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Which format of image is the best?

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  1. JPEG JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group , and it’s extension is widely written as  .jpg . This most used image file format is used to store photos all over the world, and is generally a default file format for saving images. In fact, most of the images you find online will download as .jpg files. JPEG files come in different quality levels like low, medium and high. Low quality JPEGs are more compressed than high quality versions. So, if you need a high quality image, you’ll need to choose a less compressed JPEG option. Most commonly,  JPEG images  are great for sharing on social media, via email and on websites. These files are relatively small, so they take up less space on your memory cards and computer storage. Beware, though, that saving images as JPEGs can compromise the quality of that image. When to Use JPEG Image Format: Complex images with a lot of different colors, like photographs To compress highly detailed images For print 2. PNG PNG stands for Portable

What is the meaning of JPG in a file name?

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 What in the world is JPG in comparison to JPEG? File extensions in Windows Well, when it comes to .jpeg vs .jpg, the truth is  there is no difference between the two  except the number of characters. Crazy right?  Let us explain. The term JPG exists because the earlier versions of Windows operating systems. Specifically, the MS-DOS 8.3 and FAT-16 file systems had a maximum 3-letter limit when it came to file names, unlike the UNIX-like operating systems like Mac or Linux, which didn’t have this limit. So, on Mac or Linux systems, images saved as JPEGs used the file extension .jpeg. But when it came to saving those same types of images using Windows, the file extension had to be shortened to .jpg so it didn’t exceed the 3-letter limit. Nowadays, Windows operating systems accept 3- or 4-letter file extensions such as .jpeg or .jpg. But since so many people have been using Windows for so long, and are used to saving their images as JPGs, they haven’t stopped. Because of this, photo editi