Why are there so many different image formats (JPG, PNG, etc.) on the web?
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They all store the data in different ways which makes them all suited to specific tasks. For example, PNGs are excellent at storing images with transparency or large blocks of the same color (such as a cartoon or graph), JPGs are good at photographs which don’t require transparency, GIFs allow storing multiple images (often used for simple animations), and SVGs are for vector art.
Many of the others are proprietary or made with a specific use case in mind, so if you’re overwhelmed by the options the 4 types I mentioned will work in 99.9% of cases
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