diff --git a/core/views/editor_helpers.py b/core/views/editor_helpers.py
index cd1638b..8a556c4 100644
--- a/core/views/editor_helpers.py
+++ b/core/views/editor_helpers.py
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ def new_image_form(request, path):
             tscale = max(width / THUMBNAIL_WIDTH, height / THUMBNAIL_HEIGHT)
             thumbnail = i.resize((int(width / tscale), int(height / tscale)), Image.ANTIALIAS)
             ib = io.BytesIO()
-            i.save(ib, format="png")
+            i.save(ib, format="jpeg", quality = 75)
             tb = io.BytesIO()
-            thumbnail.save(tb, format="png")
+            thumbnail.save(tb, format="jpeg", quality = 70)
             image_rel_path, thumb_rel_path, desc_rel_path = form.get_rel_paths()
             image_page_template = loader.get_template("image_page_template.html")
             image_page = image_page_template.render(
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ class NewWebImageForm(forms.Form):
     def get_rel_paths(self):
         f = self.cleaned_data["file_"]
         return [
-            self.directory / "i" / (f.name.rsplit(".", 1)[0] + ".png"),
-            self.directory / "t" / (f.name.rsplit(".", 1)[0] + ".png"),
+            self.directory / "i" / (f.name.rsplit(".", 1)[0] + ".jpg"),
+            self.directory / "t" / (f.name.rsplit(".", 1)[0] + ".jpg"),
             self.directory / "l" / (f.name.rsplit(".", 1)[0] + ".html"),
         ]