Faster Load Times for Bigger Images

im just getting used to using PS and IR together although ive been using PS for a while and i wanted to know if one of the ways to have a faster loading image was to save it for web and lower its res or to actually create more slices and have the HTML generator create a table to load the image faster?

any help in this would be appreciated. im trying to get the best load times for a 28.8Kbps modem load (setting the bar low to get best results).

thanx
MEL

the main factor in load time is the total size of everything put together (in kilobytes). one big image that's 50k will take the same amount of time to load as three images that are 45k and 5k of HTML.

what will make a noticable difference is using the right image format, as a general rule use JPG for images with lots of colors, shadows, and gradients, and GIF for images with a few more solid colors or ones with solid color and lots of text.

chris

thanx also i have a question about this saving for web feature and the whole PNG, GIF 128 format stuff. whats the best format to have a GIF in ?