text on photos going blurry

NM
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Nicholas_Morris
Apr 18, 2007
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Hi,
I’ve done a search but can’t seem to find an answer for this one. I have a photograph (of the ocean) that I am trying to add text to for a website that I have just begun.
If I don’t save it with high in "save to web", the text becomes very blurry. Problem is, the pic is quite large and i am trying to keep the download time reasonably low.
Can anyone suggest (in either photoshop or illustrator cs2) a way to make sharp text without the blur?
Appreciate any advice, thanks!
Nic
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LenHewitt
Apr 18, 2007
The best advice is don’t include the text with the image. Use HTML text.

You can use the image as a background image to a <div> and the HTML text over the top of it.
NM
Nicholas_Morris
Apr 18, 2007
Thanks Len,
Problem is I want the text to be just a little bit fancy and don’t know that HTML text will completely pull it off on all screens…
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chrisjbirchall
Apr 18, 2007
In that case, "slice" your image into two or three, and keep the part with the text at a higher quality level than the rest.
JJ
John Joslin
Apr 18, 2007
Another approach is to explore the Options hidden here, which allow the text layer to be saved at a higher quality than the background.

<http://imageshack.us>
NM
Nicholas_Morris
Apr 18, 2007
That’s brilliant!!! Thanks I’ll give it a go later tonight!! I appreciate all your comments.
Nic

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