Jpeg Png Gif Differences
. The PNG file format usually read aloud as ping was created in the mid-1990s to act as a replacement for the Graphics Interchange Format GIF. Before using GIMP to edit images you need to know which image formats can be opened in it.
Unlike JPEG which relies on DCT compression PNG uses LZW compression which is the same as GIF and TIFF formats. One of the major differences between GIF and JPEG is that GIFs are dynamic while JPEGs are static. Boiled down PNGs two-stage LZW compression takes strings of bits contained in.
Indexed Color is described at Color Palettes second page of GIF link below.
Now that we have talked about the differences between JPG and JPEG or lack thereof you might wonder why the image format matters so much. Unlike JPEG which relies on DCT compression PNG uses LZW compression which is the same as GIF and TIFF formats. Before using GIMP to edit images you need to know which image formats can be opened in it. It is ideal for both web and print.
