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January 9, 2017
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Creating gif files: "Save for web (legacy)" vs. "Export as"

  • January 9, 2017
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Hi all! I have a client who is interested in know the difference in gif files created using  "Export > Save for web (legacy)" vs. "Export > Export as (gif)."

What we're trying to do is create small gif files from large pages with text (exported from a pdf). The text is hard to read once exported as a tif... and then it loses a lot of legibility when exporting as a gif file. 

Thanks.

julie

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    Derek Cross
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    Derek CrossCommunity Expert
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    January 9, 2017

    What is the purpose of producing these formats and what kind of content do they have?

    DigitalChickster
    DigitalChicksterAuthor
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    January 9, 2017

    This is for market research... we've been doing it for many, many years. But for some reason, they now want a clearer image... so people can zoom in on the pages they are being asked about. The content can be editorials or ads from magazines.

    DigitalChickster
    DigitalChicksterAuthor
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    January 9, 2017

    So why Gifs, it seems an inappropriate format.


    I agree with you... but they work. Or at least they have. I guess I muddled the question by going into too much detail. Really I just need to know if there's a difference between the two ways of "creating" gif files. They want gif files... they've specified that. And they have been using them for a long time. The smaller images they use are jpg files. But when someone clicks on the small file in order to bring up a larger file... they want to use gifs.

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