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Subject: Re: Tips for low-resolution, screen-only viewing?
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In article <39vio5$70r@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk> Joe Cutting,
paxjc@vax.nott.ac.uk writes:
>If you're working with machines like PCs and Macs (not SGIs) convert all
photos type 
>images to 256 colours rather than true colour (24bit).

Cobblers! Keep the images 24-bit JPEGs for Macs! There are far more Macs
in the world with 24-bit screens than SGI's, and if you count the ones
with 16-bit displays you'll notice the difference.
JPEG compression is far more efficient than GIF compression
