hey guys.

i messed around with this a little last night. i used the PNG technique, but did everything in photoshop 6, as opposed to photoshop. (which i guess was in 24 bit).

would there be any advantage to doing it in fireworks? (or some other art program?)

i achieved varying results, some i liked, some i didnt. the results that looked good were too large in file size (at least for this specific project).

i messed around with the image compression a little (thru flash... converting it to jpeg compression, usually around 75%)

is there a "tried and true" method for finding a good balance of size and quality?

(one more thing before i forget... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP!!!! )