On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 03:04:55PM +0100, Manuel Bilderbeek wrote:
> > png = lossless, jpg = lossy
>
> JPG is meant for photographs and nothing else. (Stuff with smooth color
> gradients.)
>
> > with text this matters a lot.
>
> Yup. Maybe TIFF would be better, it features compression and lacks the
> copyright problems of GIF.
>
> > > Another advantage is that you can view JPG's on your MSX.
>
> You don't want that, it takes forever! :)
> Especially when you consider to read those docs, you don't want to do that on MSX
>from JPG files.
>
>
> Grtjs, Manuel
>
> PS: MSX 4 EVER! (Questions? See: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/)
> PPS: Visit my home page at http://bilderbeek.cjb.net/
>
.png uses zlib compression and allows you to set a compression rate.
(e.g. in the gimp)
It is also an open and standardized format.
- Joost
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