When I try to save this picture to a .gif from a .psd (photoshop) it becomes all grainy, but the one I have saved as a .png is crystal clear. should i change the resolution or something so when i save it to a .gif it doesnt become grainy?

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sorry my bad, the picture is animated. its suppose to be:

http://alkaspace.com/is.php?i=3200&img=ljlayout1.gif

GIF's are usually grainy. There really isn't anything you can do about that. Try saving it as a jpg

jpg cant save animations. not all gif are grainy, most of my pictures saved as gif arent.

hmmm... I honestly have no idea then. Could you keep it as a png?

whops, sp its .psd not .png

but anyways, saving it as a .psd wont work because im sure not many websites support it when i want to upload it.

oooohhh. That makes it a whole lot different. Honestly, I have no idea. Maybe try closing it and reloading it?

do you have CS2?


answer that and i can help you
(however, that image you showed has WAY too many colors, and that's why it's grainy like that, you shouldn't use so many colors and they turn out better)

yes, i do have cs2

do ctrl+alt+shift+s IN PHOTOSHOP

and it will save animated gifs and you have a lot more control

it is animated though, and if i open it on photoshop then it stops moving and is just like one layer

you have to go to Window>animation

or open it in imageready first and then transfer it to photoshop if it's still one frame

i dont have that animation choice on photoshop, only on imageready

Don't optimize it. The more optimized it is, the grainier it will be. Less colours. You don't have a save for web feature? Because that gives you tons of control over the animation in Elements... And you can see how it looks.

if you have CS2
you CAN have an animation window in photoshop

I have adobe photoshop cs2, and adobe imageready cs2.
I really dont have an animation window, or at least its not under windows.

fish-cake: I do have a save for wed feature on photoshop, but not on imageready

Chose .gif filetype and it should give you an animation checkbox. I don't have CS2, so I'm not entirely sure on this. Check it and then play around until it looks good.