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-Graphics are visual elements used to inform the audience. They can direct the audience into a certain direction too. When writing for the web, graphics play a key part as it attracts readers. Graphics heighten the audience's attention, thus making the information more credible and professional. Web users can better understand a particular concept, thus making it clear and interesting with the help of graphics.
+Graphics are visual illustrations used to inform the audience. They can direct the audience into a certain direction too. When writing for the web, graphics play a key part as it attracts readers. Graphics heighten the audience's attention, thus making the information more credible and professional. Web users can better understand a particular concept, thus making it clear and interesting with the help of graphics.
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 ==Pictures==
-Pictures on sites should be high quality. Pixilated and high contrast photos create dullness to the audience. Using editing programs such as, [http://www.photoshop.com/ Photoshop], will fix the photos. Multimedia and other borrowed graphics ought to be checked daily in case they are broken and deleted. This happening can ruin the cohesiveness of the site and your credibility.
+Pictures on sites should be high quality. Pixilated and high contrast photos create dullness to the audience. Using editing programs like [http://www.photoshop.com/ Photoshop] and other programs will fix the photos. Multimedia and other borrowed graphics ought to be checked daily in case they are broken and deleted. This happening can ruin the cohesiveness of the site and your credibility.
 ===File Formats for Pictures===
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 JPEGs is typically the most utilized format for graphic images. These images consists of digital and color photography--either being full color or gray scale. JPEGs capture the "realistic" scenes in the images.
+=====Advantages of JPEG =====
+* JPEG download at quicker rates.
+* JPEG has a larger color range than GIF.
+* JPEG creates better images for professionally done images.
 ====GIF====
 Images commonly known as Graphics Interchange Format.
-GIFs are typically 8-bit, only supporting 256 colors. They consist of a set images that are displayed in a set order. They tend to be moving graphic (or animated) images that loop endlessly. Typically, GIFs are used on Internet forums and media coverage blogs.
+Majority of graphics on the web support the GIFs. According to Sarah Horton, "GIFs lose compression to keep file size at a minimum without destroying the photo's quality."
-==Videos==
-Videos on sites serve as the best graphic because the direct quality they add to the site is hard to compete with. Make sure that videos that embedded from sites like YouTube are checked regularly. Videos from social media sites can be taken down at any time. Again, the cohesiveness and credibility of the site can be greatly affected.
-===File Formats for Videos===
+According to Sarah Horton, "GIFs are typically 8-bit, only supporting 256 colors."  They consist of a set images that are displayed in a set order. They tend to be moving graphic (or animated) images that loop endlessly. Typically, GIFs are used on Internet forums and media coverage blogs.
-====MJPEG====
+=====Advantages of GIFs =====
+* GIF images are commonly supported on the web.
+* GIF images look better online.