Images for the Web, forum posts, etc.

Choose your formats - we can help make faster loading webpages, reduce traffic if we chose the best format for images we include in our posts.

I noticed a lag on loading an image included in another website I linked to (in this status: https://qoto.org/@design_RG/103240153529603948 )

Didn't feel right, and it *wasn't*

I use Irfanview to edit, crop, compress images which I like to include in my posts here.

Had noticed the variations, on how sometimes PNG can produce significantly smaller files than the older JPEG format.

Sometimes it's the opposite - JPEG handles life imagery, more complex, better, giving smaller finished images.

Make a point to chose the best format - and be part of keeping things running as fast as possible.

A couple of examples follow, the original page image was a PNG, weighing a hefty *600 KiloBytes*, a bit too much for me.

See the Information boxes for the original PNG, and the improved JPEG, MUCH smaller.

I use the RIOT plugin with Irfanview, and it's a great combo. Both free, small, easy to learn and use. Recommended!

* IrfanView : https://www.irfanview.com

* RIOT : https://riot-optimizer.com/download/