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that is called lossy compression because of the loss of image quality as you
increase the compression. However, the JPEG compression scheme is extremely
good and you can sometimes compress the file up to 200:1 without severe
loss of image quality. JPEG is consequently a popular format for posting image
files on the Internet for minimum file size and minimum download time.
Clicking Save after choosing this format displays the
JPEG Image Options
dialog box
(page 901).
PNG (*.png) PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a still-image file format
developed for use with the Internet and World Wide Web. PNG is a format
that generates a compressed image without any loss of quality, unlike the loss
of quality found in JPEG files.
Clicking Save after choosing this format displays the
PNG Image Options
dialog box
(page 901).
See also:
Save a Rendered Image
BMP Image Options Dialog Box
Options used when saving a rendering to a BMP image file.
Summary
When BMP is chosen as the output format, the BMP Image Options dialog
box is displayed.
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
Color
Monochrome Creates a 2-bit black and white image.
8 Bits (256 Grayscale) Creates an 8-bit grayscale image using 256 shades of
gray.
8 Bits (256 Colors) Renders a smaller, 8-bit color image from a palette of 256
colors.
24 Bits (16.7 Million Colors) Renders a larger, true color (24-bit) file.
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