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When to use GIF or JPEG

Posted: 20/7/01 | Last modified: 20/7/01

Hard edges

The difference in the small images is subtle when you are not looking closely. However, if you look at the edge between the red and blue, you will see it is blurry in the JPEG. In the blowups, it is obvious which image is JPEG and which image is GIF.

Image 1	Image 2
GIF	JPEG

Image 3 - GIF

Image 4 - JPEG

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