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by ABNW 4079 days ago
This to me is a totally pointless post. It contains only a rant. There is no information of any use to anyone who does not know the differences between the file types, nor does it provide any use cases for when you should use them. It feels like a totally pointless, self-satisfying post.

I would try to explain why this person is frustrated, but there is nothing that tells me exactly why they are. Is it because the charts contain transparency or gradient fades? Is it because they are saving them out as .jpeg and thus having a larger filsize than the .png equivalent? Or is it because they are mostly flat coloured and so .png might handle that better? I have no idea...

For those interested and keen for a little foray into the different file types, check these and ignore this pointless post, just let it fall away:

http://www.whoishostingthis.com/blog/2014/12/06/jpeg-gif-png...

http://www.scantips.com/basics09.html