Applying optimization settings


    You can use the Settings section in the Save for Web dialog box to set optimization options. In addition, you can optimize your artwork or each slice to a specified file size. If you're working in 4-Up mode, you can repopulate the views to automatically generate lower-quality versions of the image based on the selected settings.

To apply optimization settings:

  1. Select a view in the Save for Web dialog box to which you want to apply optimization settings. If your artwork contains multiple slices, select one or more slices to which you want to apply the optimization settings. (See Using the Save for Web dialog box and Working with slices during optimization.)
  2. Do one of the following:
  3. Set additional optimization options. The file format you choose in Step 2 determines which options are available to you.
  4. (For more information, see Optimization options for GIF and PNG-8 formats, Optimization options for JPEG format, Optimization options for PNG-24 format, Optimization options for SWF format, Optimization options for SVG format.)

To apply optimization settings based on file size:

  1. In the Save For Web dialog box, choose Optimize to File Size from the Optimize pop-up menu triangle icon.
  2. Select a Start With option:
    • Current Settings to use current optimization settings.
    • Auto Select GIF/JPEG to automatically generate a GIF or JPEG file. (Illustrator selects GIF or JPEG format, depending on its analysis of colors in the image.)
  3. If your artwork contains slices, select one of the following:
    • Current Slice to limit the selected slice to the specified file size or less; all other slices are unchanged.
    • Each Slice to limit every slice to the specified file size or less.
    • Total of All Slices to limit the combined file size of all slices to the specified file size or less.
  4. Enter a value for file size in the Desired File Size text box, and click OK.

To repopulate optimization settings:

  1. Apply optimization settings to a view in 4-Up mode.
  2. Choose Repopulate Views from the Optimize pop-up menu.
  3. The selected view and the original view are not altered during repopulation.