The Little Guy
11-08-2005, 10:53 PM
I have looked around at some web pages, and I have noticed that they take one image and break it up into several images. What is the Point of doing this?
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Robert Wellock
11-09-2005, 10:44 AM
Download speed typically, either that or they started with a tracing image.
simplygraphix
11-09-2005, 10:57 AM
One thing though, the more the image the more the number of connections the client needs to make to the server. But yes, one should break images and this helps in TWO main things:
a. download speeds as Robert Wellock pointed out
b. Preserving image quality (remember with web images, typically, gif and jpgs) there is always a tradeoff between quality and file size.
Want to know more? First read When to use gifs and when to use jpgs (http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/graphics/when_to_use_gifs_when_to_use_jpgs.php3) and then (more direct to your question) Using GIF and JPG in one image (http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/graphics/using_gif_jpg_in_one_image.php3)
Hope this helps.
a. download speeds as Robert Wellock pointed out
b. Preserving image quality (remember with web images, typically, gif and jpgs) there is always a tradeoff between quality and file size.
Want to know more? First read When to use gifs and when to use jpgs (http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/graphics/when_to_use_gifs_when_to_use_jpgs.php3) and then (more direct to your question) Using GIF and JPG in one image (http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/graphics/using_gif_jpg_in_one_image.php3)
Hope this helps.
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