tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695060.post1622168122195812786..comments2023-05-26T14:36:58.513+01:00Comments on The blog of the Ancient Mariner: On a slightly geeky topic - .png or .jpegUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695060.post-14426511551466681782013-04-16T11:30:48.217+01:002013-04-16T11:30:48.217+01:00Thanks Wulf, I guess I'm after less squashing ...Thanks Wulf, I guess I'm after less squashing and more quality these days, hence the lossless compression of .png.Toni Ertlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191085694671148065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695060.post-45088114992513802362013-04-15T11:26:58.635+01:002013-04-15T11:26:58.635+01:00If it is a photo, then the Joint Photographics Exp...If it is a photo, then the Joint Photographics Experts Group format (JPEG) is a solid choice. You can often tweak the compression to get a much smaller file size than you started with although visible image degradation multiplies each time you resave the file. PNG files can be squashed very small IF you can index the file to only contain a limited number of distinct colours.Wulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122559314286527166noreply@blogger.com