"Chris Huff" <chr### [at] yahoocom> wrote in message
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| In article <391C3EBB.727FA7E1@online.no>, tor### [at] hotmailcom wrote:
|
| > I wonder if I can post PNG images to this group?
| > (Is there a policy regarding what file format to use?)

I converted this image earlier to png just to see for myself if you could
have done that and been better off.  Nope.  It was about 3 times the file size.
When in doubt go with least compression/most quality jpeg for this newsgroup.
A png file at last resort would still be good if in the 250KB range (by popular
opinion).
That's assuming you are looking to get across a perfected image "for show",
anything else ought to be uploaded as Chris has already said since that
implies it's ready for the masses anyway.

Bob

| Generally you should use JPEG, since it is supported by more newsreaders
| and the download time is shorter(and they take less room on the server).
| If the PNG is small and fine detail needs to be preserved(like in some
| recent logo images), PNG's are also acceptable. If you have a large
| image that can't take JPEG compression, it is usually suggested to
| upload it to a web page and post a message with a link to the
| full-quality version and maybe a preview image.
|
| Sometimes people post GIF files too, they aren't very common though.
|
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