.gif quick help

[dave9713]

im trying to upload some images to my ftp and i need to convert them from .jpeg to .gif but no matter what i do (online or off) it always seems to loose quality! can anyone help me with a solution?

Thanks guys!

 

[neroux]

Why do you need to convert them?

GIF only allows 256 colors, while JPG allows up to 16 millions. This is the probable reason for your loss of quality.

 

[jido]

If you use Photoshop Elements, use the "convert for Web" tool and select the optimised palette. Should help with image quality.
Can you use PNG instead of GIF?

 

[dave9713]

well i have downloaded a template for a forum (iwebplus) and i want to replace an image however it is .gif at the end... would it matter about the file type? Because i don't think i know enough let a lone have the paitence to go around the entire template code changing the .gif to .png or .jpeg

Thanks for all the help so far

 

[neroux]

Well, I think most modern browser would recognise the actual file format (independent of the file extension) but I wouldnt really recommend this way.

If you havent tried it yet, I would see whether I can optimise the image down to 256 colors. If it doesnt work you should either really change the template code, alternatively you could also work with a HTTP redirect (redirect all GIF requests to the JPEG version). Although this would be unnecessarily resource intensive it could solve your problem.

 

[jido]

Some mainstream browsers don't like to see a .JPG image when the file type says .GIF. Better to correct it either in the picture file itself or the template.

 

[dave9713]

ok thanks a lot for the help jido & neroux ill try and optmise the image to get results