This is the GIF image. I played with the settings until I got an image that looked like an intricate grouping of flat colors. This was my way of avoiding a poor quality image. When I had originally just saved it without changing the settings, it did not save the image well. It looked scratchy. With GIF images, it is best to use flat, solid colors rather than colors with gradation and texture. Also, GIF files are better for text or shapes, or any images where every pixel counts. GIF files are losseless; meaning every pixel in the image is saved.

This is the JPEG image. I saved it without changing the settings. The image saved well and held onto the gradations in color and did not seem to change the image from the original. With JPEG formats, it is best to use detailed, gradated-colored images like photographs. JPEG files are usually use "lossy" compression, where the compression won't save with every pixel exactly as it was. Also, lossy compressed images will show more detail and gradation than losseless files. But they are fit to allow the user to see the image the same, and only take enough away to maximize load speed without affecting the image quality. In Photoshop, the user has the ability to control the quality.