File formats

[Roger Oberholtzer]

Simple rule of thumb: Use non-lossy format for non-photographic images
(e.g., diagrams, line art). Otherwise you get fuzzy lines. GIF/PNG is good
for this type of image. For photos, JPEG is still the best choice. The
effects of a lossy format like jpeg is not seen in photos, which is not
suprising as that is what jpeg was designed for. Non-photo images are most
effected by the wrong format.

On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 06:49:19 -0400
Harry G <hg57 at comcast.net> wrote:

> How does .png file formats compare in quality to .tiff or .jpg files?  I
> need to scan and save a lot of photos, and these are my choices for
> formats.


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