Alex,
    This really depends on the purpose of your graphic.  If you are going to be using them for banners,
buttons, or logos, I would recommend using the gif format.  If you are showcasing the quality of a
photograph or a logo with more than 256 colors, I would recommend a jpg.
    The primary advantage to gifs is that they take up less memory than jgps (on average).  Also, gifs can
contain transparent inks and can be looped an animated in a single file.  The primary disadvantage is that
they are limited to a 256 color palette.
    The primary advantage to jpgs is that they produce a quality image with an extremely large range of
colors (16 million, I think).  On the other hand, they take up more memory (and thus, produce longer
download times) and cannot be animated without using scripting or Java.


Alex Polenov wrote:

> Once again,
>
> I make pictures (banner, button, logo) in PhotoShop. What's the best format to store my pictures?
> I store its in jpg in case its very popular format (stand for photo images). But I've heard that gif is
> best to comuter graphic.
>
> regards,
> Alex
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