Comments on: PNG vs JPG. Which is Better? None of Them

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 08:16:00 +0000

Check out Google’s WebP format.

By: ArtRivera

ArtRivera — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:10:00 +0000

In reply to Vladimir. Sure, every rule has exceptions. I believe PNG Google page example is more lightweight due to a small number of colors in it. Anyway, my aim was to demonstrate the difference in quality between these examples. I have even purposely lowered the quality of JPG pic for that.

By: ArtRivera

ArtRivera — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:10:00 +0000

In reply to Stephen Lee. You are quite right, I just outlined the tendencies meaning lightweight JPG and heavy PNG. The real situation can be distinctive, depending on many different factors. Thanks for your response. =)

By: ArtRivera

ArtRivera — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:09:00 +0000

In reply to Paris. Thanks for your remark. Compressors exist and can be a great benefit, however I tried to outline the general characteristic of these formats without going in the additional technical depth.

By: Paris

Paris — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:05:00 +0000

You forgot (or maybe chose not) to mention PNG-8 vs PNG-24 and the ability of PNG Compression. Otherwise, a nice juxtaposition!

By: Stephen Lee

Stephen Lee — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:56:00 +0000

I like your take on the subject. File size is always a consideration. I would think it depends also on how the experience is designed to…because you can have smaller PNG uses..and you may need a Larger JPG .

By: Vladimir

Vladimir — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:41:00 +0000

PNG is not always bigger than JPEG. Your example Google page is 25.8 KB in JPEG and only 23 KB when encoded in PNG