Picture size & resolution

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  accidentalmasturbator · Member · Jan 18, 2012 at 1:25 pm

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  What is the optimum size and pixel resolution for images in blog posts in order to reduce file size to a minimum but keep them a decent on-screen quality?
  I’ve also seen an export seting in PhotoShop to optimise colours for web use. Is this is worthwhile setting to use for reducing the file size of photos?

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Jan 18, 2012 at 2:07 pm

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  Assuming you want best quality on the post and not when clicking to view a larger version of the image, then
  resolution: 72 (that’s what all browsers display);
  optimum pixel width: no wider than the maximum for the main column of the theme you’re using.
  In that case the filesize is small, so optimizing for the web isn’t very important.

  See here:
  http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/01/16/image-quality/
  http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/maximum-image-width/

  Uploading and inserting images: the three (plus one) link options