JPEG Quality

JPEG quality is a pet peeve of mine. The point is just this: don't output JPEG images at very low quality just to make smaller files. Your images will look terrible.

I suggest that a level of 7 to 8 out of 10 is fine. Very high quality doesn't look much different than level 7, and the files are much larger.

Bottom Line: Output your JPEGs at roughly quality level 7.

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See how the eyes are just weird fuzz. Quality is way too low.

Still too low quality. The eyes are still fuzzy.

Quality level 6 out of 10 is almost good enough.

Quality level 7 out of 10 is fine.

Quality level 8 out of 10 is plenty.

Quality level 9 out of 10 is not necessary.

Quality level 10 out of 10 is not necessary.