How to compress Image files for web usage.

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The images you capture from your digital cameras mostly save the image files in the following formats

• Raw
• Jpeg

While these images are exceptionally good in quality,they also have a large file size.Cameras these days capture files of size varying from 3-4 mb.Imagine filling up your hard disk with a collection of your vacation trip photos,that would be huge.
   So,today ill describe how to compress these digital pictures without any loss of quality.Just follow the simple steps given below.

• Download Irfanview from here:- http://www.irfanview.com/
• Next,you need to download the RIOT plugin,which is used for our purpose.To download Click here
• Now extract the zip file you downloaded in the step above,and put its contents in the Irfanview installation directory,under the "plugins" folder.
• Now,Open Irfanview.Next,open the image you want to compress with it.
• Once the image is opened,Click on File=>Save for Web(Plugin).
• Select the quality options(I'll recommend medium)and give a file name for the saved file.
  NOTE:It is VERY IMPORTANT that you give a different name to your save file,from the name of the original file,as once compressed,if you name it with the same name as the original version,then you might not be able to get the original back.

Now,what you have is an image of the same quality,with a considerable lesser size.

                                        HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS TUTORIAL :)

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