Jpeg quality settings

[Bunny Dojo]

QUOTE (chefjoe @ Mar 20 2013, 03:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What's the bottom line, in the past it was always save at 11 or 12 was best.

From as low as 9 to as high as 12, you're great with any way you decide.

I'm a fan of 11, but if Kernie likes 9 it's hard to argue with his results.

[jwshaw89]

QUOTE (chefjoe @ Mar 20 2013, 08:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

so as a novice hobbiest I should upload or save at what 10 or 12, what I'm getting here is if a lot of reds are used 11 or 12, but if more blues or darkness lower to 10? What's the bottom line, in the past it was always save at 11 or 12 was best. Size of file really means nothing to me as I have over 900 gb empty, hehe

If you've got the space, may as well go for 12.

But, as Tim says above, you can go as low as 9 with no discernible loss in quality, so long as you only save it the once.

The thread was really me asking why there is such a disparity in file size between setting when the quality is pretty much identical. It makes sense from an upload/download/hosting point of view to have the file at a smaller size if you are able to do so without compromising quality.