GIMP Quality .jpg export - what is the best set up?
please could you tell what is the best common quality export value for .jpg image export in the GIMP? For example I set up the 100% for .jpg and for example for image 1,5 MB I will get the 5,2 MB or even more then 7 MB. Is it really better quality than the original photo? Is there any advantages to keep photo in this high quality?
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please could you tell what is the best common quality export value for .jpg image export in the GIMP? For example I set up the 100% for .jpg and for example for image 1,5 MB I will get the 5,2 MB or even more then 7 MB. Is it really better quality than the original photo? Is there any advantages to keep photo in this high quality?
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How are you defining "best"? JPEG quality is just about a perfect example of a trade-off you have to make.
– Philip Kendall
3 hours ago
1
Possible duplicate of What quality to choose when converting to JPG?
– xiota
2 hours ago
"Best" for what end use of the image? The reason we have choices is because different intended usages and different quality versus size priorities benefit from different compression/quality settings.
– Michael C
2 hours ago
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please could you tell what is the best common quality export value for .jpg image export in the GIMP? For example I set up the 100% for .jpg and for example for image 1,5 MB I will get the 5,2 MB or even more then 7 MB. Is it really better quality than the original photo? Is there any advantages to keep photo in this high quality?
image-quality gimp
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please could you tell what is the best common quality export value for .jpg image export in the GIMP? For example I set up the 100% for .jpg and for example for image 1,5 MB I will get the 5,2 MB or even more then 7 MB. Is it really better quality than the original photo? Is there any advantages to keep photo in this high quality?
image-quality gimp
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2
How are you defining "best"? JPEG quality is just about a perfect example of a trade-off you have to make.
– Philip Kendall
3 hours ago
1
Possible duplicate of What quality to choose when converting to JPG?
– xiota
2 hours ago
"Best" for what end use of the image? The reason we have choices is because different intended usages and different quality versus size priorities benefit from different compression/quality settings.
– Michael C
2 hours ago
add a comment |
2
How are you defining "best"? JPEG quality is just about a perfect example of a trade-off you have to make.
– Philip Kendall
3 hours ago
1
Possible duplicate of What quality to choose when converting to JPG?
– xiota
2 hours ago
"Best" for what end use of the image? The reason we have choices is because different intended usages and different quality versus size priorities benefit from different compression/quality settings.
– Michael C
2 hours ago
2
2
How are you defining "best"? JPEG quality is just about a perfect example of a trade-off you have to make.
– Philip Kendall
3 hours ago
How are you defining "best"? JPEG quality is just about a perfect example of a trade-off you have to make.
– Philip Kendall
3 hours ago
1
1
Possible duplicate of What quality to choose when converting to JPG?
– xiota
2 hours ago
Possible duplicate of What quality to choose when converting to JPG?
– xiota
2 hours ago
"Best" for what end use of the image? The reason we have choices is because different intended usages and different quality versus size priorities benefit from different compression/quality settings.
– Michael C
2 hours ago
"Best" for what end use of the image? The reason we have choices is because different intended usages and different quality versus size priorities benefit from different compression/quality settings.
– Michael C
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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Saving at 100% quality will never restore whatever loss has already occurred, and the image from your camera is usually at 95-97 quality. If you save at 100% quality you can as well use a lossless format such as PNG or TIFF (any compression except Jpeg).
In practice, quality depends on intended usage.
- If you want to keep the picture as a source for further edits(*), good quality is important, otherwise JPEG compression artifacts are going to get in the way (when doing selections, etc...). So keep the quality at 95 and make sure that the "Subsampling" (see the "advanced options" in the JPEG export dialog) is set to
4:4:4 (best quality). - If it is a final version (for the web, or print), you can easily lower the quality to 80-85 and use a more aggressive subsampling: 4:2:2 or even 4:2:0. Tick the
Show preview in image windowoption to see in real time the influence of the JPG options on the final output (this also gives you an instant evaluation of the resulting file size) and adjust to your liking. "Sharper" pictures (or pictures with text added) will often require a better quality setting.
(*) while you work on a picture with Gimp, save it as XCF of course, to keep all the layers/channels/paths/selection.
answered 3 hours ago
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"Best" practices:
Keep a copy of your original files safe from edits.
"Use quality settings from original image" – if the original was a JPEG and your edits were localized.
Otherwise, use 99% at 4:4:4. (Or pick your favorite number between 95 and 100.)
For upload to web, use a JPEG minimizer first, such as JPEGmini or
jpeg-recompressfrom jpeg-archive.See What quality to choose when converting to JPG?
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Saving at 100% quality will never restore whatever loss has already occurred, and the image from your camera is usually at 95-97 quality. If you save at 100% quality you can as well use a lossless format such as PNG or TIFF (any compression except Jpeg).
In practice, quality depends on intended usage.
- If you want to keep the picture as a source for further edits(*), good quality is important, otherwise JPEG compression artifacts are going to get in the way (when doing selections, etc...). So keep the quality at 95 and make sure that the "Subsampling" (see the "advanced options" in the JPEG export dialog) is set to
4:4:4 (best quality). - If it is a final version (for the web, or print), you can easily lower the quality to 80-85 and use a more aggressive subsampling: 4:2:2 or even 4:2:0. Tick the
Show preview in image windowoption to see in real time the influence of the JPG options on the final output (this also gives you an instant evaluation of the resulting file size) and adjust to your liking. "Sharper" pictures (or pictures with text added) will often require a better quality setting.
