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Optimize Graphics for a Fast Loading Site

Heavy images take too much time to load on web pages even required too much byte transfer from server to client machine. It means we are not only wasting our money and time, clients also. It seems costly, when our web host gives us a limited amount of storage space and a maximum data transfer allowance, and our graphics exceed those limits, in such a case we will have to pay extra. That why we need to optimize our web pages by optimizing web images . We can optimize our images according to their need. Like we can show photograph and snap shots in JPG format, can show small animations in Gif format instead of flash files And General purpose images like Logo, layout images and other graphical images, image buttons, menu bar images and so on in PNG format. We can also optimize our images by following few tips like: 1. Using Thumbnail : Thumbnails are miniature versions of a picture that are hyperlinked to its actual size version. The thumbnail will load fast, and by clicking on it you...

Best suitable image format for website.

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PNGs are designed to be a more efficient, flexible, and patent-free replacement for GIFs. By replacing your GIFs with PNGs you can speed up your web pages and save bandwidth. Image Ranking according to Browser Compatability or Popularity JPEG: Size: 1451 bytes Or 1.41 KB Transparency Support: No transparency Jpeg image is best option if we need to show photographs like in photoalbum or showing prtoduct images and so on. But for graphical images like cartoons and illustration images, jpeg is not a good option. GIF: Size: 2168 bytes Or 2.11 KB Transparency Support: No transparency As we can see it is quite heavier then jpeg image. So it is not a good choice for web images. PNG-8 Bit without transparent image is the best alternative option of Gif image. But it is useful if we want to show some animation, gif will be the right option. Gif support animations. And Its weight(KB) will be depends on its Animation. GIF: Size: 2168 bytes Or 2.11 KB Transparency Support: Binary Transparency As w...

Create Perfect Triangle in Adobe illustrator 10

Create any number of sided shape. Minimum you can create a triangle and maximum number of corners as u wish. Just follow my my steps below. 1. Pick the STAR tool 2. Drag to draw the star but don’t release your mouse button. Press continuously. 3. Press DOWN arrow key on keyboard to decrease number of star sides.(minimum 3 sides) Or Press UP arrow key on keyboard to increase the number of star sides. (maximum as u wish) 4. Now continuously Press the SHIFT key to set all star sides equal. and now release the mouse button. 5. Now release the SHIFT key. 6. You will get the Perfect shape . TIPS:- Actully shift Key is generally used to create perfect shape like Square with Rectangle tool, Circle with Oval tool and resizing the object shape with proper ratio.