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Optimising Images for Web

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Adobe Photoshop (all versions)


To reduce the size and DPI of an image in Photoshop:

  • Click on Image in the top menu
     


 

  • In the dropdown menu, choose Image Size...
     


 

  • Reduce the Resolution to 72
  • The width and height will reduce automatically, if the width is still above 1000, bring this down to 1000 Pixels
  • Click OK
  • The pop up will disappear and the image will be much smaller on your screen.  If you have the navigator open you will see your zoom is much less than 100%.

 

Saving

 

Before Creative Cloud, Adobe Photoshop had a Save for Web option (still available in CC under the Export settings or by using Shift + Ctr + Alt + S), CC does not require Save for Web and optimises all images on saving.

CC Users:

  • Click Save As in the File menu
  • Choose either JPG or PNG in the Save as type options
  • Click Save
  • Set your quality to around 7 (higher if you're not happy with the result)
  • Click OK
     


 

Earlier Photoshop versions:

  • Click Save for Web in the File menu
  • Select the 4-Up tab - this shows you the image with 4 different quality options.
  • Make sure the Preset is set up JPEG High
  • Generally the top-right image is the preferable quality option.  Click that to highlight it.
  • Click Save...
     

 

Final result

 

Image size: 139 kb

1.5% file size of the original


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