How to I optimise images for the web?

[cdgeorge]

I would like to be able to optimise images for the web beyong just being able to resize them. I cannot find any options in XnView to select 'progressive' in order to show the user the picture is loading; or even the option to lower the quality of the JPG which all helps to reduce the size of the image file on the Internet.

[helmut]

I would like to be able to optimise images for the web beyong just being able to resize them. I cannot find any options in XnView to select 'progressive' in order to show the user the picture is loading; or even the option to lower the quality of the JPG which all helps to reduce the size of the image file on the Internet.

In Tools > Options > Write > GIF you can set "Interlaced" and in "Tools > Options > Write > JPG" you can set progressive. When saving an image, you can reach those options pages quickly by choosing the format you want and then clicking "Options" in the options dialog.

FAQ "How to prepare an image for the internet" provides valuable information regarding this matter.

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