JPEG

• In computing, JPEG (pronounced JAY-peg); is a commonly used standard method of compression for photographic images.

• The name JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group which is the name of the committee who created the standard.

• JPEG is a commonly used format for digital photographs.

• JPEGs can save information on more than 16 million different colors and use more aggressive compression which has a less noticeable effect on photographs than it does on images with sharp edges.

• Common file extensions:  .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jfif and .jif

• JPEG is the format most used for storing and transmitting photographs on the World Wide Web.

 GIF

• According to the creator of the GIF format, "GIF" is pronounced like the peanut butter brand, JIF, with a soft "g"  To follow employees of CompuServe he would often say "Choosy developers choose GIF.

• The name GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format which is a 8-bit-per-pixel bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987.

• GIF is compressed by limited colors.  The maximum number of colors a GIF file can contact is 256.

• The color limitation makes the GIF format unsuitable for reproducing color photographs and other images with continuous color.

• GIFs are well-suited for more simple images such as graphics or logos with solid areas of color.

 PNG

•  In computing, PNG (pronounced ping);can also be spoken as "P-N-G" to avoid confusion with the network tool ping.

•  The PNG format is becoming an increasingly popular replacement for GIF images since it uses better compression techniques and does not have a limit of 256 colors.

•  PNG was created to improve and replace GIF format, as an image-file format.

 Keep it Simple!

Save as a .jpeg for Digital Photographs!

Save as .gif or .png for Graphics!