Web Graphic Optimization

Big image files can cause your site to be heavy and slow-loading. This is not a way to attract more visitors but quite the contrary. You have to remember that although high-speed internet is the most common service, there are still individuals with dial-up connections, whether it's due to cost or service availability. For those individuals, image file size can have a huge impact.

Optimizing web graphics has many advantages; saving on bandwidth and decreasing load-time are the two main factors that every webmaster should concern themselves with. The ultimate goals for your website should be to make it as user-friendly as possible and the time it takes for a user to see your website is of utmost importance. If they have to wait too long, they will simply leave.

Here are some cool tools that let you optimize your graphics online for free. Be sure to pay attention to the file extension as each tool supports its own assortment of file types.

GIF Works
GifWorks an online GIF image editor. This unique tool is completely on-line -- nothing to download or install. Better yet, it's ABSOLUTELY FREE -- no prepaid tokens or subscriptions. You can create your own special effects with any GIF -- even animated ones! Resize it, colorize it, optimize it, and jazzercise it -- then save it and take it with you.

JPEG Wizard
The JPEG Wizard demonstrates Pegasus Imaging's ability to shrink and edit JPEG images without the damage of decompression and recompression. The JPEG Wizard Online Optimizer is a free service of Pegasus Imaging to provide access to the only true JPEG compression optimization available. The JPEG Wizard Online Optimizer will also rotate and mirror your JPEG file. Additional editing capabilities are available in The JPEG Wizard Windows software application.

Optimize Graphic
Fat graphics are the leading cause of slow-loading Web pages. Use this free image optimizer, GIFbot, to slim all the graphics on your website.

My Imager
MyImager.com is your own free everything online image editor! Upload or call images from anywhere on the web and edit them freely with the dozens of tools and filters that we offer! This is a 100% free service, offered by the great people at Cool Archive.