In digital imaging, two image formats prevail above all else: JPEG (or JPG) and PNG. At first glance, a single image shown in both formats might seem identical, but if you look closely enough and dig ...

Google updated its Google Image best practices to specify that images referenced in structured data must be in one of the image file formats that are supported by Google Images. These formats include ...

It's not time to panic just yet, but there could one day be a fundamental change to the JPEG image format that would have a significant impact on the way we view and use images on the web. The ...

You've probably been using JPEG, PNG, and GIF image formats for as long as you can remember. These formats have remained virtually unchanged for the last 30 years, but are still found everywhere. With ...

As we keep building on old image technology, types of file formats keep piling up, each with their own nuances and uses. JPG, PNG, and GIF have become the most common, but what sets them apart from ...

Improvements to the ubiquitous JPEG image format used across the internet will bring global bandwidth savings of 30 per cent, say the creators of the new technology, who have made it royalty-free. The ...

What is JPEG file format? The acronym stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, and that’s the name of the sub-committee that aided in the creation of the JPEG standard along with other standards ...

When they select an image format for a web project, developers typically lean on raster images, such as the JPEG, PNG and GIF file types. They should also consider the Scalable Vector Graphics format.

In creating an entirely new way to compress data, a team of researchers has drawn inspiration from physics and the arts. The result is a new data compression method that outperforms existing ...

The latest trends in software development from the Computer Weekly Application Developer Network. This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Dr. Jon Sneyers in his ...