OPTIMIZE = What is it? What is good about it. How2's of Optimize?

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Optimize Defined

Is it Optimize or Optimise?

Either one! It is a Synonym.
They are similar words that mean the same thing.
Optimise Defined

You can reduce file size in a number of different ways. The best end result you are trying for is the most pixel beauty packed into as few kb's as you can.

Why? Why Optimize?

Because if a image is so large in kb size that it takes forrrrrrrrrrrrever to load you will lose your audience. Stats show if a web surfer comes to your site and you don't have your page loaded for them in 60 secs or less you lose 50% of your visitors. So if your image is 200kb and you use it in a webpage you just defeated the whole purpose of a webpage. Very few will wait for the page to load. Too big of kb size means you will probably not use the image.

Optimize at Gifworks? How?

Lots of different ways.
The optimize button is on the second row of buttons
2nd to last now. Or the center button on the 2nd row.
GW's recently upgraded.

You have 3 options on that drop down.

Reduce colors
Websafe colors
Split the Frames

I use the first 2 a lot

When using websafe colors I usually will check mark the normal dither. I like that effect the best. Sometimes images get too grainy though.

Websafe Colors and an animated pallet. The above is a perfect example. This image is 176kb.
As a click to view the file size is not a problem. If this image was being used as a webpage enhancement or decoration. Then it would be a problem. It would slow your page load down to a crawl.

Smart crop helps reduce kbs

Reducing size meaning width and height
Reduces kb size.

Some times things work, other times they don't. With animations in particular. Because you are dealing with a number of frames that are sometimes bouncing off of each other. In the looping of the frames. Each image is uniquely it's self. As different as fingerprints.

I have a couple of Optimize related pages here and there I'll post them up.
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Well sheez!.I knew I had a 'few' pages related to optimize I didn't know I had this many! ROTF I think this is most of them. I may have missed a few.

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Scroll down this page for:

"The Making of a Glitter Godzilla!"
Tips-N-Tricks to keep the image kb's=Size down

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Nineteen Frames!
Selecting frames to loop together:

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An in depth look at a flare animation

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ImageMagick Output Optimize clear comments has moved:

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Optimize using the image
quality percentage %'s

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Optimizing images with the wtv-zone

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Blinkie maker at the bottom of the page I talk a little bit about file size with the line you use.

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8.)
Smooth animations using older animation programs.

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