What is the best format??- Jpeg,Gif or Png

Hey dpeers,

Long time i'm not here because of busy with some projects..

I have some q's in my mind..always trigger me..what do your best format you choose for your graphics?? what do you choose that..

Thanks for any replying..

 

Hey Zaizen,

Image file type depends upon a few factors. The simplest way to work out what file type to use for what image is, if it contains many colours use JPEG, if it has a small palette of colours use GIF. I tend to always use JPEG or GIF for the web, if I'm creating a file (and I usually use fireworks) and save PNGs to store all the original data so I can go back to edit.

It will come down to a degree of personal preference, along with a few exceptions to the rule, but these come down to experimentation and experience.

 

Yah size and dimensions are equaly proportional to quality!!

I would prefer PNG

 

png is mostly lossless and supports alpha transparency (not in older IE)
png is the best for small images, dynamic drop shadows... things like that
gifs are for low # of colors
jpgs are for detailed colorful things.

 

It depends on what use you have to put it to, IMHO.
gif for animated images,
jpg for bigger graphics,
png for small and repeatedly used graphics
thats how I use them...

 

Thanks guys...good info!

 

i stopped using Gifs in my web work about a year ago and use 8-bit PNG in its place. However for photographs, i still use JPG as 24-bit PNGs tend to be a bit too big in size to be used on the web.

 

Like mentioned above it just depends on how many colours the image actually has... I also check the differences between png, gif and jpg in terms of quality and file size.

There are hacks to get around that but it involves a lot of code.

 

I think .png is the file of the future when compared to gif. Open source developers tend to favor .png as far as I can tell. But they all get the job done so it probably doesn't matter too much since everyone supports all of them.

 

Well....hmmmm. I like PNG. Bright colours would be the explaination.

 

They all have different applications.

 

Exactly like he said it.

 

I use mainly .jpg.

 

I prefer .gif little sized.

 

I use JPEG for web graphics. But also save a PNG copy before converting it to JPEG. PNG helps me retain a higher quality copy of the image, but the file size becomes too large for web uses.

-ARonald

 

It depends on what you plan to use the graphics for, for a banner I use jpeg, for site design in general I usually use gif unless something requires a lot of coloration, I use png for images with transparent areas. I rarely use bmp because of the huge file size.

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GIF for animated or an image that you want with a smaller file size.

Jpeg or Png for large graphics, I prefer png since they usually are better quality.