In this chapter, we are going to look at some advanced image handling techniques to ensure the images you use in your blog are displayed consistently and are easy to manage. We'll cover:
Image theory basics
Image editing
How to alter the size and styling of thumbnails and images within posts
How to create an image gallery in WordPress
How to incorporate videos from third-party sites such as YouTube and Google Video
How to add a favicon to our blog
The most common formats for web images are JPEG, GIF, and PNG. These are the three formats you're most likely to come across. JPEG and GIF have been around for a long time, while PNG is a relative newcomer. PNG is a far more versatile format than GIF and JPEG but you should be aware that some browsers (such as Internet Explorer 6 and older) have problems rendering PNG images correctly, ...