Gallery images - jpeg or gif?

galspot · 2007-04-08, 08:55 PM

Should a gallery image (that I'm submitting to TGPs) use jpg for the thumbs, or gif? I had a few errors come back from last nights submissions that said their checker tool didn't find any pictures on the page I was submitting, but there are 18 gifs linking to full size jpegs...

Thanks.

Licker4U · 2007-04-09, 03:45 AM

I've never heard of anyone using .gif's for gallery images. The file size is usually waaaaay too large and, I may be wrong, but I think .jpg's are a better quality. Both can have their file sizes compressed with free tools but if your images aren't being detected by scripts then yes, change to .jpg's.

Goodlove · 2007-04-09, 05:34 AM

I would stick to jpgs only. It's the standard.

GIF's have a limit of 256 colours, which means photographs look extremely poor when converted to .gif - The file size is also usually much higher than a jpg of the same source image and dimensions.

Stick to jpg's even for your thumbnails too

raymor · 2007-04-09, 11:26 AM

GIF is for graphics with fewer than 256 colors - drawings, graphical text such as a logo, etc.
JPG or PNG are used for photos.

ronnie · 2007-04-09, 11:30 PM

As said, Gif for text, jpg for pictures. why the gif thumbs linked to big jpg pictures? Maybe a setting in you thumb/page creator? That might have been what tripped the scanner?

2007-04-08, 08:55 PM	#1
galspot Internet! Is that thing still around? Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5	Gallery images - jpeg or gif? Should a gallery image (that I'm submitting to TGPs) use jpg for the thumbs, or gif? I had a few errors come back from last nights submissions that said their checker tool didn't find any pictures on the page I was submitting, but there are 18 gifs linking to full size jpegs... Thanks. __________________ Cheers, Jason ------- http://www.Galspot.com

2007-04-09, 11:26 AM	#4
raymor The only guys who wear Hawaiian shirts are gay guys and big fat party animals Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 178	GIF is for graphics with fewer than 256 colors - drawings, graphical text such as a logo, etc. JPG or PNG are used for photos. __________________ Ray Morris support@bettercgi.com Strongbox/Throttlebox & more TXDPS #A14012

2007-04-09, 03:45 AM	#2
Licker4U Mean people suck, nice people swallow, are you mean or nice? Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lower Alabama-The Redneck Riviera Posts: 2,377	I've never heard of anyone using .gif's for gallery images. The file size is usually waaaaay too large and, I may be wrong, but I think .jpg's are a better quality. Both can have their file sizes compressed with free tools but if your images aren't being detected by scripts then yes, change to .jpg's.

2007-04-09, 05:34 AM	#3
Goodlove If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 31	I would stick to jpgs only. It's the standard. GIF's have a limit of 256 colours, which means photographs look extremely poor when converted to .gif - The file size is also usually much higher than a jpg of the same source image and dimensions. Stick to jpg's even for your thumbnails too

2007-04-09, 11:30 PM	#5
ronnie Wheither you think you can or you think you can't, Your right. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 2,274	As said, Gif for text, jpg for pictures. why the gif thumbs linked to big jpg pictures? Maybe a setting in you thumb/page creator? That might have been what tripped the scanner?