...been browsing through the gallery. Lots of really good stuff there but how do you get an image of around 800*600 in 24 bit colour to cramm into 1MB? I don't get it. Every time I try to compress any decent sized image I end up with spotty rubbish. What software are you all using to prepare the images? Any tutorials out there that could help? regards peejay

hmm well what format do you save it as?? if you are using photoshop and save as a jpeg and say 5-7 quality it should be alright

heyas; check the shareware/download places for jpeg optimizer. it lets you set different compression rates for various areas of your picture. background junk can be highly compressed, and then you can uncompress the edges of the figures and all. very handy.

Just to be different - not saying that this way is better or worse...but it works :o) I frequently do mine in Poser by loading the render either as a background picture - in which case to render you will need to put something in the scene, I use a signiture prop I made up in RDS to sign my work. Or as an alternative, I load a square prop into an empty scene, resize the square to fit the window, and paste the picture to the square as a texture. I need to adjust the lighting and the material settings, with this method. Once all this is done, I select the render options window, uncheck render with shadow, and set the size I want. I render and then save as a jpg at either 90 or 95 %.

Thanks I'm off to try both now

You might also like to consider these : compression programs: Author: XA Tech URL: http://www.xat.com/ Program: XA Tech Jpeg Optimizer 3.05 cost: US $29 platform w95 Company: Pegasus Imaging Corporation URL: http://www.pegasusimaging.com/ Program: JPEG Wizard 1.0 Program URL: http://www.pegasusimaging.com/products/wizard.html Platform: w95 Type: JPEG compressor and manager Price: $49 for batch processing or free 30 day trial free online jpeg compression : http://www.webreference.com/services/graphics/jw/ Spinwave http://www.spinwave.com/crunchers.html Online jpeg and gif crunchers - free services jpeg cruncher is $49 for the full version gif cruncher is $49 for the full version Jpeg cruncher pro $49.95 for the full version free demos available online jpeg & gif cruncher : http://www.freegraphics.com/art-gifjpeg-cruncher.html ( spinwave products and same prices for jpeg cruncher and gif cruncher) online jpeg & gif cruncher : http://www.lights.com/publisher/cruncher/ HVS GIFCruncher - Crunch GIFs from an HTTP URL, an FTP directory, or your hard drive with HVS GIF Cruncher. GIFCruncher can reduce GIF sizes and download times by up to 90%, depending on the image. Register for more advanced options (multiple GIFs, FTP, and batch options). http://www.webreference.com/services/graphics/gc/ Image optimizers : http://www.xat.com/image_optimizer/image_optimizer.shtml free demo available cost is $39 for standard product JPEG Optimizer: The JPEG Image Compressor for Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000 Features: Use MagiCompress to magically compress your images at the touch of a button Up to 50% more compression than a standard JPEG Speed up web pages and save disk space Real-time Preview Selective optimization - compress some areas more than others Batch mode to compress 100s of Images at a time Makes 100% compatible JPEGs Download JPEG Optimizer Version 3.15 from our Download page. Purchase (register) $29 including FREE upgrades, with Credit Card or Check. http://www.xat.com/jpeg_optimizer/jpeg_optimizer.shtml

Thank you all. Downloaded XAT jpeg thingy like you said and it's one cool piece of software. Brilliant! If you want to see what I did with it, my first post is on the Bryce gallery now. Many thanks again to all. peejay