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"The image he used is not really suited to PNG. It is more like a photograph, which is better in JPEG format, than an illustration, which is better as a PNG."
by pmoriarty 4y ago
"The image he used is not really suited to PNG. It is more like a photograph, which is better in JPEG format, than an illustration, which is better as a PNG."
I use PNGs to archive photographs because it's lossless, supports 16-bit images, and is well supported across most software.
Not sure why you think it wouldn't be suitable for that.
JPEGs, on the other hand, would not be at all suitable for this purpose, as they're lossy and only support 8-bit images.
- jhgb 4y agoHave you made any comparisons of your PNG files to, say, lossless WebP files? (Apparently there's also lossless mode in JPEG XS nowadays but that seems to be a very new option.)
- pmoriarty 4y agoWebP can only handle 8-bit images. I need to scan and archive 16-bit images.
- ricardobeat 4y agoArchiving vs delivering images on the web, are pretty much extreme opposites in terms of size/bandwidth/quality requirements.