Graphics usage on the Web

2D Web Graphics File Formats
http://www.zdjournals.com/tma/9508/tma95801.htm for an old tutorial on image file formats
W3C's Graphics on the web: http://www.w3.org/Graphics/
Comparison of GIF and JPEG file size and quality with images of GirlScoutCookies
Comparison on JPEG and PNG file size and quality with images of access counter.
Available Scanners

9 HP Scanjet 4070 Photosmart scanners in EL Pomar 238 Multimedia Development Lab.

Available Graphics File Conversion Packages for converting BMP/TIFF to GIF/JPEG.

On the PC in EL Pomar 238 Multimedia Development Lab, use HP scanning software or Microsoft Document Scanning/Imaging software to scan, image-to-text recognition, and save files in various firle format.
On Linux, use Electric Eyes or Xview to load the image file and then save as JPEG file.

To use Xview, type xv, then right click on the logo, use load command to display the image and "save" command with your choice of GIF/JPEG file format to save image in the proper format.
To use Electric Eyes/GIMP, click on Gnome system menu | Graphics | Electric Eyes, or click on the image file in the file folder. Right click on displayed image, select File | Save as to bring out the save image dialog window. At the bottom of the window, click the Saved Image Setting for the image file format (e.g., JPEG).

vrml.sdsc.edu - One of the most important site for VRML information with VRML model repositary at Sand Diego Supercomputer Center.
Dave Nadeau's Tutorial on VRML 97, an execellent one.
vrml.sgi.com - One of the major vendors for VRML software. Home to Floops, the premier VRML resource offers invaluable information for the professional developer and the most comprehensive VRML gallery.