Maximizing the Web-Safe Color Palette

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In cases where it makes sense to index an image into the Web-safe color palette as opposed to an adaptive palette, chances are you will not need all 216 colors of the palette. By reducing the number of colors you use in a graphic, you can reduce the file size tremendously - which is always a good thing on the Web. In this exercise, you start with a 24-bit, RGB image and reduce it to the smallest number of Web-safe colors possible without compromising the quality of the image.

Toolbox:
Adobe Photoshop 4.0

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