King@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoWhy do people still use The jpg/jpeg format instead of PNG for photos in 2025?message-squaremessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up153arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people still use The jpg/jpeg format instead of PNG for photos in 2025?King@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square27linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMighty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 days agoFor me it’s simply routine. If I have pictures that I want in high quality without compression, I have tiff or raw, but jpeg is usually enough to save images without using much space and still having the colour profile embedded.
minus-squareRockBottom@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·2 days agoA physically huge JPG with very low quality is smaller than a PNG in file size and looks just as good in the browser.
minus-squareMighty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoHuh look at that. I guess you tell me why I still use jpeg xD Compatibility? Print? I’m just old and use PNG only to preserve transparency in images
For me it’s simply routine. If I have pictures that I want in high quality without compression, I have tiff or raw, but jpeg is usually enough to save images without using much space and still having the colour profile embedded.
A physically huge JPG with very low quality is smaller than a PNG in file size and looks just as good in the browser.
Huh look at that. I guess you tell me why I still use jpeg xD Compatibility? Print?
I’m just old and use PNG only to preserve transparency in images