On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:09:37 -0500 ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Scott Loveless wrote: > > >Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > > > >>As mentioned in this article, it is a format suitable for image data > >>that you would otherwise have used GIF format to encode, not > >>photographic continuous tone data which is what JPEG was designed > >>for. PNG has capabilities for transparency and other features that > >>are of use to Web designers. > >> > >> > > > >For what it's worth, when I set up the new PUG form, I specifically > >allowed PNG images. This was really just an experiment to see if anyone > >would actually post one. So far, it's all been JPG. > > > > > > > I've been using PNGS for my T shirt designs to load to cafepress when > they are to go on dark shirts or have a lot of text. > It's the only way to maintain the transparent background. But I also > think (may be wrong) that if you save in PNG > and you want to fiddle a bit with the image later it isn't as lossy as > JPG. Of course I don't have any hard stats to > back me up -:) It has no loss. > ann > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Ben 'Polyhead' Smith KE7GAL -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
