Posted by David • Apr 24th, 2011 2:11:29 pm - Subscribe | Mood: good | Music: They Tech Guy - Live
This article explains when and when not to use JPEG in comparison to a PNG file. I personally use JPEG only because speed to me is more important than the pretty of an image. (only for serving this blog to my users)
When to Use PNG and not JPEG:
Use PNG for Illustrations
Use PNG for Screenshots
Use PNG for Text
Use PNG for WebComics where bright graphics are impordent
Use PNG on Graphs
Use PNG on Logos
Use JPEG only when you are displaying an image that was NOT created by a computer program. Eg: Photoshop, Illustrator, Gimp, etc. So what is an image that was not created by a computer program? Well, for the most part a digital camera, scanned photos, and other portrait type images. Keep in mind that PNG files are usually larger in disk size, and should not be used to replace JPEG for digital photos.
Many thanks to dailycupoftech.com for the illustration.
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