How to upload comic files without losing the quality too much?

[ylldre]

Just like the title. How to upload comic files without losing the quality too much? Basically the quality between tapas and webtoon is very noticeable. My comic on tapas looks okay, but in webtoon looks very blurry. I let webtoon ‘optimize’ my files so maybe that’s the culprit? So can you tell how to get around this?
The first one is tapas, the second is on webtoon. Idk if this forum also compresses the pictures
Thanks a lot.

[Shanny8]

Coz the format required for Tapas is PNG- which is about the same as PDF in that it retains the integrity of the image despite enlarging or reducing, where as Webtoon requires JPG format which can lose quality on the drop of a dime.

[Kelheor]

@Shanny8 Webtoons doesn't require a JPG, one can upload PNGs too.

The resolution is lower on Webtoons, of course, but on phone the difference doesn't stand out too much.

[BlairFujin]

Yeah,it's probably their optimization turning it into a blurry jpg - just export files yourself to 800px width

[ylldre]

I guess it’s a relief that the phone doesn’t look different. I’m reading it using pc so it’s noticeable lmao. So basically manually sorting out the resolution myself….got it. What a necessary hassle hahaha. Thanks all.

[moontokkym]

Tapas doesn't require PNG and webtoon allows PNG I upload the exact same jpg file to tapas and webtoon and the webtoon one is noticably blurrier..

Webtoon "optimisation" just sucks and their max pixel width is slightly lower than on tapas (most likely because of the sheer amount of files they have to host so they keep costs down by making them smaller).

[Shanny8]

Did not know all of this changed...last time I published pages, these were the requirements; I found myself wondering why a big site like Webtoon would want to stick to only a shitty format such as JPG.

[moontokkym]

@Shanny8 Because it's usually a lighter format in terms of memory use and a massive international site like webtoon based solely off of image files wants to keep server costs down.

Also, generally artists don't want the HD file up online as there's been a gaggle of bots that swipe content off the web to make physical prints and goods off of them (see the "this site prints stolen images" tshirts). Anything that's up in HD not watermarked is at risk of getting monetised by shady companies, and the easiest way of stopping that is to put up an image that's average internet quality, with medium level jpeg compression, 72ppi and around 1000-1300 pixels on it's longest side if we're talking about a classic page format. It's an extra layer of protection for your art.