Alex,

Both formats are used on the Internet.

JPG can be compressed (so it downloads faster) and has more colors so it
looks more like a photograph.

GIF can be transparent (so the edges/background are hidden) and they can be
animated, but they are limited to 256 colors.

Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Polenov <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 1:47 PM
Subject: [PCSOFT] jpg or gif for banners, logos etc


> 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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