Image File Cheat Sheet: When to Use JPEG, GIF, & PNG
When it comes to formatting your images, is there really much of a difference between a JPEG, GIF, or PNG? Turns out, there is! Luckily, WhoIsHostingThis.com created a handy infographic explaining the differences. Learn each image file type’s history, pronunciation, best usage, and capabilities. Never get caught pronouncing GIF with a hard “G,” or using a JPEG in place of a PNG again.
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Hi Pamela!
I agree. I print out infographics occasionally by right clicking, saving the image to my desktop, opting to print and choosing “Tabloid” as the paper size (11×17) – You obviously need some larger paper on hand. Hope that helps!
Cheers,
Colleen
I really like infographics but have one pet peeve. When we come across one we can use as a cheat sheet such as this one we can’t print it out or copy and paste due to the distortion. Why oh why can’t they be printed for our quick reference.
I have bookmarked this page but it would be great to print it out.
Thanks for such an informative and very useful post.
Pamela
Thanks for reading and sharing Michelle!
Cheers,
Eeks, i wish i had seen this infographic before we did our live training on how to create GIF images using a free tool we found online.
We’ll be pinning this..
Thanks,
Michelle
PS. I didn’t know GIF is pronounced “Jif”.. 🙂