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jpg

JPG, 296KB, 800 x 690px
This image looks the second best in my opinion.

png

PNG, 1.14MB, 800 x 690px
This image is the best quality in my opinion.

gif

GIF, 479KB, 800 x 690px
This image looks the worst to me. In the moss you can see slight pixelation

jpg

JPG, 66KB, 511 x 365px

png

PNG, 55KB, 511 x 365px

gif

GIF, 49KB, 511 x 365px
My eyes can't see a noticable difference in quality

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When converting a gif to JPG/PNG you get a series of still images that make up the animation frames.

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The PNG (first) is darker because the transparency allows the black background to show up. The JPG's (second) brightness increased the greater the transparancy was set to, and the GIF (third) only became slightly brighter.

Conclusions

Each format has it's benefits depending on what you need to do. Below is some more info on each filetype

JPG

This is a lossy file type. Because of this, it loses quality when it undergoes editing, and compression/decompression. As a result, a meme sprouted making fun of people who share low quality JPEG photos. I would use this filetype for images where detail isn't as important such as the basic graphics

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Benefits

  1. Small File Size(Much more important in the early days of the net)
  2. Fun to say
  3. Image loss isn't too noticable to the human eye.

More Info Here


PNG

PNG is useful when need to maintain quality of images. PNG is a lossless filetype. It is also useful when you need transparancy of an image. I would use this for the highly detailed image.

Benefits

  1. Lossless
  2. Transparancy
  3. Maintains quality of photo in areas that look the same

More Info Here


GIF

Better suited for graphics with little detail, and for animation of images

Benefits

  1. Funny Animations can be shared easily
  2. Supported almost everywhere
  3. Debate opportunities on how to pronounce it

More Info Here



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