On Sun, 2010-01-31 at 10:30 -0800, Ilya Haykinson wrote: > However, on the bit depth, I recommend that we not go with full color > (24-bit or higher) images unless we absolutely need it: the additional > file size is probably not worth the minor improvement in quality given > the small size of the images. Exceptions would be when taking > screenshots that contain full-color photos or video.
Less than 24 bit means strong color-banding on gradients. It will mess up every single icon, except if you switch to high-contrast, but we want to stay with defaults, right? ;) The combination of JPG compression and reduced colors would make no sense. JPG works well on smooth stuff and has problems with strong color contrasts (= the thing you will have more of after color reduction). The file size worry should not take priority over delivering a good looking document with screenshots wherever they are helpful. -- Thorsten Wilms thorwil's design for free software: http://thorwil.wordpress.com/ _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual Post to : ubuntu-manual@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
