# Image taking forever to load

**URL:** <https://forum.readymag.com/t/image-taking-forever-to-load/3263>\
**Category:** General topics\
**Created:** [July 19, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.readymag.com/t/image-taking-forever-to-load/3263 "2024-07-19T15:42:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![lo\_and\_behold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@lo\_and\_behold](https://forum.readymag.com/u/lo_and_behold)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.readymag.com/t/image-taking-forever-to-load/3263/1 "2024-07-19T15:42:11Z")

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I am experiencing an odd issue with an image on one of my webpages that is struggling to load quickly. I have already decreased the file size to 5mb, and it still takes around 30 seconds for this image to load. Does anyone have any solutions? Thanks!

Page with the image: [Andrew Bruns Design Portfolio — The Gist](https://andrewbrunsdesign.xyz/the-gist/)

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**Author:** ![neueMeta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.readymag.com/neuemeta/32/92_2.png) [@neueMeta](https://forum.readymag.com/u/neueMeta)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.readymag.com/t/image-taking-forever-to-load/3263/2 "2024-07-20T09:56:07Z")

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hey, 5mb seems still a bit big though. Why is it a png with transparent bg if the website has a pure black bg?

I would save it as a jpg with a black background. I think you can get it down to around 200 kb with the same crispness and detail and the loading issue would be gone

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**Author:** ![lo\_and\_behold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@lo\_and\_behold](https://forum.readymag.com/u/lo_and_behold)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.readymag.com/t/image-taking-forever-to-load/3263/3 "2024-07-21T14:12:26Z")

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That is a great idea! I’ll try it out.