Ok, i am redoing a website with animation and high quality graphics and code. Right now, everything is either jpg or gif, I want to change that. Unfortunately, 75% of the people that visit the site use IE, 21% Firefox, and the rest use misc browsers such as netscape, opera, mozilla, etc. I want to make the .gif files .PNG files, so i wouldnt lose quality, but still have the animation perfect. Now I know with firefox everything i want to do works, b/c I use FF over IE. But I want to know the following: 1. Will .PNG format be effective with animation and (if needed) transparency. 2. Should Flash be used for animation over PNG/gif? (I have more experience with ImageReady, so I'd rather not use flash for the redesign.) 3. I am concerned with coding. Since most people use IE6 otherwise the latest version of Firefox... there is still a good percentage of people using IE5, due to older computers and such. Should Javascripting and .PNG be fine with IE5 or would that mean I have to make a separate site for people who dont have the compatabilities for newer coding/graphic formats?
1. You can animate gifs but not pngs 2. Flash is a lot better to use for animation generally, but if you're worried about compatability then stick to images. Really it depends on what sort of animation you want. If it's just for a banner, then use a gif, if it's more complex, then use flash. 3. .pngs should be fine for anyone to view but not all browsers support JavaScript. Having said that, most browsers will work fine with JavaScript and unless JavaScript is key to your site's functionality then the others will probably manage to view the site well enough anyway. There is a bit of code that you might want to try, if you think it will be a problem at: http://www.w3schools.com/js/tryit.asp?file...=tryjs_browser2
png isnt supported in IE 6.0 but in IE7.0 it will be supported like FF and thats coming out soon, you can download the BETA 2 right now
No, IE6 Renders 24 bit PNG files with incorrect colors. If your going to use PNGs, which you should, Save as for web > and choose PNG-8. IE6 can actually do those right, at least.