Difference between revisions of "How To Convert Images with MS Paint"
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1. Find your image file, right-click on it and open with Paint.<br> | 1. Find your image file, right-click on it and open with Paint.<br> | ||
2. From the menu, click File, Save As, and change Save as type to JPEG (*.JPG;*.JPEG;*.JPE;*.JFIF)<br> | 2. From the menu, click ''File'', ''Save As'', and change ''Save as type'' to '''JPEG (*.JPG;*.JPEG;*.JPE;*.JFIF)'''<br> | ||
3. Click Save<br> | 3. Click '''Save'''<br> | ||
4. Close Microsoft Paint and delete or archive your old file since you now have a JPG version.<br> | 4. Close Microsoft Paint and delete or archive your old file since you now have a JPG version.<br> | ||
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Most hosting sites' big support issue is bandwidth. By cropping your images and saving them in compressed JPG format, you could save more bandwidth than you might know. | Most hosting sites' big support issue is bandwidth. By cropping your images and saving them in compressed JPG format, you could save more bandwidth than you might know. | ||
Example: | '''Example''':<br> | ||
Let's say you uploaded 4 images that were 1.5 MB each. Let's also assume that each download of the mod also equals the same number of image views each. If your mod was popular and received 1,000 downloads, that would generate 6,000 MB of bandwidth. (4 x 1.5 MB = 6 MB) X 1000 = 6000 MB | Let's say you uploaded 4 images that were 1.5 MB each. Let's also assume that each download of the mod also equals the same number of image views each. If your mod was popular and received 1,000 downloads, that would generate 6,000 MB of bandwidth. (4 x 1.5 MB = 6 MB) X 1000 = 6000 MB | ||