How to change the file size in IrfanView?

[ikar]

How to change the file size in IrfanView? (Say from 114KB to 3KB without lossing details)

Is the question stupid?

 

[Coxster]

By compressing it... Quality will always be lost when compressing to a certain extent.

 

[Guinness]

Reducing the colour amount. I've forgotten what the actual term of its called.

 

[Coxster]

I've forgotten what the actual term of its called.

Increasing/decreasing the 'colour depth' IIRC.

 

[ikar]

Decresing color depth doesn't help that much

 

[Coxster]

Decresing color depth doesn't help that much

You'll never get a 113kb image down to 3kb with perfect quality.

 

[class 313]

i got somthing from 45kb to 13 (14kb i dunno) without losing on detail, but i used paint shop pro

 

[Tom B]

If you're on about compressing stuff for an avatar reduce the size. Also save in a sensible format - i.e. not a windoze bitmap! The JPG algorithm in Irfan seems to be particularly efficient.

 

[Tom]

If you're on about compressing stuff for an avatar reduce the size. Also save in a sensible format - i.e. not a windoze bitmap! The JPG algorithm in Irfan seems to be particularly efficient.

Is even more efficient in Adobe Photoshop CS2.

 

[Sprog]

If you're on about compressing stuff for an avatar reduce the size. Also save in a sensible format - i.e. not a windoze bitmap! The JPG algorithm in Irfan seems to be particularly efficient.

Is even more efficient in Adobe Photoshop CS2.

Agreeed! 8) 8)

 

[Coxster]

i got somthing from 45kb to 13 (14kb i dunno) without losing on detail, but i used paint shop pro

45kb -> 13kb is a difference of 32kb,
114kb -> 3kb is a difference of 110kb, well over 3 times the drop in your file's size!

 

[devon_metro]

I Managed to get my Avatar down from 231Kb to 2.7Kb without compromising on quality using photo shop.

 

[Tom B]

i got somthing from 45kb to 13 (14kb i dunno) without losing on detail, but i used paint shop pro

I'm guessing the 14kb figure comes from Bindoze Explorer, which decides that (treating us as idiot n00bs as usual) we can't handle decimals...