KitchenSink Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 (edited) Let me state upfront that I am not an experienced image editor. I edit images in my spare time, so I apologize if this question is elementary, or if my use of terminology is wrong. In this first image, a .PNG, I have created some colors with crisp, clean lines. If I save the image, it remains as crisp and clean as when I drew it. In this second image, a .JPG, the very same image has been "blended" slightly, where the colors bleed into one another. No matter how many times I correct this color bleeding, upon saving the image, the colors bleed into each other again. Is there a way to prevent this problem from occurring? I unfortunately must make this image a JPEG, so I can't just circumvent the problem by sticking with the .PNG image. Edited May 18, 2010 by KitchenSink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 It is unfortunate that you're limited to JPEG. Even a GIF filetype gives a better result with this image. What are the circumstances that limit you to JPEG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 JPEG is a lossy format, meaning that it discards some image data in order to achieve better compression and thus smaller filesizes. You can try increasing the value of the quality slider when saving, but there will always be some "artifacts" from this compression. Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 As pyrochild pointed out, there's really no way around this. Unfortunately, it's just the way the JPEG saving process works. If your limitation to JPG is filesize, I'd recommend using .GIF or .PNG with the OptiPNG plugin (which can often reduce PNG filesizes to be comparable to their JPG counterparts). If your limitation is a hard limit based on the destination of the image, pyrochild's solution would be the best. Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 (edited) Edit: please disregard my post, I just answered my own question by looking at the full-sized pictures. Edited May 18, 2010 by pdnnoob Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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