A Quick Comparison of Image Compression

The master image at 24 bits per pixel is 880.7 KB.

At 8 bpp the image takes 293.6 KB.

JPEG image at "high" quality (10 on a scale of 12) This file is 136.9 KB

JPEG image at "low" quality (0 on a scale of 12) This file is 37.5 KB

GIF image, (dithered using "Adaptive" Palette) This file is 145.9 KB