also another site waiting to be clicked and viewed and enjoyed. As a matter of fact, it was noted in the specification and was a major topic of conversation during its design stages.įurthermore, it must be stated that not resizing your images could result in your users to lose patience in waiting for your site to download. Did you know that PNG is pronounced as “ping”? But don’t make the mistake of spelling it as “ping” otherwise no one will know that you are referring to the PNG. Here is a little bit of history and trivia about the PNG. A PNG file is lossless compression and allows for advanced features such as gamma correction and gives you the ability to reproduce specific image colors over a large range of functions such as logos, titles, and copyright information. These images are often edited and shared and then displayed for yours and someone else’s viewing pleasure.
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Girl with a Small Computer Part 1: IntroductionĪ PNG, otherwise known as a Portable Graphics Network, is a common file type used for saving images.
Do you have any advice or tips to a newbie that can help me minimize the size of my PNG files that way I can continue to store them on my computer and don’t have to keep deleting them after I’ve put them online? Thank you in advance and hoping for your wisdom!
But I love taking pictures and editing them as I also love sharing them on my blog and on social media. In fact, it can barely store what some mobile phones can store. Please help! My computer is not one of those supercomputers that can store thousands of GB’s worth of data.
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