User Guide - NetObjects Fusion

Choosing an Image Format
Picture tool
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Choosing an Image Format
To display a picture, most browsers require the picture to be stored in one of the
following Web-standard formats:
• Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg) supports 24-bit true color.
• Graphics Interchange Format (.gif) supports 8-bit, 256-color images. NetObjects
Fusion also supports GIF 89, a format for transparency, interlacing, and
animation, as well as animated .gifs. An animated .gif file contains multiple
images that a browser plays in sequence, adding movement to your pages
without browser plug-ins.
• Portable Network Graphics (.png) supports any color-depth image. To view .png
images with Netscape Navigator 4.0, the PNG Live 2.0 plug-in is required;
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 does not require a plug-in. Earlier versions of
both browsers require PNGLive 1.0 to view the image.
If you try to place a picture that is in .bmp, .pcx, .pct, or .psd format, NetObjects
Fusion offers to convert it to .gif or .jpg format. NetObjects Fusion copies the file,
converts the copy, and stores the copy in the site’s \Assets folder.
Adding a Picture
1. In Page view, choose the Picture tool from the Standard toolbar, and click
where you want to position the upper left corner of the picture.
The Picture File Open dialog appears.
2. Select the image file you want from your hard disk or LAN, or select an image
already in use in the site from the Image Assets tab. See Chapter 33, “Managing
Assets.”
You can do advanced image editing such as set the size, color depth, and
compression scheme in NetObjects Fusion. See “Using the Picture Properties
panel” on page 239.
From the Files of type drop-down list, select:
• Web Images, to see a list of all image files that can be viewed in a Web
browser, including .gif, .jpg, and .png.
• A specific file type, to see only files of that type. You can select GIF, JPEG,
PNG, BMP, PCX, PICT, or FPX.