Here's my problem. I'm starting off with relatively large (over 1 meg) JPG files. They look good on my screen; my screen setting is "True Color." But when I save (using Microsoft Photo Editor) as GIFs, the image degrades severely.

I know that GIFs are limited to 256 colors, and that would probably be OK. But I find that my images are being saved with perhaps 100-125 colors in GIF. So they look grainy and splotchy. Any way I can force it to save using more colors? As I say, I'm starting off with a good JPG with many colors, so why is it reducing them down to 100-125, rather than close to 256?

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This message has been edited. Last edited by: DorianGreyed,

You could try this program



http://www.irfanview.com/



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