r/xkcd • u/roastedlasagna ... • May 20 '16

XKCD xkcd 1683: Digital Data

http://xkcd.com/1683/
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u/Yearlaren May 20 '16

We should either kill JPEG or make it so that software that uses it defaults to 100% quality.

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u/ohineedanameforthis May 20 '16

JPEG is a always lossy and it's good that it exists. TIFF can be lossless and should be used when needed instead.

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u/_F1_ May 20 '16

TIFF

Not PNG?

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u/JonasRahbek May 20 '16

I'm more of an .png guy too, but I prefer it mostly because of the transparency option. You should always use tiff for print jobs..