Do a good job with images and graphics and your Web pages will convey your message and invite repeat visits. Alas, many Web authors lack the techniques for using graphics well, and overload their pages -- and precious network bandwidth -- with clumsy images and oversized files.
The challenge is to deliver dramatic, high-quality images while maintaining small file sizes. Meeting this challenge demands both a well-chosen set of image processing techniques, and a solid foundation in the technology of computer imaging.
Photoshop is the Rolls Royce of image processing tools. Its capabilities are immense. It is the tool of choice for most professional website developers.
Step-by-step procedures for conducting common graphics preparation tasks for the Web are presented here.