(*) while you work on a picture with Gimp, save it as XCF of course, to keep all the layers/channels/paths/selection.
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Saving at 100% quality will never restore whatever loss has already occurred, and the image from your camera is usually at 95-97 quality. If you save at 100% quality you can as well use a lossless format such as PNG or TIFF (any compression except Jpeg).
In practice, quality depends on intended usage.
- If you want to keep the picture as a source for further edits(*), good quality is important, otherwise JPEG compression artifacts are going to get in the way (when doing selections, etc...). So keep the quality at 95 and make sure that the "Subsampling" (see the "advanced options" in the JPEG export dialog) is set to
4:4:4 (best quality). - If it is a final version (for the web, or print), you can easily lower the quality to 80-85 and use a more aggressive subsampling: 4:2:2 or even 4:2:0. Tick the
Show preview in image windowoption to see in real time the influence of the JPG options on the final output (this also gives you an instant evaluation of the resulting file size) and adjust to your liking. "Sharper" pictures (or pictures with text added) will often require a better quality setting.
(*) while you work on a picture with Gimp, save it as XCF of course, to keep all the layers/channels/paths/selection.
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Saving at 100% quality will never restore whatever loss has already occurred, and the image from your camera is usually at 95-97 quality. If you save at 100% quality you can as well use a lossless format such as PNG or TIFF (any compression except Jpeg).
In practice, quality depends on intended usage.
- If you want to keep the picture as a source for further edits(*), good quality is important, otherwise JPEG compression artifacts are going to get in the way (when doing selections, etc...). So keep the quality at 95 and make sure that the "Subsampling" (see the "advanced options" in the JPEG export dialog) is set to
4:4:4 (best quality). - If it is a final version (for the web, or print), you can easily lower the quality to 80-85 and use a more aggressive subsampling: 4:2:2 or even 4:2:0. Tick the
Show preview in image windowoption to see in real time the influence of the JPG options on the final output (this also gives you an instant evaluation of the resulting file size) and adjust to your liking. "Sharper" pictures (or pictures with text added) will often require a better quality setting.
(*) while you work on a picture with Gimp, save it as XCF of course, to keep all the layers/channels/paths/selection.
answered 3 hours ago
xenoidxenoid
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Saving at 100% quality will never restore whatever loss has already occurred, and the image from your camera is usually at 95-97 quality. If you save at 100% quality you can as well use a lossless format such as PNG or TIFF (any compression except Jpeg).
In practice, quality depends on intended usage.
- If you want to keep the picture as a source for further edits(*), good quality is important, otherwise JPEG compression artifacts are going to get in the way (when doing selections, etc...). So keep the quality at 95 and make sure that the "Subsampling" (see the "advanced options" in the JPEG export dialog) is set to
4:4:4 (best quality). - If it is a final version (for the web, or print), you can easily lower the quality to 80-85 and use a more aggressive subsampling: 4:2:2 or even 4:2:0. Tick the
Show preview in image windowoption to see in real time the influence of the JPG options on the final output (this also gives you an instant evaluation of the resulting file size) and adjust to your liking. "Sharper" pictures (or pictures with text added) will often require a better quality setting.
(*) while you work on a picture with Gimp, save it as XCF of course, to keep all the layers/channels/paths/selection.
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"Best" practices:
Keep a copy of your original files safe from edits.
"Use quality settings from original image" – if the original was a JPEG and your edits were localized.
Otherwise, use 99% at 4:4:4. (Or pick your favorite number between 95 and 100.)
For upload to web, use a JPEG minimizer first, such as JPEGmini or
jpeg-recompressfrom jpeg-archive.See What quality to choose when converting to JPG?
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"Best" practices:
Keep a copy of your original files safe from edits.
"Use quality settings from original image" – if the original was a JPEG and your edits were localized.
Otherwise, use 99% at 4:4:4. (Or pick your favorite number between 95 and 100.)
For upload to web, use a JPEG minimizer first, such as JPEGmini or
jpeg-recompressfrom jpeg-archive.See What quality to choose when converting to JPG?
answered 2 hours ago
xiotaxiota
9,16821551
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"Best" practices:
Keep a copy of your original files safe from edits.
"Use quality settings from original image" – if the original was a JPEG and your edits were localized.
Otherwise, use 99% at 4:4:4. (Or pick your favorite number between 95 and 100.)
For upload to web, use a JPEG minimizer first, such as JPEGmini or
jpeg-recompressfrom jpeg-archive.See What quality to choose when converting to JPG?
answered 2 hours ago
xiotaxiota
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"Best" practices:
Keep a copy of your original files safe from edits.
"Use quality settings from original image" – if the original was a JPEG and your edits were localized.
Otherwise, use 99% at 4:4:4. (Or pick your favorite number between 95 and 100.)
For upload to web, use a JPEG minimizer first, such as JPEGmini or
jpeg-recompressfrom jpeg-archive.See What quality to choose when converting to JPG?
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How are you defining "best"? JPEG quality is just about a perfect example of a trade-off you have to make.
– Philip Kendall
3 hours ago
1
Possible duplicate of What quality to choose when converting to JPG?
– xiota
2 hours ago
"Best" for what end use of the image? The reason we have choices is because different intended usages and different quality versus size priorities benefit from different compression/quality settings.
– Michael C
2 hours ago