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JPG image format

Pros
  • Compresses the files quite efficiently.
  • Universally supported for display.
Cons
  • Compression is “lossy” and it slightly alters the image data. In case of global changes (color, contrast…) repeated file editing will slowly degrade the image quality.
  • At good quality levels, compression is invisible in photography, but can be seen (so called “artifacts”) in computer-generated graphics and text.
  • Doesn’t support transparency.

Recommended uses

  • Display of photography
  • Storage of photography

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