Thomas Kobelsky's Blog

December 12, 2009

After putting some thought into it, I've basically decided to never save images using the Joint Photographic Experts Group format (aka JPG/JPEG). Instead, I've decided to use the Portable Network Graphics (aka PNG) format.

Why would I do this? For pretty much the same reason I've stopped using VLC and switched entirely over to MPC + K-Lite: It's just better.

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Since JPG format is mainly for photos and not images (which are vastly different in my world), using a lossy file format with the graphics I produce just seems like a waste. I don't mind larger file sizes, and I've found a nice image hosting website that offers up to a 5 MB image to be uploaded, found here. Also, the fact that I deal with transparencies in a lot of my images really pushes me towards the PNG format more, since it has such beautiful support for it. Oh, and best part? Transparent pixels don't take up nearly as much space as the white pixles you'd get with a JPG file if you tried saving transparencies.
I'm sure you all know about the properties and distinctions between the two formats, but I like to use really nerdy words to make myself feel "cool" on the inside. So let's go through this, shall we?


In terms of what I would be using it for, that chart pretty much sums it up.
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-tk

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