I would like to know why the forum is creating 24-bit PNG thumbnails that are ofter bigger in file size than the actual image! (:AGY)
While PNG is great for most screenshots, is not well suited for thumbnails as text over a single color/grandient becomes a bunch of different grey pixel that are harder to compress. As a thumbnail usually doesn’t need 16 millons colors and lossless compression, a 8-bit (256 colors) PNG or a JPG with moderated compression may be better.
If this is not the correct forum please move the thread.
I just attached a screenshot with a size of 2790 bytes. The forum created a thumbnail with a size of 12765 bytes. The thumbnail took 4.5 times more bandwitch than the actual image.
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You’re right. I never noticed :o. Doesn’t make sense.