> I'm reworking my gallery site and I am trying to decide how
> big is too big for image files. I've tried in the past to
> keep the files under about 28 kB for a 650x450 pixel image.
> But, that is resulting in visible .jpg artifacts in some
> images, prompting one of my beta reviewers to rightfully
> complain. So, when you are viewing a gallery of images, how
> long are you willing to wait for an image to load?
Depends on the image, some are worth waiting for others not, the problem
is you don't know whether it was worth it until it's loaded !
> And how
> big is that in kB for your particular internet capability?
I don't have any problems with images up to 100kB (see previous
comment), if it's real content, what annoys me is waiting for all the
"decoration" bits to load - not pointing particularly at any list
member's site.
>
> And, yes, I know about progressive load images. How do you
> feel about those?
>
ok.
...Wayne
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