King@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-23 months agoWhy do people still use The jpg/jpeg format instead of PNG for photos in 2025?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people still use The jpg/jpeg format instead of PNG for photos in 2025?King@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-23 months agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefizzle@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down15·3 months agoJpeg is raster (dot by dot), but png is vector (lines and areas). They’re better for different things.
minus-squarePixxlMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·3 months agoPNG is also raster. SVG is vector which is what you might be thinking of. PNG is lossless, whereas JPEG is lossy, which is the main difference
Jpeg is raster (dot by dot), but png is vector (lines and areas). They’re better for different things.
PNG is also raster. SVG is vector which is what you might be thinking of. PNG is lossless, whereas JPEG is lossy, which is the main difference
Png has lossy modes actually
Confidently incorrect.