{"id":8360,"date":"2012-04-11T08:57:29","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T15:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eigene-homepage-erstellen.net\/?p=8360"},"modified":"2012-04-11T08:57:29","modified_gmt":"2012-04-11T15:57:29","slug":"gifs-jpgs-and-pngs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eigene-homepage-erstellen.net\/blog\/design-dev\/gifs-jpgs-and-pngs.htm","title":{"rendered":"GIFs, JPGs and PNGs, Oh My!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every time I receive a logo in JPG format, a little part of me dies inside. Actually, it’s a big part of me, because choosing the right file type for images is an essential part of good web design.<\/p>\n

Did you know that JPG images lose quality every time you re-save them? PNG and GIF images use “lossless compression,” retaining perfect image quality, but can actually be smaller in file size than JPG if used appropriately. If this is all news to you, please read on before your designer grabs his Wacom tablet and runs for the hills.<\/p>\n

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JPG is the most common image format around these days, as it generally boasts the smallest file size with no noticeable quality loss. As with most good things, you need to be careful before you go using it everywhere.<\/p>\n

All image formats use some form of compression. JPG compression, referred to as “lossy,” is the only type of compression that will always result in data loss, even at “100% quality” settings.<\/p>\n