2. Bilder für das Web aufbereiten

One of the most common uses for GIMP, is to prepare images for web sites. This means that images should look as nice as possible while keeping the file size as small as possible. This step-by-step guide demonstrates how to create small files with minimal loss of image quality.

2.1. Bilder mit einem optimalen Größe- / Qualitäts-Verhältnis

An optimal image for the web depends upon the image type and the file format. Use JPEG for Photographs because they usually have many colors and great detail. An image with fewer colors, such as a button, icon, or screenshot, is better suited to the PNG format.

  1. Als erstes öffnen Sie wie immer Ihr Bild. Als Beispielbild benutze ich hier das GIMP-Maskottchen „Wilber“.

    Abbildung 6.6. Das Bild mit Wilber im RGBA-Modus geöffnet.

    Das Bild mit Wilber im RGBA-Modus geöffnet.

  2. Das Bild befindet sich jetzt im RGB-Modus mit einem zusätzlichen Alphakanal (RGBA). Meistens benötigen Sie keinen Alphakanal, wenn Sie Bilder für das Web erstellen möchten. Daher können Sie ihn entfernen. Das geschieht durch einen Klick auf Bild zusammenfügen.

    A photograph rarely has an alpha channel, so the image will open in RGB mode rather than RGBA mode; and you won't have to remove the alpha channel.

    [Anmerkung] Anmerkung

    If the image has a soft transition into the transparent areas, you should not remove the alpha channel, since the information used for the transition is not be saved in the file. To save an image with transparent areas that do not have a soft transition, (similar to GIF), remove the alpha channel.

  3. After you have flattened the image, save the image in the PNG format for your web site.

[Anmerkung] Anmerkung

You can save your image in the PNG format with the default settings. Always using maximum compression when creating the image. Maximum compression has no affect on image quality or the time required to display the image, but it does take longer to save. A JPEG image, however, loses quality as the compression is increased. If your image is a photograph with lots of colors, you should use jpeg. The main thing is to find the best tradeoff between quality and compression. You can find more information about this topic in Abschnitt 1.2.2, „Bild im JPEG-Format speichern“.