saving an image Options

[freeflow]

im trying to have a transparent image
but i dont know what to say it as.

when i save i as gif : it always comes out with a pattern no matter how i do it .
when i save as png transparent: the file is way to big

and yes i save for web.

[talcumpowder]

..... How large is the actual image(not file size)?
[ http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/18612678/ ]
^ That's 269 KB and it's actually 600 x 450.
[ http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/19012216/ ]
^ 433, 550 x 670.
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I also suggest saving as PNG-8. It's like a super-powered gif file in a way.

[freeflow]

if i saved it as png it would be
900k+ and thats big. it was over 900k .

[talcumpowder]

-shakes head-

How large is the actual image(not file size)?

And have you tried saving it as PNG-8?

[freeflow]

697x503
but on png-8 its pratically the same thing as gif it comes out w/ patterns or noise

[talcumpowder]

..... How much of the image needs to be transparent? You can slice it if not all of it requires transparency.

[Eryi]

What happens when you save it as .JPEG?

[*mipadi*]

Well, the transparency goes away, for one thing; JPEG's don't support transparency.