Differences of .JPG and .PNG format

[Moonlight Wings]

There are difference between those two.
Example, If you make graphics at paint, and saved it in the format .JPG
It looks crooked, and the texts you putted at it is little blurry.

Try?
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1. Open an image in paint.
2. Write a text it's just a test so just write anything.
3. Save it, on .JPG format
4. Upload it on an uploading site like ImageShack, Picoodle, TinyPic, Photobucket, etc.(I suggest you to use photobucket..)
5. As it finishes uploading click the picture, it may look like this:

.JPG format:
i99.photobucket.com/albums/l298/xixai/GIFS/Sunset-1.jpg
.PNG format:(I suggest you to save the image as .png)
i99.photobucket.com/albums/l298/xixai/GIFS/Sunset.png

So, if you're using any image programs, remember to save it from .PNG format than to .JPG, Like what happened to mako-chan's avatars.

Especially if you're using paint, for adding texts and stuff.

.PNG has a great quality.

[Larry Laffer]

Well, duh! And in case you didn't notice, the png is roughly ten times larger(in size) than the jpg(and if you're using jpegs at maximum quality[where the text is no longer mushy] you'll still have a 2 times smaller file, that you would if you'd be using pngs).

As it has always been with quality-over-size issues. And if you're up for a png, why not go the extra mile and resort to using bmps?


edit: or you should just ditch MS Paint and get Paint.NET

.PNG normal, original image
LINK

.JPG quality 12(maximum)
LINK

.JPG quality 6(medium)
LINK

.GIF standard options
LINK

And if you don't want people optimizing your images without your permission, don't use photobucket.

[Amy-Chan]

png is done for quality output but there are times it can produce output smaller than jpeg standard output without adjusting its own settings, it all depends on picture

should just ditch MS Paint and get Paint.NET

hiss... be back evil... ;D GIMP all the way ;D

[TotallyUsagi]

this is why I use Paint to edit the images, and save them as bmps, then open my Microsoft Picture It! (or Gimp, or whatever you guys could use. There's plenty of free programs ) And then use that program to save it to a jpg. Only paint makes it blurry like that, the rest of them do what they're supposed to

[Ellethwen]

I only use .pngs for images where I specifically want the quality to be as high as possible (nut not overtly large)-for example, layout images (although that's something I started doing only recently), my blanks (they have a transparent background and don't hold the quality well as .gifs), and for most of my colors (get fuzzy in .jpg).

It just depends on what the image is being used for.